Posts tagged 'Manitoba'

Though I seldom get to fish for them these days, I’ve long had a love affair with...

A friend and I have been on a quest the last few years to land Master Angler-qualifying pike in ...

If there’s an angling experience more exhilarating than a fish smashing a bait on the surface, I’ve not yet come across it. It matters little whether ...

If there's a single fishery in western Canada that has both the diversity and quality of fish that Manitoba's Red River boasts, I'm certainly not aware of it. 

For many long months western anglers – especially the rod and reel kind – are held prisoner by the climate we live in. Sure there are some opportunities to cast a ...

While their licence plates may read "Friendly Manitoba", I've met a number of residents of the Keystone Province who most assuredly aren't buying into the provincial motto. They're belligerent, rude, bullying, aggressive, confrontational and, at times, downright mean. Friendly? Not a chance. I'm referring, of course, to Manitoba's channel catfish, those knuckle-busting, tackle-wrecking leviathans that leave anglers bruised and battered from the encounter.