Archive for December, 2008

Ice Fishing Family Angling Weekends Upcoming

Residents can have some reel fun again this weekend at the annual Family Fishing Weekend on Feb. 23 to 24. Canadian residents can go fishing license-free anywhere in Ontario that has safe ice conditions. The province reminds anglers they still have to abide by other regulations, such as conservation license limits, season closures and gear [...]

Ontario Winter Ice Fishing Resorts Occupancy Winter Conditons

pOntario, winter has most definitely arrived. An unseasonably cold November, with higher than normal precipitation, has blanketed the traditional snow-belt areas of central Ontario with an early cover of snow. In many areas, a good base of snow has already been established and Ontario four-season resort operators couldn’t be happier. Ontario winter resorts and accommodation [...]

Wintertime Ice Fishing Ice Fishing Huts Tips

Campground Tips: – be extra sure that all fire starting materials and matches are extinguished before leaving your winter camp.  Break matches in half – Build no fires except in designated firepits – no matter how cold the Manitoba Canada winter is.  Or use a camp stove – such as a Coleman camp stove.  Before [...]

Arctic Icebreaker

Northerners and northern watchers say they are pleased with federal budget promises for the region, but add that more could have been done. Some of the surprises in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s budget, delivered Tuesday, included two measures to help assert Canada’s sovereignty over the North: $720 million to buy a new polar class icebreaker [...]

Fishmaster’s Walleye Ice Fishing Derby

The 5th annual ice fishing derby held on the Grand River this year was a huge success. Over 200 anglers hoped to get the top prize of largest walleye. Steve Hardcastle of Fishmaster’s Bait & Tackle Shop organized this popular event. George Schmidt of Hamilton won the derby with a 7.85 pound walleye, check it [...]

Canadian Ice Fishing Trophy : 10.54 lb Maine Brown Trout

10.54lb Maine Brown Trout by Ryan Mayberry (Standish, Maine) 10.54lb Brown Trout Caught this brown on a small shiner 10 feet under the ice over 35 feet of water. Picture was taken at a local variety store that doubled as a game inspection station where it was weighed. 10.54 lbs. http://www.freshwater-fishing-canada.com/1054lb-maine-brown-trout.html Related Websites Truckee Waters [...]

Outdoors Groups Attack "Global Warming" Trends

The National Wildlife Federation is rounding up hunting and fishing groups throughout the country to give a cold shoulder to global warming. The conservation group, with a mission of urging Americans to protect wildlife for their kids’ future, held regional teleconferences around the country Thursday to call for sportsmen clubs to band together and tell [...]

Ontario Canada Winter Dog Sledding

With the Rick Mercer dog sledding in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario, many will be asking where is Haliburton. Well it is a little east of Muskoka, above the Kawarthas, West of the Ottawa Valley and borders on and includes a bit of Algonquin Park. For more information on Haliburton Highlands see Haliburton, and Minden. [...]

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