Tag Archive for: Canadian Fishing Network

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Makings of a Guide Dog

On a number of occasions over the past half-dozen years,…
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Lawrence Gunther’s 2019 Year-End report

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Muskie or Mayhem on the Ottawa River?

The year 2019 will go down as one of the least promising starts…
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Blue Fish Radio Celebrates Five years and 250 Episodes

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Competing Blind in the America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament

(First published in Bob Izumi’s Reel Fishing…
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Walleye Opener and the Law

Getting out on the Upper St. Lawrence River for the opening of…
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The Idea behind the Charity “Blue Fish Canada”

As many of you, my attachment to fishing began with adventures…
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My Feature Documentary: What Lies Below

I created, researched, wrote and hosted the privately funded…
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Age of aquariums

OUR FISHERIES Do public aquariums have anything to do with…
Lawrence meeting Wayne Price at the spruce dug out

Post Cards from the Yukon

AMI TV and I put our heads together and came up with an idea for a TV special called “Postcards from the Yukon”.
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Feel the Bite Fishing Videos and Accessible Media Inc.

Accessible Media Inc. broadcasts over cable TV and satellite…
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White-Tip Shark in Jupiter

Lance Glaser of Goldon Fishing Expeditions invited me to spend a day with him and several of his friends fishing the Near Shore just off Jupiter Island
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Inuvik Pike by the Midnight sun

In advance of Maestro and I heading to Inuvik NWT for a conference on boom and bust northern community economies, I gave a call to a mutual friend
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Carp on the Mighty St. Lawrence

The 3rd and final leg of my fishing adventure with Mile’s Hilton-Barber involved fishing for Carp on a section of the St. Lawrence River
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Health of St. Lawrence River Fish and the Great River Rapport

Checking back in 2-years later for a status update on this important citizen science initiative deepens my commitment for the need to link local knowledge to scientific data as we seek an historic understanding of the current health of our fisheries and watersheds
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Carp Carp Carp Anglers Take Note

Think you know everything you need to know about carp? Curious to learn what the status is regarding invasive carp and the Great Lakes? Brook Schryer has all the answers and so much more!
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Dam Busting and Fish Passage with Dr Sean Landsman Part 2 of 2

In part two Dr. Sean Landsman explores with Lawrence Gunther the strengths and weaknesses of fish passage systems at dams on Blue Fish Radio
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Dam Busting and Fish Passage with Dr Sean Landsman Part 1 of 2

In part one of this two part series Dr. Landsman discusses with Lawrence Gunther hydro and legacy dams, the movement of fish past dams in both directions, and why it makes sense to remove most smaller legacy dams.
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Honoring Conservation Officer of the Year Mike Schenk

Lawrence Gunther speaks with Schenk about his career, what attracted him to the profession, and what he says to young people considering a career in the outdoors.
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Fraser River Salmon Stocks and Greg Taylor Part I

Listen to Greg talk about why DFO needs to adopt salmon recovery initiatives and to respect recreational fishing interests on this episode of Blue Fish Radio
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Angler Incentives and the Atlantic Angler Challenge

Listen as Jeff explains to Lawrence Gunther how he’s recruiting anglers and sponsors to be part of a revolutionary recreational fishing event taking place throughout all four Atlantic Canadian provinces
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Atlantic Angler Challenge Rewards Citizen Scientists

Listen as professor Avery shares with Lawrence Gunther his rationale and expectations for the research that is now taking place across all four Atlantic provinces
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Public Fishery Alliance Protests DFO Pacific Salmon Closures

David Brown Founded the Public Fishery Alliance and speaks with Lawrence Gunther about their protesting DFO Pacific salmon closures on Blue Fish Radio
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Covid 19 Impacting Professional Angler David Chong

We check in with David Chong to find out the highs and lows of professional angling during the pandemic on Blue Fish Radio