Scott Enloe, a U.S. angler, made a spectacular catch at the Blue Mesa Reservoir, a man-made lake in Colorado, reeling in a 33.24-kilogram lake trout. The trout, a greenish-grayish speckled giant the...
In Ontario, children aged 12 and under are currently not required by law to wear a life-jacket while on a boat. However, a private member's bill, called Joshua's Law, is seeking to change that. The...
In an astounding instance of chicanery, Jacob Runyan, 43, of Ashtabula, and Chase Cominsky, 36, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced to jail for their disingenuous actions at a Lake Erie...
Fish for free across Ontario from May 12-13 To kick off the spring fishing season, families, fishing enthusiasts and first-time anglers across Ontario can celebrate Mother’s Day with free fishing...
The Town of Oakville is permitting night fishing at its piers starting late summer, after approving a pilot program during a council meeting. The program allows fishing from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m....
On Sunday, Gustafson of Kenora, Ontario, became the first Canuck to win the $1 million Bassmaster Classic. Gustafson finished one pound, nine ounces ahead of American Bryan Schmitt after weighing 12...
Jeff Gustafson of Canada had a great start to the US$1 million Bassmaster Classic. Gustafson of Kenora, Ont., took the overall lead after the first day of the Tennessee River's premier pro bass...
The government of Ontario is seeking input from anglers about a potential modification to the province's recreational fishing regulations. Currently, holding onto a prohibited catch is against the...
Ontario Celebrating Family, Fishing and the Great Outdoors TORONTO — Ontario's Government for the People invites families to participate in free fishing on the Family Day weekend. From February 16...
Fish will be tagged and sent back out into Lake St. Clair Nov. 1, 2018- On a cool, October morning on a lake as clear as glass, volunteers geared up at the Belle River marina to reel in the big...
A potentially record-breaking walleye got the break of its life last weekend. On March 10, Robert Monty of Dryden, Ont., caught and released a giant walleye that he said was record-book calibre. The...
Nipissing First Nation has been awarded gold for efforts to heal Lake Nipissing’s walleye. There are now more spawning male and female walleye and the abundance of adult walleye has noticeably...
PETERBOROUGH, Ontario - Canada - For Immediate Release - 2-26-18 -- It's a good day for muskie anglers when natural resource managers from Ontario, Michigan and Ohio all come together to make the...
Canadian pro angler Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, brought a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces, to the scale Sunday to win the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by...
TORONTO — Gradual warming due to climate change posts the most pervasive threat to a vital economic and cultural resource in one of the world's last intact ecosystems: the fish that live in the icy...
(Newswire.net -- February 12, 2018) -- The 3rd Lake Simcoe Championship Ice Fishing Derby was announced to be held on Sunday, February 18, 2018. The event has a $17,500 cash prize pool for the...
OSHAWA — A group of Oshawa fisherman who say they’ve been fishing off the pier at Lakeview Park for years were shocked when the city’s bylaw department began handing out hefty fines for using the...
A new initiative to combat an invasive species of fish from entering the Great Lakes was announced by three U.S. states and the Canadian province of Ontario on Wednesday, 31 January. Michigan Gov....
Meaford's council has rejected a staff recommendation presented to council in December that would have implemented fishing restrictions along the Bayfield Street waterfront. At their December 11...
Limits for non-resident anglers will have economic impact on tourism, says industry association. An expansion of fishing limits for non-resident anglers in part of northwestern Ontario is causing...
The saga of Ontario angler Mike Borger's secret fishing spot isn't over yet. Earlier this year, someone filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to find out where, exactly, in Algonquin Park...
DETROIT — A new study might depress anyone concerned with Great Lakes water quality. Antidepressant drugs, making their way through an increasing number of people's bodies, getting excreted in small...
Cobourg council amended two bylaws Monday in the hopes that the interests of two groups that have at times been opposed — anglers and the residents who live near where they fish — can each be...
PETERBOROUGH—Another bill has been put forward provincially for better cormorant control in Ontario, again calling for amendments in the current Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 to allow for...
Yellow perch fishing quotas off Essex County and walleye quotas in general for Lake Erie are going up. The catch limits released Thursday by the binational Lake Erie Committee has yellow perch...
A filmmaker from British Columbia has used Nipigon, Ontario's world record brook trout as the back story for a new feature film. Travis Lowe's movie Finding Fontinalis will be shown in Thunder Bay...
Year-round moratorium on walleye fishing, starting Jan. 1 SCUGOG -- The Province will impose a year-round moratorium on walleye fishing on Lake Scugog beginning Jan. 1, citing a rapidly declining...
Our angling expert shares his tips for ice fishing in Ontario this season. When old man winter locks up the water and turns it to ice, boat anglers are out of luck. But for those that don’t mind a...
Springfield, Missouri-- Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor store, will locate its third Canadian store in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario as an anchor for The Outlet Collection at...
The Ontario government is making it easier and faster to register new ice fishing huts. On October 7, 2014, individuals and businesses can register their ice fishing huts online free of charge. Ice...