Equipment & Gear

I always enjoy checking out the newest rods, reels, tackle and accessories. Have a read through my reviews, they are honest and unbiased.

Equipment & Gear Sep 10, 2016

Solo Stove Review: No Starbucks? No Problem.

I love a good cup of coffee, particularly when I’m off on a fishing adventure. When looking at my essential gear list, ensuring that I have what’s necessary to have hot coffee is as important as my safety gear. Whether you are flying into a remote outpost camp, or a more traditional lodge, you usually […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Jul 30, 2016

Fishing Walleye Using Swim Baits

It’s always fun to catch fish with a new lure, and this was the case during my visit to Shekak Lake with White River Air in the spring of this year. With a spring trip you are expecting cold weather and cold water, which means we were anticipating having to slow things down in order to […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Jul 17, 2016

Cleaning a Northern Pike – Rapala Cordless Filet Knife

  I love to fish, and I love to eat fresh fish as well. I’m also an advocate of a responsible harvest of fish, which means respecting the open and closed seasons, slot sizes if applicable, and common sense when it comes to deciding to keep a fish or not. On my recent trip to […]

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Equipment & Gear Jul 15, 2016

Simms SolarFlex Sunglove – Review

Lately I’ve become far more mindful when it comes to protection from the sun, particularly when I’m on the water. As you can tell from my pictures, I’m bald, so my head is particularly susceptible, though wearing a hat can offer great protection. There are other parts of the body they are also very exposed, […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Jun 16, 2016

Delorme inReach SE Review

After putting the Delorme inReach SE through its paces, I’m ready to share my feedback, which is 100% positive. Below, I have shared a video review I shot on the dock during a remote fishing trip, where we had no contact with the rest of the world for 7 days. No phone, no internet, just […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear, Trip Reports Jun 10, 2016

Remote Fly In Trip to Shekak Lake

Opening weekend for Walleye and Pike was the 3rd Saturday in May for the area where Shekak Lake is located, and our group would be there the very next day, as the first anglers on the lake for the year.

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Jun 1, 2016

Fly-In Trip Safety Gear

Travelling into the remote parts of Ontario for fishing trips is a pleasure only a few get to enjoy. The best ones for me are when there are no other camps, just a mid-week check by a bush pilot. You don’t have internet, WiFi, and often no electricity or running water. These type of trips […]

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Equipment & Gear May 17, 2016

Getting a Satellite Communicator

It was on my first remote  fly in that I had my first experience with having no communication with the outside world. It was bliss to unplug, no electricity, no music, no internet, no email! It sounded amazing, and it was…so long as nothing went wrong. When you are away in the remote north, you […]

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Equipment & Gear Apr 26, 2016

Proper Winterizing / Storage = Great Spring!

For the first couple years I owned a boat, to get ready for the winter I would take the motor off (9.9HP), carry it in to the marina and leave. I’d then head to my fathers, flip the boat over on some home made a frames, with the trailer tucked under, and not think about […]

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All Things Fishing, Equipment & Gear Apr 3, 2016

Two New Lures

Like many of you, I keep an eye out for both lures that have been around for a while but I’ve never tried, and for brand new lures to the market. A couple years ago I was excited to try two new products from Rapala, the BX Minnow and the Scatter Rap. I’ve written before […]

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