Author: Fishing Around NS
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Open Letter To Minister Kent Smith Regarding Mandatory Retention of Chain Pickerel and Smallmouth in Nova Scotia
Good Evening Minister Smith, I would like to provide some input and ask some questions in reference to recent information regarding upcoming changes to the recreational fishery in Nova Scotia for 2025. Please see the attached screen-shot, this was posted to the Facebook page of a local fishing organization. As detailed in the attached, a…
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Speed Fishing
After an enjoyable outing earlier in the year I was asked if we could do a quick trip for Elliot to celebrate his birthday. Elliot was joined by his dad and his brother Emmett as we headed out for a flexible trip that would last as long as Elliot wanted it to last. Unfortunately we…
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Christmas in July
Last December I got a request for a gift card, Marie wanted to take her grandchildren out for a fishing trip, but obviously wanted to wait for when the weather forecast was less likely to include snow. Because I didn’t really plan ahead for gift cards I had to get a little creative, and we…
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Bad day to be a dragonfly
There’s so many ways to enjoy a guided fishing trip. The first and primary goal is always to catch fish, but especially with younger anglers we sometimes have to find other ways to keep the kids entertained. We started this morning bright and early at 8am with a quick run across Grand Lake, quickly learning…
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It’s Party time
I don’t know why I never thought of this, as a kid or as an adult. When mom asks what you want to do for your birthday, the correct answer is fishing. And on this day I was happy to take out Hudson and friends for an adventure on Shortt’s Lake to celebrate Hudson’s birthday.…
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Filming the School of Fish Commercial
On a beautiful late summer day School of Fish and our second biggest supporter (my daughter Summer) met up with Caley of Mango Feet Media for a super fun day on the water. We did some fishing, and we did a lot of filming. And as a result of my complete inability to remember a…
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Late Season Stocked Trout
The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture stocks a number of ponds with rainbow trout to provide an accessible, sustainable fishery availble to the majority of the province. Stocked trout are small but plentiful, and eager to bite on a number of simple tactics throughout the winter. Berkley Power Bait is king for stocked…
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Setting Expectations High
School of Fish had the pleasure of treating Graeme and Matthew to a late fall trip on Shortt’s Lake where we intended to fish deep for Smallmouth and shallow for Pickerel, which is the typical approach this time of year. We started on a deeper weedline, Matthew chose to start with the Ned Rig using…
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goldfish on grand lake
School of Fish had the pleasure of taking Kevin and his 2 boys out for an evening fishing trip on Grand Lake. The water is high and dirty on Grand Lake as a result of the recent heavy rains, but Ryan handled the flooded boat launch like a pro despite the water up to the…
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Weather delays
After a very untimely rain and windstorm ruined our initial plans for an outing, I was finally able to take youngsters Hudson and Fletcher out on Shortt’s Lake for a morning session chasing smallmouth and pickerel. Weather still had an impact on our day, although that must have only been an issue for me because…
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