This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Peter Fox, owner of Brabant Lodge on Great Slave Lake to talk to us about a unique and rarely discussed fishery in our country's far north.First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: gym podcasts; Dolly Varden on The Fish'n Canada Show; Bow River browns; the midnight sun; twerking; Killer Whale attacks; and the baitcasting learning curve.With those matters out of the way, Peter joins the show (tw...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are solo in the studio to talk about some of fishing's unwritten rules and to preview the new format for our "On The Road Again" podcasts! Topics discussed included: first cigars; organic fun; hitting the road again; new scientific names; Lloydminster; nut drivers; stinging nettle; Hay Fever; The Wild Harvest Initiative; fishing code breakers; our new format; fly outs; New Brunswick Largemouth; Bay of Fundy; The Kraken; and much more!To never m...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Steven Cooke to get into the science of Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, including a lengthy discussion on whether we should be fishing them before their spawn!First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Fan mail from T. Nugent; our new hoodies; how golf course fish get so big; and strange things we've found in fish stomachs.With those matters out of the way, Dr. Cooke joins the show from his ...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dave Stewart, host of one of America's largest fly fishing podcasts - Wet Fly Swing!First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: getting flagged; Ang's battle with the IRS; our new look; being occasionally hilarious; cooking with wild herbs; whether CWD can pass to humans; and inflation's impact on fishing.With those matters out of the way, Dave joins the show! Topics discussed included: podcast h...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are unintentionally guestless but are still here to give you all the outdoor news, tips, and stories you could ask for. Topics discussed included: where our guest went; haberdasheries; watching the Fish'n Canada Show in Mexico; ignorant lottery winners; living off grid; a new tick repellent; wearing dragonflies; losing the gloss off your lures; Northwest Territories walleye; fish eating cannonballs; GPS anchors; TV screens on your boat; t...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Jesse and Andrew of the Average Ontario Anglers podcast!First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: lacking buttons; counting stitches; y-bone soup; the best-eating freshwater fish; eating too much fish; mercury poisoning; Iowa's fish kill; and out-of-place catches.With those matters out of the way, Jesse and Andrew join the show! Topics discussed included: flatback canoes; true tinners; how aver...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Zach Feiner, Fisheries ecologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and UW-Madison Center for Limnology, to talk about the danger our current weather patterns are posing our walleye.First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: making up titles; our new shirts; Pete's pro bass hookset; what is in Ang's coffee cup; marketing tips from Steve; bears waking up from hibernation; Pet...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Steve Tait, Vice President of Maple Leaf Marinas to answer all of our spring boating questions!First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Hydro Time; Service Ontario; talking to dogs; fish variants; Survivorman; whether fish change size once they die; and starting your own bass club.With those matters out of the way, Steve joins the show! Topics discussed included: getting your boat stuck in the...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Steven J. Cooke to talk about what our unusually early spring means for our fisheries. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Fish Talk with the Doc; incognito entrances; carrot hands; the case against Permetherin; how electric cars will impact tourism; and the Nipegon. With those matters out of the way, Dr. Cooke joins the show! Topics discussed included: why snow matters to fish; why...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are back at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show for the last time this year with one of the most familiar faces in the Canadian fishing scene, Jay Siemens. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Muskies Canada; more weights in fish; and taking your crappie to the zoo. With those matters out of the way, Jay stops by the booth! Topics discussed included: getting your significant other interested in the outdoors;...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by former Maple Leaf and current Executive Vice-President Of Hockey Operations for the NHL, Kris King! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed inlcuded: when the boys plan on retiring; the dominance of Canadian bass anglers; how we approach a new lake; and why we rarely troll. With those matters out of the way, Kris King joins the show! Topics discussed included: bribing our audience; how much criticism...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are LIVE at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show to sit down with the Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: where you can buy the Fish'n Canada boat; having your record rescinded; whether game law offenders are worthy of our sympathy; and how to deal with stubborn walleye. With those matters out of the way, Premier Doug Ford joins the show! Topics discussed included: not raising...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by documentary film team Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick of Inspired Media Productions to talk about underwater fish photography and their mission to highlight the Quagga Mussel problem facing the Great Lakes. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: pieces of collections; cleaning fish with scissors; where all the smelt went; augmented reality glasses for LiveScope; learning to drive on...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Editor-in-Cheif of Outdoor Canada Magazine to discuss how technology is changing the way we experience the outdoors. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: life as a hall of fame; in-cheifs; our upcoming LIVE show; Pete's swearing habit; 20-foot ashtrays; forest firefighters; failing polygraphs; BC vs Ontario Pike; and whether Pike are mentally sound. With those matters out of the way,...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Fish'n Canada's own Rick Dolishny for a walk down memory lane and a look inside a new venture that will change the way anglers look at accommodations. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: cracking the code on our new look; Party Marty; why we don't spend enough time in Manitoba; Maple Syrup season; real poaching charges; abusing the fisheries act; losing a $60,000 fish; and stolen...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Steeve Côté, professor of biology at the Université Laval who is dedicated to studying the destructive potential of winter ticks on our moose populations. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: our 38th season; stocking bait instead of game fish; the plural of walleye; the Lake Ontario smelt invasion; grocery prices; how short ice fishing season will get; mandating life jackets; and...

