The Complete Angler

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 [...]

On todays Complete Angler podcast we talk to an aquatic biologist who is also tech savvy. When time allows you will find him fishing with his family on the many lakes in the eastern region of Manitoba. He is a valued contributor to Hooked Magazine and his articles on fish growth and population density have [...]

Our guest on today’s show is one of the top musky anglers in Northwestern Ontario. He and his wife Kyla, reside in Vermillion Bay with their three daughters. Kyla manages the famous Bobby’s Sport Shop there, and together they operate 54 or Bust Guide Service. Both have an intense passion for fishing, with musky on [...]

Our guest on this episode, translated a passion for the outdoors into a full time career. He started out as the cameraman for Aaron Wiebe and Uncut Angling, then went on to establish his own production company in 2018, Thrive Visuals. Jay Siemens is a sought after videographer and one of the most active Youtubers [...]