December 16, 2018
This week I had the opportunity to go ice fishing on Brereton Lake with Dave, Evan, and Ben. While I’ve obviously known Dave for awhile, this would be my first time meeting either Ben or Evan. We would be targeting crappie in particular, although I know from experience that there are also walleye and pike. I was looking forward to…
August 26, 2018
Late this June, a couple good friends and I spent 3 days paddling, camping, and fishing. For our destination, we chose the Bird River Route. The Bird River Route begins with a launch at Tulabi Falls campground, in Nopiming Provincial Park. From there you head east, passing through Tulabi, Elbow, and McGregor lakes. For the more adventurous paddler, the river…
July 19, 2018
A few months back, I wrote a post detailing my plans for a trip into the Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. Originally, the plan was to spend a total of 10 days paddling around the park. We would cover a handful of different lakes, fishing for big pike and Lake Trout the whole way. Plans never go as smoothly as…
June 21, 2018
This last week, I took my friend Riley and my two fishing kayaks and headed into Nopiming Provincial Park. Our destination was Cole Lake, and our path was the Rabbit River route. The plan was to spend a day paddling in, then two full days of fishing, and a day paddling out. Naturally, as with most of my plans, this…
May 24, 2018
Kayak Fishing Spring is here, which means open water season in Manitoba. I will soon be out doing my absolute favorite activity, kayak fishing. The kayak is ancient. First used by the Inuit up to 4,000 years ago. That’s a long time to tweak and improve the design! What we end up with in modern times is a fantastically fun…
August 5, 2017
Recently, I took a camping and fishing trip with some friends into Black Lake, in the Nopiming Provincial Park. We spent 3 days fishing, had a beautiful campsite, and perfect weather. A Rocky Start Our first day had a rocky start, at least for me. Colin and myself drove out early in the morning, with Brendon and Riley to meet…
June 13, 2017
Ah, the Red River. Home to walleye, drum, sauger, bullheads, the list goes on but of course the main attraction is the giant channel catfish. I’ve fished this river nearly my whole life, and yet I still don’t get tired of catching these magnificent fish. It had been awhile since my last visit, and my friend Cam was dying to…
January 15, 2017
This week, Garry and I went ice fishing. Not a remarkable statement on the surface, however it may surprise you to know that up until now, ice fishing is something that I haven’t done. I don’t mind admitting that it’s not due to lack of opportunity but simply a small fear of being on the ice. The idea of being…
October 10, 2016
I had intended to write another post about the greenback run, with some more pictures of the Red River and a few nice walleye, even another channel catfish. They were great pictures, I promise, but you can’t see them. I made an expensive mistake and dropped my phone into the live well while I was sorting through our catch. …
September 25, 2016
This time of year in Manitoba is great for a variety of reasons. Hunting seasons open for deer, black bear, upland birds, and migratory birds. On the fishing side of things, the water is cooling down and it’s prime time in many areas for catching big northern pike, and of course the annual greenback run begins. It’s that run which I…