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…
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…
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.…
Last weekend I had the exciting opportunity to try to transport my large fishing kayak, the Bigwater 132 PDL, on the roof of my truck sans roof rack. After spending the morning exploring some mountain waters, quite far from home, I began to load up my kayak using the same…
The Strikemaster 24V Ice auger takes direct aim at the cordless drill/ice auger market and, in my opinion, solves all of the problems associated with using cordless drills out on the ice. If you’re in the market for a new ice auger and considering the cordless drill route, read on…
The new 2022 Jiffy Rogue 2.0 is here! If you are in the market for a brand new ice auger and want to learn more about the new 2022/2023 Jiffy Rogue 2.0, this article aims to be the most detailed ice auger review on the internet! Read on to learn…
After competing in the Eastslope Classic kayak fishing tournament for 4 years, I finally caught a fish! I have a hard time describing what it feels like to be skunked during a tournament for three years in a row, and by this point I felt like just hanging up my…
