Owners and operators of Marten River Lodge, Ray Sapiano and his wife Donna are carrying on a legacy this famous lodge started nearly a century ago. After “getting out of Dodge” as Ray puts it and leaving their urban home of Kanata, he and Donna embarked on a...
Located in the westernmost village on Manitoulin Island in beautiful Northeastern Ontario, Meldrum Bay Inn & Restaurant overlooks the breathtaking and vast North Channel of Lake Huron. Gazing at this massive body of water will make you feel small and there’s just...
Burbot, ling, eelpout, lawyer, freshwater cod, eel-looking thing… whatever you call it, it’s gaining popularity across the region for ice anglers. Records are being broken as more anglers are targeting these feisty fish. I think I know what is causing all this...
We lean into the powerful wind that buffets my wife and me as we trudge across the open lake, trying to protect ourselves from the windblown snow and ice crystals that obscure the path ahead. Just as our exposed skin begins to tingle from the bitter -30°C wind-chill,...
Have you ever had an adventure with your fishing partner and ask yourselves why you do the things you do? I often find this the case when heading out to back lakes for the various trout species within our region—mainly brook trout and splake. These species often...
This should be the only list you require for an ice fishing tackle box that covers all presentations and aspects related to the vertical presentation. Any species, any mood, any water clarity, and the only thing left to do is tie off to a spool of fishing line or your...
