The Complete Angler

Brad Pallister is the fourth generation owner and President of Thompson-Pallister Bait Company, makers of Len Thompson Lures and Northern King Lures.  He co-manages the company with his sister Jessica Pallister-Dew out of their 16,000 square foot factory located in Lacombe, Alberta.  Approximately 35 employees work to manufacture around 800,000 lures a year that are [...]

Our guest this week owns and operates Birdtail Waterfowl guiding service. He, like many others in the Outdoor Industry have been trying to survive the pandemic. For Paul Conchatre, it has mean adapting on a weekly basis to the ever-changing situation.  For the last 20 years he has worked around the clock to get his [...]

Jamie is a hard core angler who lives in Northwestern Ontario.  Whether it be fishing competitive events, guiding, filming, lure designing, or ice fishing, Jamie is involved in many parts of the outdoor industry. His true passion lies in tournament fishing where he has amassed 16 tournament wins in credited bass tournaments since his first event [...]

Paul Edmonds is the radio voice for the Winnipeg Jets. He has called over 500 games, covered the NHL Draft, Produced and hosted countless on air shows.   Paul has been full time in the industry since 1991 when he worked in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The Winnipeg product also spend 20 season in professional baseball, including [...]

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. With the pandemic it was not easy to put another season together but Wes and his cameraman Chuck MacPherson toughed it out. A new season of Fishing the Wild West [...]

Our guest on todays show is a biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. For the last five years he has been involved in program detailing fish movement in Lake Winnipeg. The project involves a network of underwater acoustic receivers in the Lake Winnipeg basin, allowing researchers to track movement, behaviour, and interactions of tagged fish. [...]

Darrin is one of the most knowledgable and well-liked person in the Outdoor Industry in Western Canada. He started as a manufacturers sales representative in 1997 after working in the retail side of the business. He loves what he does and it shows, winning numerous Rep of the Year awards, including Rep of the Year [...]

Fly Fishing is enjoying new found popularity, especially among those willing to explore. More and more hardcore anglers are searching for the ultimate bite. In Manitoba we have some of the best fly fishing opportunities in the Northern Hemisphere. While they are not your standard trout streams, still water fly fishing is the king. For [...]

Our guest on today’s podcast has been involved in the Outdoor Industry in Manitoba for a number of years. He has worked as the Managing Director of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation and the Executive Director of the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association.  Dr. Brian Kotak is the President of Miette Environmental Consulting Inc., a small [...]

Our guest today has been writing and talking about fishing, hunting and outdoor pursuits for over three decades. He is the senior editor of Ontario Out of Doors magazine and has been with the publication for 29 years.  Gord Ellis is also a long-time outdoor columnist and reporter for CBC radio in Thunder Bay. He has [...]