Maritime Outdoors Podcast

This may possibly be the final episode of the podcast, but I also announce the launch of my fishing YouTube channel, The Near Fish Experience. Here’s the transcription:

 Hello there and welcome to episode 34 of the Maritime Outdoors Podcast. I'm Dave Doggett, and I know it's been almost a year since I released the last episode, and I was very optimistic in that episode talking about a new outdoor community for the Maritimes, like an online directory. The reality is, my time has been taken elsewhere, and as of right now, this episode that you're listening to could very well be the final episode of the Maritime Outdoors Podcast. I'm not gonna say for certain, but there's a very good chance I've just had more time to sit back and reflect on what it would take for effort. Financially, mentally, and to make that happen and to maintain this podcast and, return on investment is obviously very important. And at this present time, I just don't feel that there is a. Potential for a return on investment in the time and effort and money that I it would take to create that community and keep producing quality episodes of this podcast. What I am going to announce is I am broadening my horizon, so to speak. I am focused on creating a YouTube channel. Called Near Fish Experience and it's just youtube.com/at symbol near fish experience altogether. But it's not going to just focus on the Maritimes and the angling and the outdoor opportunities here. It's going to be specifically angling based, obviously in the name it's going to. Obviously I'm going to be, doing my adventures primarily in the Maritimes, but I'm going to be creating content that will hopefully relate to people all over the world in similar fishing environments. It's going to be. A more regular Purdue show probably multiple episodes per week. That's my goal, and I'm going to feature, video footage. I've made a commitment this year to myself that I'm going to try and make at least one cast or more, hopefully a lot more every single day of the season, and that's something I have never committed to before. But I think it's realistic. I live near a bunch of different waterways and I think it's possible. Obviously I'm not going to catch fish every time I go. I might only have five minutes just inside town here where I live. But I'm going to also work on longer feature. Productions multi-day adventures, and so the bulk of the channel's going to be short. Little tidbits maybe actually YouTube shorts, I'm not sure yet. And then I will also have some feature productions mixed in there as well. That's my goal for this season. But I'm just, I, I feel like I need to reach out beyond the Maritimes itself and give that a solid effort throughout this season. So if you've been a listener to the show over the years, I appreciate that greatly. It hasn't been a large audience, but it's been, a dedicated one. I started this, I think back in 2011, 2012. And anyway, so that is. Where we're headed. I don't even know if I'm going to keep the website online for this podcast, but you will still be able to listen to it through any major podcast network. And go back through the old episodes as well. So that's it for right now. If you want to reach me you can go to just my personal website, which is DaveDoggett.com. And that's just basically a personal portal where you can, find out about myself, the other podcasts that I have helped produce over the years. I'm a licensed Nova Scotia fishing guide, so I have information on there as well. So if you're looking for a fishing adventure and you happen to be in. My part of the province, which is South shore area, south of Halifax, along the coast. Let me know and I'd be happy to connect and see if we can get out together. But yeah, that's about it for now. I. I do appreciate you listening over the years and definitely check out near Phish experience on YouTube. I'm setting it up as a podcast. There will be a lot of visual representation, but I'm setting it up as a podcast on YouTube, which is something I haven't done before. A video podcast on YouTube, but I believe you'll also be able to listen to it. On audio podcast players. I'm not totally sure about that, but I think so. So anyway, keep that in mind. Thanks for tuning in. Thanks for listening and tight lines. Take care and we'll see you on the Near Fish experience.

In this episode I am excited to announce the launch of a brand new outdoor website community for The Maritimes, http://maritimeoutdoors.com. The focal point of this new site is an outdoor directory for everything "outdoors" in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

I'm also pleased to bring you another short cast with Perry Munro, this one where he talks about the best trout fisherman he's ever met while guiding up north.

Join me and let’s catch up with Matt Dort.

Some of the topics we discuss are:

Hurricane Fiona Damage Chat

About Matt & Fishing Background

Pictou County

South Shore Uplands Salmon Issues

Matt on hunting and fishing growing up

Matt’s target species/opportunities in his area

Striped Bass fishery

Matt’s photos/drone footage on social media

Shubenacadie & Stewiacke River world class Striped Bass fishery

Striped bass fishery etiquette, issues, and helpful tips

Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout Fisheries

Matt’s favourite Brown Trout flies (Zoo Cougar, Stone Fly, and Mouse Pattern)

Fall Atlantic Salmon Runs in recent years

Dave starts off this episode by reflecting on the loss of good friend and legend angler, Mike Crosby.  In addition to being one of the best Atlantic Salmon anglers, Mike was instrumental with his conservation efforts and at the time of his passing was president of the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.

Dave also talks about a new online community he launched on the Telegram Messenger app this past winter and invites you to check it out at https://t.me/maritimeoutdoors.  You can learn more about the group at http://maritimeoutdoors.com

Dave ends this episode talking about his review of the 2022 angling season so farm and discusses future plans for the podcast.

Dave starts off this episode by reflecting on the loss of good friend and legend angler, Mike Crosby.  In addition to being one of the best Atlantic Salmon anglers, Mike was instrumental with his conservation efforts and at the time of his passing was president of the Nova Scotia Salmon Association.

Feb 2024 update: We have abandoned using Telegram for group communication and will discuss new developments in an upcoming episode

Dave ends this episode talking about his review of the 2022 angling season so farm and discusses future plans for the podcast.

