Following the Yellow Brick Road
By
Bruce Ranta
In 1926, a discovery in northwestern Ontario led to a gold rush that newspapers at the time stated was reminiscent of the Klondike days. The deposits of gold ore at Red Lake have proven to be the richest in the world and among the largest. With the price of the yellow metal climbing to...
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Fishing the Pickle: Highway 599 (2,050 views)
Highway 599 stretches north from Ignace along Hwy. 17 and deep into
Ontario's boreal forest. It penetrates 100 miles into the wilderness, beyond the pavement's end at Pickle Lake. It's a land of lakes, gold, moose, caribou, bears, and bald eagles. It's Ontario's last frontier.... more »
Fins and Feathers Northern Style (1,321 views)
Grouse hunting can mean different things to different people. A southern- or central-Ontario hunter is apt to hunt grouse in the company of a dog and on foot. His birds are taken on the wing, and sluicing (shooting birds on the ground) is considered a sin by most.... more »
Yukon Gold ( 969 views)
Angling's holy grail has always been that mythical water that's never
seen a wet line. I've come close on a canoe crossing of the Ungava Peninsula, casting into pothole lakes along a 2-day portage over a height of land - waters thick with exquisite landlocked char. But, imagine an entire lake... more »
Taming the Temagami (2,402 views)
We looked at our heavily loaded canoe and then at the rapid in front of us. It was early on day three of the trip and this was the first piece of whitewater we'd encountered on the Temagami River. We decided to go for it, knowing that my cousin, Brad, and I would have to pull off every... more »
A Marten River Visit (3,126 views)
Marten River Lodge is not your average hunting and fishing camp. Its grounds and buildings are meticulously maintained and there are plenty of activities for those who don't hunt or fish. Situated on a scenic 15-mile stretch of the Marten River, guests can explore these waters with... more »
A Haliburton Trio (2,072 views)
There's something indescribably exciting about travelling back to a place of childhood memories. Seemingly endless summers were spent at a friend's trailer casting into these lakes. This would be my first trip to them in more than a decade.... more »
Apisabigo Lake Walleye (1,457 views)
It's early September when the Beaver float plane touches down on a small walleye lake in the centre of the Chapleau Game Preserve deep within the Algoma wilderness. Although our daughters, Lillian, 11, and Islay, 13, just started school a few days ago, they don't seem too upset about missing... more »
Ogoki: A Reservoir of Walleye (3,801 views)
Francine clips on a large red and gold Little Cleo and casts it into the churning water. We've just pulled the boats up on a smooth rock at the base of Eight Flume Falls, where the powerful Ogoki River divides around a large island and spills over a series of ledges to reunite in a deep... more »
Destination: "The Pot" (3,331 views)
The "Pot" was calling. I quickly changed my telephone-answering message to "Gone fishing," locked the door, and pointed the truck north for the drive along Hwy. 11 to Kapuskasing. The Pot, a granite-rimmed pool of the 225-mile northward-flowing Groundhog River, is a gathering spot for... more »
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