Festival opens door to new anglers
Have you ever had a desire to take up sport fishing or enhance your knowledge of the activity?Such opportunities will take place this weekend here in York Region during the Urban Fishing Festival.Held...
View ArticleFond memories when children are taught to fish
The late collegiate football coach, Woody Hayes, once said you can never pay back; but you can always pay forward.What the former Ohio State University coaching legend felt was, if good things have...
View ArticlePike, muskie battle for spawning ground
The northern pike is a welcomed species to many anglers.Anglers appreciate the pike because of its similarities to the elusive muskellunge.They are native to most watersheds in Ontario with the...
View ArticleFormer Star outdoors columnist will be missed
Whenever someone picks up a newspaper, there is usually a columnist they tend to read ahead of others.I’m no different.From 1970 to 2000, there was one such columnist I eagerly looked forward to...
View ArticleLoosen perch limit laws: U.S. anglers
For the past five years, Roger Smith and a group of buddies from just north of Detroit, Mich. make the trek each fall to Pefferlaw.While the comraderie is great, the primary purpose of their expedition...
View ArticleCoho salmon making return to Lake Ontario
Rumours of coho salmon’s demise in the Canadian waters of Lake Ontario are greatly exaggerated.Once a part of Lake Ontario’s salmon stocking program before it was shelved in 2005 due to provincial...
View ArticleBe absolutely sure before heading out on ice
It sure feels like winter has arrived in York Region with a vengeance.Winter’s blast has brought snow and ice to the area’s lakes and streams.Just because it seems as if winter is here for the next...
View ArticleMobility, technology will help you find fish this winter
During the open-water fishing season, the successful angler is one who exhibits a high degree of mobility and versatility.When fishing, the odds can be tipped in your favour if you are able to move...
View ArticleAurora Bassmasters win prestigious conservation award
Congratulations to the Aurora Bassmasters on winning a prestigious Berkley Conservation Award at the bassmasters Classic awards in Shreveport La.Aurora Bassmasters’ Wil Wegman was a little nervous when...
View ArticleSpring: Perch is school of thought on Simcoe
What snow remains on the grounds in York Region is now just a remnant of what winter had left behind earlier in the year.These days, the mercury is slowly inching its way upward.And the grass is...
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