Regardless of the realms of Global Warming winters in Canada are here to stay!  And, despite a global economic downturn that has not eluded residents of our great country - people here still love to have fun - summer or winter! 

Are you ready? Another exciting winter of hardwater fishing is upon us. Lake Simcoe is often regarded as the ice fishing capital of North America and routinely has over 3,000 registered huts on it.

Award winning outdoor writer, winner of the 2006 Canadian Trap Attack on Lake Simcoe, member of Team Canada

Meegs lures have been around for awhile now and it's about time someone told people how to really catch more fish with them! What's a Meegs?

On February 2nd Wiarton Willie, Punxsutawney Phil and a host of other rodents poked their heads out of the frozen ground, were frightened by their own shadows and scurried back down their little biddy holes.

Mormyshka, or Mormishka, or Marmooska are derived from Russian word Mormysh - that means Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus).

Two-Hole Approach
Up until a few years ago, I used to do a lot of winter camping. We enjoyed snowshoeing in to some secluded frozen lake, finding and then setting up a perfect base camp and then getting ready for a few days of great ice fishing action.

Man it was cold! That morning in mid January 2009 we heard it was -35 with the wind chill in Toronto, and we were up along the north shores of Lake Simcoe so it was that much colder.