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Ikejime: How to Make the Fish You Catch Taste Even Better

How you can use a Japanese dispatch method to make your catch taste better than anyone else's, while being the most ethical angler around. The tip of your rod bends, the line dips, "Zzzzzzzzzz"! After some vigorous winding of the reel, peering your head over the

Here's the Best Time of Year to Fish in Canada, According to Science

Most people will swear by an early morning in summer as the best time to throw a line in the water. But, the best fishing of the year actually happens in a very narrow window where most people aren't thinking about summer days at the lake yet; that

Rogers Satellite, Tested

Rogers Satellite (which uses SpaceX's Starlink under the hood) was launched with much excitement in 2025; at the time, I did attempt to purchase the service but ran into a very clunky onboarding process not being an existing Rogers customer and ultimately abandoned the process. Living in Saskatchewan,

DEET vs. Picaridin: Pros, Cons, and What Works Best in Canada

At first glance, you might think DEET and Picaridin are pretty much the same. The truth - not quite.

Saskatchewan Man Drowns After Paddleboard Fall

Neither paddleboarder was wearing a life-jacket, RCMP say, as the tragedy renews safety warnings at the start of the summer recreation season.

Free Crown Land Christmas Tree? Not So Fast

he idea sounds perfect. You, your family, fresh snow crunching underfoot, heading into the wilderness to cut your own Christmas tree like some kind of pioneer. Free. Natural. Instagram-ready.

Do Walleye Have Y Bones?

Those bones you're zipping out along the mudline are actually ribs - specifically, epipleural ribs.

Can You Get An Eye Sunburn?

A sunburn on the eye has a few fancy names, either photokeratitis, ultraviolet keratitis and more commonly in the wintertime, snow blindness.

US Anglers Fined $4,500 for Illegal Fishing on Lake Nipigon

Three Michigan anglers have been fined a combined $4,500 and face fishing bans after being caught fishing during the closed season.

REVIEW: Daiwa Legalis LT Spinning Reel

For anglers targeting freshwater species like pike and walleye, the Legalis LT 2500D offers exceptional value.

A Cottage Owner's Guide to Power Outages

Power outages at the cottage are almost as Canadian as mosquitoes are. But while city dwellers might see their power restored within seconds, cottage country plays by different rules.

Why Do Flies Follow Me?

They just seem to waste energy following me around. What do they gain from this behavior?

The Turtle Lake Monster Has Gone Quiet

Saskatchewan's got its own lake monster - the one nobody really talks about - and it seems to have completely vanished.

Ontario Proposes Major Changes to Wasaga Beach Provincial Park

The Ontario government is moving forward with plans that would remove approximately 60% of the shoreline from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park.

Grizzly Bear Attack Leaves Man Hospitalized in British Columbia

A man sustained significant injuries in a grizzly bear attack while e-biking with his wife near West Creston, British Columbia, prompting trail closures and an ongoing search for the animals involved.