IT ALL COMES BIGGER ON NIPIGON.

IT ALL COMES BIGGER ON NIPIGON.

Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotions” was the first tune to come on as Bren and I pulled out of the driveway early one Tuesday morning. Biggs & Barr kept us company until out of Ottawa’s radio range just a little ways beyond Cobden. Bren lays a rule that we must take only...
SERVING UP A LITTLE SPRING-BOK-JOY.

SERVING UP A LITTLE SPRING-BOK-JOY.

It has been some time since sitting down to write for the site, surely not once these past 20 years had there been such a drought of motivation. Leaving it so bloody long there is plenty to catch up on. Nunavut, Mexico, Nipigon and finally what’s been happening with...
IN THE LIGHT OF 2024.

IN THE LIGHT OF 2024.

It’s all planned out in the winter. I think for all of us fishing begins before each year in our thoughts. Slow afternoons in the office or long dark nights under lamp light, sitting with a calendar, pen and several different colored high-lighters I will considerately...
A FALL MUSKIE CHALLENGE.

A FALL MUSKIE CHALLENGE.

Posted online in September. “Goals for the next 7 weeks. 1. Boat 2 muskies over 50-inches a week. 2. Boat 2 muskies over 50-inches a week. 3. Boat 2 muskies over 50-inches a week.” A FALL MUSKIE CHALLENGE. . So yeah… how do you face seven weeks of muskie fishing...
NIPIGON A DREAMING.

NIPIGON A DREAMING.

Believe that for most it’s escapism… the desire to withdraw from daily life, routines and responsibilities to engage is something else. Be it peace, challenge, happiness or whatever, seeking it as deeply as one may choose. Maybe the vibe or convo on the patio...