AS FIRST PRINTED IN HOOKED MAGAZINE – SPRING 2025 Alberta could be the best province in Canada to be a kayak angler. With roughly 800 fishable lakes in the province, many of the lakes are little more than ponds and are nearly impossible to access with traditional boats. Roughly a…
I have been a kayak angler for a decade now but last season I did something drastic – I bought a boat! Now, I love kayak fishing, it is one of the most peaceful and intimate ways to spend time on the water. But there are advantages to boating that…
I’ve only fished for lake trout three times in my life, and I’ve never tried to catch them through the ice. So why not enter a big ice fishing tournament and kick things off with a bang! Going into the 4th annual Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament, I knew it…
In a surprising move, Eskimo has released a new ice auger for the 2023/34 ice fishing season – the Eskimo E40. Why is this surprising? Well, Artisam, the parent company of Eskimo, is also the parent company of Ion ice augers. So why would a company that has such a…
One of my favourite species to catch during early season ice fishing is brook trout. Brook trout, like other members of the char family, are fall spawners and have the most striking colours this time of year. On this trip, my friend @PaddlePowerAngler and I head out to a little…
First ice is here! It’s late November and we’ve finally had enough cold weather in Alberta that the smaller ponds are safe to explore! I know some of the more adventurous ice anglers in the area have been enjoying fishing for a few weeks at this point but I like…
What a busy summer! I am fortunate that I was able to get out fishing as much as I did but I feel like I missed out on many of the Western Canada Kayak Fishing Trail (WCKFT) fun this year because the Cold Lake Classic is the first and only…
It’s mid-summer on the western prairies and that means my usual fishing, trout and walleye, has either slowed down or stopped completely. That doesn’t mean I quit fishing. In fact, my time on the water has likely increased since my attention as turned to northern pike and perch! When I…
Forward-facing sonar is incredibly powerful technology and I am excited to finally get my hands on it. I’ve only had Lowrance Active Target for a few weeks at this point but I’ve learned more about fish behaviour in a handful of outings than I have in the last few years.…
In this video we travel to Dolberg Lake, AB to chase the notorious tiger trout. Since stocking first began in Alberta in 2015, Tiger trout a quickly becoming a favorite species to chase for many angers. Being a brown trout-brook trout hybrid, tiger trout are notoriously aggressive and often put…