The Complete Angler

On this podcast you get to travel down to Knoxville Tennessee with friend Darrin Bohonis and I as we cover the biggest and most prestigious bass tournament in the world. What made it even more special is that Hooked Contributor Jeff Gustafson won the event, It was a historic win in many regards but most [...]

March 24th marks the first day of the Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tennessee.  It was during a tournament held here in 2021 that Jeff Gustafson won his first Bassmaster Elite event. Gussy joins three other Canadians who have qualified for the Superbowl of Bass fishing. Jeff suggested that Hooked should come down for this years [...]

On this episode we talk with Carly Deacon about the upsurge in participation of women in hunting and fishing. Carly, who is the managing director of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation, was awarded Canada’s Top Outdoors Woman in 2017. She outlines how women and families can get involved in the many programs now available to help people enjoy [...]

Our guest on this edition of the podcast is up and coming videographer and photographer Marcel Laferriere. Marcel has always loved the outdoors with one side of his family with roots to the Whiteshell Provincial Park and the other to Sandilands Provincial Forest. For Marcel, fishing and hunting are traditions that he cherishes close to [...]

Fishing the Wild West TV Host Wes David is our guest on todays podcast. We talk to Wes about the upcoming new season of shows. Season # 7 of Fishing the Wild West TV will begin airing in Canada and the U.S. Monday, December 26th,  After 4 ½ months on the road/water with only 14 [...]

Our guest on todays podcast is a long time guide and adventurer. Tomasz Burlaga started fishing at the age of two!.   His father had a fishing store in Poland and also fished pro tournaments . When he moved to Canada at the age of 10 he continued to fish and spend time on the water. [...]

Ralph Smart has been a hardcore angler all his life. His grandfather took him fishing every opportunity he could while growing up on  the family farm near Waskada, Manitoba. The passion turned into a lifelong pursuit as he travelled all over Manitoba and Saskatchewan to fish. A bit later he got the tournament bug and [...]

It was the adventure of a lifetime by two young anglers that wouldn’t be stopped. Petro Hrynda and Nolan Plew had been planning for four years to head to Snail Lake for Artic Char. Despite a myriad of issues these two hardcore fishermen made it into the trip of a lifetime. You can read all [...]

Dr. Christopher Somers is a Professor of Biology at the University of Regina. Chris is an applied ecologist who works on critters of all kinds, but has a special interest in fish. His research program uses science to try and understand interactions between humans and animals. Given the huge interest in recreational angling worldwide, there [...]

On this Complete Angler podcast we talk to Erin Dunbar, who is the Manager of the Fisheries Management Section at Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development. The government announced recently a grant of 2.5 million dollars in support of sustainability and certification of Manitoba’s fisheries. This is part of an ongoing move by the provincial [...]