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Spring French River Muskie held by a boy a in a blue jumpsuit.

Ontario Spring Muskie Fishing: Unveiling the Secrets of the French River Provincial Park

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Looking for the ultimate spring Muskie fishing experience in Ontario? Discover how water temperature, specific locations, and seasonal techniques can dramatically improve your success on the French River. Table of Contents The Spring Muskie Magic Key Strategies for Success Targeting the Right Zones Gear and Tackle Innovations Muskie Identification Adaptive Techniques The French River Provincial […]

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Woman in a sun cap standing at the top of Sturgeon Chutes over looking one of the many deltas within the French River Provincial Park. The erosion created the island down stream of the falls.

The Wonders of River Deltas: Spotlight on the French River

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River deltas represent nature’s artistic masterpieces, carved over millennia by flowing water and sediment. Among these natural wonders, the French River Delta in Northeastern Ontario stands as a breathtaking example of geological forces at work. What Are River Deltas? River deltas form when flowing rivers meet larger bodies of water and slow down, causing sediment

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Young man holding a Freshwater Drum caught in the Flat Rapids area of the French River Delta, Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

Catch the Beat: Fishing for Freshwater Drums

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In the heart of Ontario’s waters, where ancient rhythms echo through time, swims a fish that knows how to make waves—both in folklore and on the end of an angler’s line. Meet the Freshwater Drum, affectionately known as the ‘Sheepshead.’ Its drumming beats resonate through the ages, connecting us to Canada’s Indigenous heritage and the

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Come Staycation with Us: Discover French River

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What Is A Staycation? The term, Staycation, was originally coined in a market crisis in 2008 in our neighbor across the border. However, since Covid-19 has dictated the need for tourism to be faced to restrict travel plans for holidays of travel abroad or within our Canadian boundaries, Ontarian are now immersing themselves in immediate

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Safe Boating Awareness Week, May 22-28 2021

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“The Government of Canada remains committed to keeping Canadians safe, particularly during these unprecedented and challenging times. Each year, the launch of the North American Safe Boating Awareness Week is an opportunity to remind all Canadians to put their safety and the safety of their families first, and I know that I can count on

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Celebrate World Water Day with Canada’s French River

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  World Water Day World Water Day, March 22, recognizes the importance of how essential water is to our lives, families, home, and ecosystem – our abundant fishery and our wildlife.  In 1993 around the world, awareness was raised to protect our freshwater. Canada’s Freshwater We enjoy 20% of the freshwater in the world here

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Come Staycation with Us: Discover French River

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What Is A Staycation? Staycation is a term that was originally coined in the market crisis of 2008. Now in 2020, Covid-19 has dictated the need for public health and tourism to restrict travel plans for holidays of travel abroad or within our Canadian boundaries. Ontarian residents are now immersing themselves in their immediate surroundings

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How to Personalize Your Stay

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Where do I start? There are so many options and choices for those who wish to travel and select a “plan” or “package” for your stay in Northern Ontario. It becomes very confusing when seeing different terminology going as far back as even the 1940s still in use.  Some younger generations may see terms like

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Sculpted by Ice – French River

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“What’s So Great About The Great Lakes?”: Picture the world as it was 12,000 years ago where the land was covered by melting mile-thick glaciers. This amazing sculpture of ice, carved the land and created the Great Lakes. Forming approximately 15,000 kilometres (9,500 miles) of inland freshwater “ocean-like shores”. The lakes also contain an estimated

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Ashley Rae – She Loves To Fish

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Ashley Rae of shelovestofish.com, is a multi-fish species female angler and an accomplished well known Canadian outdoor writer from Ontario. Between the times writing as a newspaper/magazine columnist, freelance/travel writer and blogger she travels to different parts of Canada sharing her fishing adventures with all. Ashley joins us, Bear’s Den Lodge, this Friday for her

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