Fishing the North

With warming weather starting to show itself, many of us are starting to pull out our spring and summer clothing, or are starting to look for new clothing.

The sport of kayaking is growing each year and where I live in Timmins there is no shortage of lakes, rivers and streams. Each year, the City of Timmins hosts the Great Kayak Challenge.

What do you do on a Monday when it's Family Day and it's -35 with a wind chill of -42.

Many anglers enjoy the solitude of being on he water. Weather you fish for the fun of it with friends, family or your a tournament angler, nothing compares to spending a day on the water reeling in a fish surrounded by the beauty of nature.

Over the years I have had the opportunity to talk with some top notch Pro Anglers. One thing they all agreed on was the importance of building a strong relationship with the media. The reason for this was quite simple.

From time to time I get asked what the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail (NOWT) is, how it started, what got me fishing it and why should they fish it. To answer some of these questions I reached out to NOWT Board director and President Mr. Cory Nephin.

With 2014 coming to an end I can't help but to reflect back on the year. It was an amazing and learning experience for this angler and writer.

The NOWT (Northern Ontario Walleye Trail) circuit is run by anglers for anglers and is designed to help anglers promote themselves as well as the sport of tournament angling in Northern Ontario.

Over the years of tournament fishing, I have seen many trends arrive. One of these trends have been more women participating in tournaments each year.

One of the things I enjoy about fishing is meeting new anglers. This spring I had the opportunity of being added to the Wannabe Fisherman Pro Staff Team along with Taylor Klimczak, a young angler. Taylor started fishing at the age of 5.