For the 30th year, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is set to blast off on Rainy Lake. Over the years, this has been one of the premier team bass tournaments in North America, attracting anglers from far and wide. At its peak, in the early 2000’s, there was a […]
Jeff Gustafson – Livewell
When I finished university at the end of 2004, I wasn’t totally sure what I was going to do with my life, as far as an occupation at least. I used to tell people I went to school on the “keep Mom happy program,” which was partially true. I spent […]
While it was nice to be fishing in my boat over the past couple of weeks down in Florida, it was not a good start to the Bassmaster Elite Series season for me, with two tough finishes to start the year. After an 83rd place finish last week at the […]
For the sixth time in my seven seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series, we visited the St. John’s River in Northeast Florida. In all of my years fishing professionally in the U.S., this body of water has been by far the toughest on me, with one good finish in all […]
While I was writing last week’s column about some of the less popular species that we can catch through the ice across the Sunset Country Region, I had a feeling I was forgetting something. After the column came out, one of my friends sent me a message asking, “What about […]
Scott Dingwall with one of the biggest whitefish I have ever seen, caught from Lake of the Woods several years ago. – Submitted photoSince the start of the year this column has been focused on ice fishing for our most popular species of fish across the Sunset Country Region. We’ve […]
Over the past few weeks we have been covering some tips and tricks to catch some of the more popular fish species across Sunset Country, including lake trout, crappie and walleye. This week we’re going to hit on pike, one of the most exciting fish to catch through the ice. […]
Across Sunset Country, walleyes are the king. More anglers visit us during the open water season to catch walleyes than any other species and throughout the winter months, while crappies, trout and pike receive some attention, way more effort is put into chasing walleyes. They are plentiful across the region, […]
Over the years I have been invited up to massive Lake Winnipeg to go walleye fishing several times and looking back now, I probably should have jumped on the bandwagon a little sooner. My problem is that I live minutes from Lake of the Woods and when I want to […]
After an extended period of cold weather recently, it’s fair to say that we are well into the winter season at this point. Heck, the days are even starting to get longer! Ice fishing is in full swing and conditions are pretty good across area lakes. The new lake trout […]
After a good cold snap to start 2025, we finally have pretty good ice conditions across the region for anglers that want to get out and do some fishing. While we still don’t have widespread ice roads on the go, they won’t be to far off. Warmer temperatures are on […]
As the New Year starts, there is always some reflection on the past year. It’s a time for resolutions, to do better at the things that are important to us, especially from a health or performance standpoint. When I look back at the 2024 fishing season, one element stands out […]
