1. End of Season Reflections of a Female Gillie
(Articles/Freshwater Salmon and Trout)

...rts of the lodge, and the huge summer floods have swept away lots of steps and banks which are in need of winter attention. We have plans for this but first…….I need to find the wood on ...

2. Winter Wonderland
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

... thought of this new adventure gave me goose bumps. My well seasoned partner is a veteran of this bizarre winter pass time. You see, I’ve always been a “store the gear ‘til next year...

3. Sunset Country Superman
(Articles/Muskie and Pike)

...o;s a jewel as pure and unspoiled as the falling snow deep within Northwest Ontario’s frozen wooded winter paradise. One hundred trips north is a century of musky fishing if you are like me and ...

4. Lake Vermilion - Paradise Anew
(Articles/Muskie and Pike)

... likes big fish and beautiful scenery will have a good time exploring her wonder. Check out Big-V’s winter activities too. There’s plenty to do - if you like ice fishing, snow mobiles, cro...

5. Getting Ready For Ice!
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

Fishing for Trout in the cold of winter. Anyone for some ice? No not in your drink, fishing that is! I have put away the fly vest and my favorite summer shorts for another year.Anyone for some ice? No

6. Ice Fishing In The 90's
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

Growing up on the shores of Lake Erie, ice fishing was a great way to pass the winter months and provide for those Friday night fish frys. ... Thirty years later, as one might imagine, ice fishing has

7. TFN Ice-Fishing Primer
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

...e cabin fever. In fact, ice-fishing is not only a great way to spend some time in the outdoors during the winter, it's also a very effective method of catching fish if practiced properly. THE SEAS...

8. How to make a Muskie Convert
(Articles/Muskie and Pike)

...re mother nature in the form of a cold, strong north west wind convinced us to seek more sheltered water. Winter coats don't make for comfortable casting. Now it just so happens that my favorite m...

9. Comment... March 6, 1999
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

... for Walleye stories - you could win the Way Of The Walleye CD Rom! Comment... It's March, and the winter season is waning. If you live in the Northeast of North America, you may not think so, ...

10. Comment... June 11, 1998
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...there would be an announcement about TFN's involvement with Trophy Bass™ 2, so here it is. Last winter, due to the popularity of the game, and the request of many TFN users, The Fishing Netw...

11. Comment... February 24, 1998
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...m the regulars as we start to look ahead to the upcoming spring. Comment... This has been the strangest winter weather I can remember experiencing. In fact, I haven't gone ice-fishing once this ...

12. Comment... January 8,1998
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

Happy New Year! Quick Quip... Ice Thickness Reminder Every winter, thousands of anglers break through the ice, putting themselves and often others in extreme danger, if not dying altogether! Here

13. Comment... December 18, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

Quick Quip... Winter Weedlines So, you look out across the ice and say to your fishing buddy "Where do we start?". The answer, may friend isn't blowin' in the wind, it's where y

14. Comment... October 22, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

... From international travel trips by a pro, to steelheading, to a salmon adventure to Labrador and how to winterize your boat's combustion engine, I think we've once again managed to provide y...

15. Comment... October 6, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...e-packaged, pre-glued rolls of sponge or foam weather-stripping to help secure the windows and doors from winter's cold blasts, the question remains: "What to do with the trimmed-off bits?&qu...

16. Comment... September 26, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...ter converting the dollar. In addition, many Canadian anglers choose southern U.S. destinations for their winter vacations due to the promise of great fishing for bigger game than available at home. ...

17. Comment... September 9, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...gregate in the shallows at this time of year, searching out big meals to store up energy for the oncoming winter. Even big walleyes will move up into shallow bays and flats in search of protein! What...

18. Comment... June 26, 1997
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...tal U.S.), this is the second year in a row that Mother Nature has unilaterally decided to forego spring. Winter stopped about 3 weeks ago when summer started. Temperatures rose from the low 40's ...

19. What a Winter... And Now to Spring
(Articles/Panfish Fishing)

It feels like it's been a long winter, at least in the Toronto area. This area does not traditionally get large snow accumulations. However, with three foot snow drifts in my front yard, it felt l

20. Comment... February '97
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...s that there are more injuries and fatalities in skiing, snowmobiling, or even outdoor skating during the winter months than in ice-fishing. And any of those folks who think that venturing out onto a ...

21. Comment... January '97
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

... enough to walk on safely. Hrrumph. Since we didn't have any type of spring in 1996 -- it went from winter to fall to summer to fall to winter -- I strongly protest the creators of these weather...

22. Fish-On! - Glossary
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...ds part of its life at sea or in the Great Lakes cold-water period the stable period of very late fall -winter - early spring comfort zone a species' ideal water temperature, pH, O2, etc. co...

23. Understanding Weeds
(Articles/Panfish Fishing)

...oned, river mouths (for the big ones) Be sure to catch my next article on Run & Gun fishing for the winter crappies. Should any of you Knowledgeable crappie fisherman know of any good (proven)...

24. Warm Water Crappies
(Articles/Panfish Fishing)

... a normally hot summer this year. As the global conditions that caused the extreme cold effects this past winter and spring will still be with us all this summer. So be prepared for many cool, rainy d...

