One of the perks to participating in all of the fishing-related events that I do (i.e., the tournaments, sport shows, and guide trips) is that I get to meet a lot of very interesting people. Over the past couple of years, through some mutual fishing friends, I met Winnipeg Jets’ […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
It should come to no surprise to anybody reading this column that fishing plays a big role in my life throughout the year. I have loved to fish since a very young age and have chosen a career path in the fishing industry. Some months are better than others for […]
The last bass tournament of the year in Sunset Country, hosted by Whitefish Bay First Nation, took place over the weekend in Sioux Narrows. Two dozen teams showed up to brave a full day of rain on Saturday, followed by a beautiful day of weather Sunday. The organizers collected the […]
The second-last Sunset Country bass tournament of the year took place last weekend at Shoal Lake as 37 teams participated in the annual Last Chance Bass Classic. Shoal Lake is one of the best bass fisheries we have in Northwestern Ontario because of its clear water and relative remoteness. My […]
This past week, I got a nice break from bass fishing before the last two tournaments of the year that are going to take place over the next couple of weekends. It’s nice for me because I’m kind of rejuvenated to get back at it. Last week, I spent a […]
Back in 1996, two of Sioux Narrows’ most passionate and successful bass anglers came up with the idea to have a tournament on the second weekend in September. Former Kenora Bass International champions Chris Bell and Mel Giesbrecht figured it was a way to give businesses in the town an […]
The Sunset Country bass tournament circuit is back in action this weekend as 120 teams are signed up to participate in the 17th-annual “Bassin’ For Bucks” tournament on Lake of the Woods at Sioux Narrows. I’m writing my column this week from a sweet cabin overlooking the lake at Crawford’s […]
The ninth-annual International Falls Bass Championship took place this past weekend over the border on the U.S. side of Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. This tournament has a unique format in that it puts anglers on two different bodies of water over two days, so it’s a stiff test […]
The 26th-annual Kenora Bass International tournament took place over the weekend on Lake of the Woods with 130 teams participating in this year’s event. Though my first tournament was way back in 1993, fishing my Dad, since 2000 I have been partnered up with my good friend, Chris Savage. We […]
When anglers hit the water this week for the 2013 edition of the Kenora Bass International, there will be several strategies being employed by teams to try and win the three-day event. Lake of the Woods is a very large, diverse fishery and the options really are endless for teams […]
The 19th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place this past weekend on Rainy Lake and it turned out to be a very special event for my partner, John Peterson, and I. Thanks to a really good Day 3 catch of 20.35 pounds, we were able to win the tournament […]
The annual Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic took place over the weekend and it was a pair of familiar names which landed atop the leaderboard after two days of fishing. Winnipeg anglers Ted and Louise Stewner brought 10 bass to scales that weighed in at 33.64 pounds for their second […]
