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Archive for January 4th, 2009

Ice fishing derbies on Lake Simcoe

Posted by Peter Wood On January - 4 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Plans for the 15th Annual Canadian Ice Fishing Championship (Feb 21, 21/09) are in full swing and that this premier event will still operate in 2009.

The 4th Annual Perch Trap Attack will run March 8/09 and the new Georgina Ice Fishing Derby is slated to run Jan 31 to Feb 15/09

icefishing for perch

Bring back the Sun’s Outdoor Column

Posted by Peter Wood On January - 4 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

2008 has come to an end, and sadly, has taken the Toronto Sun’s outdoor column with it. After a thirty year run, the column was pulled in December, leaving a large void in the publishing industry. With its demise this month, there is no longer a single major newspaper in the GTA covering outdoor topics near and dear to anglers and hunters.

If you have enjoyed reading about what is happening with our natural resources, from the grass roots level on up through government action and inaction, then I ask you to let the Toronto Sun know how you feel. Read the rest of this entry »