COME SEE US AT THE TORONTO SPORTSMEN'S SHOW! This year, at the International Centre, the entire Outdoor Journal Radio and Fish'n Canada crew will be on-site, meeting listeners and doing live podcasts from our booth.  Tickets are on sale now and listeners of our show can get 15% off by using the link below: https://secure.masterpromotions.ca/tickets/?event=100050&fishncanada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This week on Outdoor Journal Radio,...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Carleton University's Dr. Steven Cooke to get a scientist's perspective on the barotrauma controversy and to discuss the sudden distrust of fish science. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: the danger of fishing in deep water; why Ang and Pete are not scientists; Ginos; why ice fishing content is hard to put on television; 40 foot wells; using drones to recover game; and underrated fish...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Ted Putnam, owner of the world-renowned Hawk Lake Lodge, to talk about his personal experience in managing a trophy walleye population. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: the origins of Bowrod; fish philosophy; our new look; pumping gas; New Brunswick muskie; cataracts for fish; whether fish are shrinking; injuries from the road; hornet stings, and breaking bones in the back...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Great Lakes scientist and Dean of Algoma University's Faculty of Science, Dr. Michael Twiss, to talk about the effect our warm winters and lack of ice cover is having on our fisheries. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: merch prices, high nuts; the Napanee education system; good tequila; the down sides of wire leader; jaw spreaders; turkey tail; the arrival of deer ticks in...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by fisheries biologist and author, Paul J. Radomski! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Ang's airport troubles; sixteen hour delays; whether Fish'n Canada is breaking the law; iPhone photography; boatside releases; what Pete does in the shadows; DOALO; and budget fishfinders. With those matters out of the way, Paul joins the show from an undiscosed location! Topics discussed included:...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are solo in the studio to kick off the 2024 season and talk about a few of the biggest stories that have come across their desks. Topics discussed included: being guestless; airing grievances; first drinks; barotruama; fizzing walleye; the effectiveness of catch and release fishing; how you can win a trip to fishing lodge; LiveScope for ice fishing; the reality of banning Forward Facing Sonar; owing it all to tournaments; changes to the walleye...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the guys are ringing in the new year (and our 100th episode) by taking a look at some of our favourite episodes and storylines from 2023. Topics discussed included: Pete's collar; getting more conservation officers on the show; why it's so hard to find good staff; whether deep water crappie can be released; how deep is too deep for catch and release fishing; fizzing; how our HotSpot segment has been received; Les Stroud vs. Bear Grylls; treble hooks being...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Rob Racine of Freedom Cruise Canada to talk about a new way Canadians can get into a brand-new boat! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: recording your wife snoring; the snoring GOAT; distracted television watching; the old Outdoor Journal Radio; treating MS with bear meat; giving yourself a nickname; using fish as spies; electrofishing; understanding safe ice; and the importance of a...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are answering a batch of holiday-themed fan questions read by the big man himself - Santa Claus! Topics discussed included: being okay with paid parking; Steve's jam nights; The Fish'n Canada Show being the last man standing; winning by default; wild game Christmas dinner; fish-repellent scents; abusing your marinated; salmon smelling their way back to the stream; favourite Christmas movies; whether a fish's diet can make them taste better;...