Tips & Techniques
Special lures, weird bait, unknown coves - discover new fishing secrets
Whether you're an expert with years of experience or a rookie just starting out, we can all use a little help now and then. Our ever-growing library of fishing tips and techniques will help with flipping and pitching, ice fishing, flyfishing for Arctic grayling and much more.
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Sinker Slides
Sinker slides or "fish finders" are small plastic tubes with a snap fastener attached that you can use to attach or quickly change weights on your line. Install them by running your line through the tube and attach a crane swivel or snap to keep... Read more...
Perfect Your Flipping and Pitching Technique
Pitching is basically an underhand cast where the bait swings from the boat and maintains a low trajectory to the target. In largemouth fishing almost all of the shallow water structure can be effectively fished with the pitching technique.Read more...
Ice Fishing for Perch
Perch can be caught in shallow water or up to 30ft. A person should start close to shore and start drilling holes, working your way into deeper water. Start fishing in shallow water and work your way into deeper water until you find fish activity.Read more...
How to catch Northern Pike
Northern Pike can be found in many places, but they prefer big, slow moving rivers, or warm, weedy bays found in Saskatchewan lakes. Generally you will find small to medium sized Pike in the back of bays where there is weeds and lily pads.Read more...
Safely Catch and Release When Ice Fishing
When it is very cold outside you have to get the fish back to the water immediately because the eyes and slime freezes. Fish eyes freeze very easilyRead more...
Don't Forget to Factor in Weather
The most overlooked thing that the majority of fishermen ignore is the weather conditions. You head out to favourite fishing spot, not noting the wind direction, whether it is sunny or overcast and is the lake calm or choppy.Read more...
Ice Fishing for Walleye
If you know the lake you are fishing and know where any inlets or creeks run into the lake, these are good spots to try for Walleye. This is also true for weedbeds or any sharp drop offs. Walleye can be caught in shallow water but ....Read more...
Northern Pike Ice Fishing
Northern Pike are commonly caught ice fishing. This will take a lot heavier line, usually 15lb to 20lb test line on a little heavier ice fishing rod and reel is . If fishing by hand with a rod and reel you should be using your favorite spoon...Read more...
Ice Fishing in Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan has over 100,000 lakes, with 90,000 of these lakes holding a number of species of game fish. So as you can imagine there isnt a shortage of lakes to try your hand at Ice Fishing. As many people dont own boats, and find it hard to fish during the summer months, ice fishing is more assessable via vehicle or as simple as walking onto the ice.Read more...
Summer Lake Trout Fishing on Lac La Ronge
The Lake Trout move into the deep water sometime after July 1st. The fish congregate in the morning and evenings at underwater reefs and shelves. The most productive method is to move from hole to hole staying no longer than 45 minutes.Read more...
Barbless Baitholder Hooks
One of the difficulties encountered when one uses barbless hooks for bait fishing is that the bait is often easily lost, especially if using live worms or leeches, when cast, used in currents or contacting bottom structures.Read more...
No Bones About It-How to Fillet a Pike
Fishing Guide at Selwyn Lake Lodge, Brad Smirnoff, shows how to expertly fillet a northern pike without any y-bones. Then he shows how to cook it. Video courtesy of Gene Colling.Read more...
