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 [...]

Stu Thompson has been fly fishing since 1965 and during that time he has written for numerous magazines, has given seminars from Trail, B.C. to Thunder Bay across Canada and in the U.S. from Seattle to Chicago. He has also appeared on Fly Fish T.V.   Stu has taken virtually every game fish in the [...]

It is one of one of the most anticipated time of the year for anglers that fish Ontario waters. On June 19th, musky season opens! Hardcore musky angler and guide Glenn McDonald and his wife Kyla have been counting down the days. They live in the heart of some of the best musky country in [...]

On todays podcast we talk with the man who helped formulate  a new Recreational Angling Strategy for Manitoba. Derek Kroeker, the eastern regional fisheries manager,  talks about why changes are needed to protect the world-class fishery that exists in the province. These changes include reduced limits, protection of trophy fish and year round angling seasons [...]

Born into an air force family, Ken grew up across Canada, finishing high school in Winnipeg, where his family remains to this day. He attended college in Lethbridge  Alberta, then began his career in wildlife conservation. Over the years, Ken worked for Alberta F&W, B.C. Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited, where he spent 24 years. He [...]

Last Mountain Lake, just north of Regina, Saskatchewan is one of the best walleye lakes in the world. The carp and pike fishing isn’t too shabby either. Robert Schulz grew up on the shores of Last Mountain on a family farm. Every spare moment was spent fishing this large natural lake. Rob went on build [...]

Dino Branfield is the self proclaimed Mayor of Nelsonville, a ghost town just north of Morden, Manitoba. He is a hardcore hunter and angler, have worked as an waterfowl outfitter for many years. The name of his outfitting business, is of course, Nelsonville Outfitters. He hasn’t updated his website for years because he doesn’t have [...]

Our guest on todays Complete Angler podcast is a Hall of Fame Angler who helped revolutionize the sport of fishing. He has had his own television show for more than 50 years, educating the angling public like no other. I have known Al Lindner for close to 40 of those years. During that time we [...]