BUCKETLOADS OF CRAPPIE TIMES.

BUCKETLOADS OF CRAPPIE TIMES.

Remember some years ago when living in the north how I could argue with anyone that the best tasting fish we have in Ontario is the walleye. Of course, that was simply a naive sentiment considering I had never eaten crappie before. We’re a fortunate part of the...
BIG FISH, BIGGER WONDERS.

BIG FISH, BIGGER WONDERS.

Fishing and travel is what this is about. Balancing a life in the north and south, pointing a moral compass, maintaining some sanity, and fighting the clock while experiencing all that’s possible. This past year I visited Nunavut’s highest north, most east and...
A SOLO ROADY NORTH V. “Tuck Taped Together”

A SOLO ROADY NORTH V. “Tuck Taped Together”

In a hurry to just get done what needed to be done, while setting up the tent in the hot, late summer sun I jammed the fly pole right through the fabric. Damaged shelter a “dog-gammit” I wanted to say, but with Justin and his young lad watching over I...
A TONNE of MUSKIE FUN !!!

A TONNE of MUSKIE FUN !!!

Had been sitting in this dark, dingy apartment for a couple weeks, my thoughts wandering in and out of a season ahead muskie fishing. It was during late January past, at the top of the word, in truly the furthest-most northern town a person can go, so when I said dark...
A NUNAVUT NOMAD VII.  BLOODY KUG”LUCK”TUK

A NUNAVUT NOMAD VII. BLOODY KUG”LUCK”TUK

Red shirts hang outside many of the homes in Kugluktuk, Nunavut. A homegrown talent, the young actress Emerald MacDonald who starred in the movie “The Grizzlies,” was found murdered in a cabin out on the land, her murderer unknown and still hiding somewhere in this...