25. Fish-On! - 11 - Smallmouth Bass
(Articles/Fish-On!)

... inches in length after their first summer need to contend with the extreme stress and hard conditions of winter. A host of other factors can shorten their lifespan: predation, disease, parasites, and...

26. Governmental Virtual Reality
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

.... It's even amazing how many Americans cross the border to Canada en route to a Cuban vacation in the winter. In fact, they've even got Florida strain bass that grow as big as those in Castaic...

27. Fish-On! - 10 - Panfish
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...n flies, and jigs which float or sink.   Ice Fishing Both bluegills and pumpkinseed can be taken in winter by slowly jigging tiny spoons, jigs, or yarn flies. Using a small float provides the re...

28. Fish-On! - 8 - Brook Trout
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...ters are still cold, brook trout feed more readily during midday. The slow warming of the water after the winter freeze brings insect life out of its quasi-dormant state to prepare to emerge as adults...

29. Spring Crappie Patterns
(Articles/Panfish Fishing)

For you who live in the northeast, north of the 40th parallel, it has been a long cold winter, but worse, it's been a long cold spring as well. Don't dispare as most lakes are now ice free, an

30. What's With This Winter?
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

... writers hails from the northern hemisphere, a trend has become evident in their articles. After the long winter we've experienced, there is a feeling optimism reflected in this month's offeri...

31. Fish-On! - 7 - Perch, White Bass, Crappie
(Articles/Fish-On!)

... of oxygen deficiency than species like smallmouth or largemouth bass, they survive well under the ice in winter, in very turbid waters, and in other low-oxygen environments. Distribution Yellow perc...

32. Lightly Does It For Early Season Lakers
(Articles/Freshwater Salmon and Trout)

After a long, cold Canadian winter, I -- like most other anglers -- feel downright giddy on the first open water outing of the year. The ice has finally broken up, the sun feels good on the face and t

33. Hoo-Hah! Spring!
(Fishing Blogs/Fishing Blogs)

...ell at least in the Northern Hemisphere. I seriously pity you people who live in the far south. After the winter we've just been through, no-one would wish the same for you. The birds are singing,...

34. Fish-On! - 6 - Pike
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...d the summer fishermen who catch pike by accident often get fish with pronounced shrunken stomachs. The winter is proof of their preference for cool to cold water. Pike remain active in the winter a...

35. Ice-Fishing Tips For Specs
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

But winter can be fun and, what with the advent of the snowmobile and ATV's, it has made gettlng back into some of these remote lakes a whole lot easier. Winter is a great time to explore some of

36. Getting Ready for the New Season
(Articles/General Tips and Techniques)

...ent you give it. The Boat Motor... Clean out the fuel tank. It may have collected condensation over the winter months. Old gas left in the tank will more than likely have gelled a little, which coul...

37. Deep Diving Minnow
(Articles/FlyFishing)

Now that the winter is over and the fishing season has started, it is time to get out our gear and head off to our favourite fishing hole. The goal for this trip is to catch pike and walleye on a fly.

38. Fish-On! - 5 - Lake Trout
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...ant life can be detrimental. Lakes with extreme weed growth can damage lake trout reproduction during the winter stagnation period. As with all other fish, the growth rate is largely dependent on th...

39. How To Find Walleye Under The Ice
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

...with, there are two distinct periods that determine general walleye location: Early and Late Ice, and Mid-winter. For any action during the middle period, you must be on a body of water that will supp...

40. Fish-On! - 3 - Walleye
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...o not seem to eat during spawning, they do eat ravenously during the remainder of the year, including the winter months. In fact, no matter where the walleye lives, shallow or deep, it will have to re...

41. Jigs - The Fishes Secret Foe
(Articles/Panfish Fishing)

... First would be the slab spoons (like the ones you use for ice fishing) which are great, not only in the winter, but the rest of the year as well. These spoons are very useful for fishing deeper wate...

42. Ice Fishing Safety
(Articles/Ice Fishing)

...iences on the ice -- even without catching anything -- because of the camaraderie of friends. Enjoy the winter. When else can you fish that drop off without a boat? But be careful. After all, we wan...

43. Cool Tips For Cold Water Bassing
(Articles/Bass Fishing)

...sing something! Here are a few tips to hold over some of you dedicated bassers who can't do the "winter-water-walk" the way we can in Canada. 1. Think Small Fall is a wonderful time to f...

44. Late Fall Bass By The Spoonful!
(Articles/Bass Fishing)

...e, or,  if Y > X then the bait's toast. Fortunately for our friend the bass, late fall and winter conditions normally make this decision easier. In the early fall, baitfish generally mi...

45. Cold Front Bass Can Be A Bonanza!
(Articles/Bass Fishing)

Canada is well known for it's winters with plenty of ice and snow. In fact a running joke used to be that some less informed tourists (obviously pre-Net) from the southern US would arrive at the

46. Fish-On! - 2 - Rainbow Trout
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...isions of remote, fog-shrouded coastal streams, snow-capped mountain scenery, and damp, cool weather. And winter steelheading on the West Coast often encompasses all of this. Around the Great Lakes...

47. Fish-On! - 4 - Bullheads, Cats, Carp & Suckers
(Articles/Fish-On!)

...mandibles. This enables the fish to survive where other species could not. Carp move to deeper water in winter, hibernating in all but warm latitudes. They have little tolerance to prolonged low-oxy...