In this episode, I chat with Lisa who owns and operates Atlantick, a Nova Scotian business. Ticks are not only a pest to those of us who try to enjoy the great outdoors, but many of them carry Lyme disease and can transmit an array of other bacterial infections. When I realized there was a local business built upon the idea of trying to help reduce the risks that ticks impose, I quickly reached out.

Listen as we talk ticks, learn about Atlantick’s outdoor spray, and hear about some exciting new developments coming within the next year.

With over half a century of experience as a fishing and hunting guide, Perry Munro is an absolute treasure trove of knowledge. In addition to guiding, Perry is also an extremely accomplished outdoor author and artist. His countless stories are sure to appeal to any outdoorsman.

This episode is the second of several “short casts” taken from a conversation I had with Perry about his guiding career. Listen in as Perry talks about some of his adventures in The Arctic.

Perry has also recently published a new book titled “Guides Eyes” which can be purchased on Amazon using this link.

To reach out to Perry, either visit his website at perrymunro.com or find him on Facebook by clicking here.

This episode has been brought to you in part by LabradorFlyFishing.ca (Flowers River Lodge, Hawke River Outfitters, Crooks Lake Lodge).

With over half a century of experience as a fishing and hunting guide, Perry Munro is an absolute treasure trove of knowledge. In addition to guiding, Perry is also an extremely accomplished outdoor author and artist. His countless stories are sure to appeal to any outdoorsman.

This episode is the first of several “short casts” taken from a conversation I had with Perry about his guiding career.

To reach out to Perry, either visit his website at perrymunro.com or find him on Facebook by clicking here.

This episode has been brought to you in part by LabradorFlyFishing.ca (Flowers River Lodge, Hawke River Outfitters, Crooks Lake Lodge).

In this episode of the podcast, I catch up with Chris Sinclair who has been spent the past 4 seasons as a fly fishing guide in Labrador for trophy Brook Trout at Crooks Lake Lodge and Atlantic Salmon at Flowers River Lodge.

Listen in as Chris tells of his awesome experiences guiding in the wilds of Labrador.

This episode has been brought to you in part by LabradorFlyFishing.ca (Flowers River Lodge, Hawke River Outfitters, Crooks Lake Lodge).

In this episode, I sit down for a chat with local author and angler, Lowell Demond. Lowell has published two books, Hooked!, a collection of 23 fishing stories, and “Where did the Nickel Go?”, an account of his time in the Canadian arctic. Listen as Lowell shares his interesting angling and life experience with us.

Some of the subjects covered within this episode: The Lahave River Salmon Association, Nova Scotia Salmon Association, Acid Rain, Liming, Mersey River, Atlantic Salmon, Morgan Falls, DFO, Salmon Poaching. For a more detailed summary and follow up email I received from Lowell after publishing this episode, please scroll down to the bottom of this page.

This episode has been brought to you in part by LabradorFlyFishing.ca (Flowers River Lodge, Hawke River Outfitters, Crooks Lake Lodge).

Episode References:

Currently there are no copies of “Hooked!” available

If you would like to order or learn more about “Where did the Nickel Go?”, simply click on the graphic below and you will be taken to Amazon using my affiliate link.

A photo of a painting that hangs in Lowells home office

Lahave River Salmon Pools Map created by Travis Taylor

After publishing this episode, I received the following email from Lowell that I wanted to share, as it too contains valuable information with regards to this episode:

“Hi David,    Last night,  I listened to the complete podcast. I am pleased with this historical account of  the past century, of how a small little group of people called a “River Committee” quickly addressed the pending problems.  A written constitution was developed. We worked under the umbrellas of the NSSA, ASA, DFO , NSE, to keep peace among the anglers, the property owners, and the citizens along the river. With as many as 500 anglers a day fishing (we did a helicopter count) we had garbage problems, parking problems, trespassing problems. There is no doubt we assisted with a definite economic impact.  Many fishers brought their families on weekends, they stayed over nights at our motels, shopped at our stores, ate at our restaurants, and bought gas at our pumps.

It’s amazing, after about 40 good years how quickly the demise of Atlantic Salmon happened; and it’s good to have some of the possibilities as to why it happened recorded. On your question to me was, why the salmon fishery declined, I indicated I believed it was multi-related: 1) Acid rain had a negative impact on many rivers. 2) with the decline of the cod and ocean fishery possibly not enough food for all adult fish.  3) Once the winter home of the salmon was discovered, they were heavily fished by foreign trawlers which were not monitored. 4) New technology assisted ocean fishers in finding and harvesting salmon.  5) Aquaculture pens along Canada’s Atlantic coasts, where farmed fish mixed with native fish. They passed viruses and there were genetic mixtures caused by escapees. 6) Lastlyinvasive species (small mouth bass and chain pickerel) in our rivers which eat juvenile smolt salmon.

In your podcast,  I omitted one major concern, the seal population. In summary it should have  been included:  “When there was a seal culling, DOF estimated the seal population in the north Atlantic between 2 to 3 million.  Following the ending of the serious seal culling their population was estimated to be between 5 and 7 million.  No science is available to support this as a negative impact, but it would be foolhardy to ignore it. Seals eat fish!”    Thank you for conducting this podcast with me, and for including mention of my two books. Keep in touch.

Best Wishes.

Lowell”