Melanie grew up on a cattle ranch near Eddystone, Manitoba. She left home after graduating from high school to complete 6 years of university, ultimately becoming an Occupational Therapist. After 9 years , she decided to switch gears, focusing on her children while pursuing her greater passion to develop a family business. In 2014, Melanie [...]

Keevin Erickson is a passionate hunter and angler with a love for filming, photography, and writing. His extensive experiences in Manitoba’s wilderness have ingrained within him a deep love for this province and its wilderness. This love of the outdoors along with his desire to use social media to tell about has made him famous [...]

Hooked Contributor and defending Bassmaster Classic champion, Jeff Gustafson, joins me on this episode of The Complete Angler Podcast. I reached Jeff on a rest day at the Classic being held on Grand Lake, Oklahoma. He has one more practice day, then media day Thursday before the start of the event on Friday. Jeff will [...]

Eric Mullen has a passion for the sustainable management of fish and wildlife. Growing up in Essex County, Southwestern Ontario, Eric spent much of his youth catching reptiles, fishing, and hunting in the natural spaces where he grew up. This upbringing inspired him to pursue a career in natural resource management, to work towards the [...]

On this episode we visit with Saskatchewan Principal and outdoorsman Mike Sweatman.  Mike grew up on a grain farm in central Saskatchewan and ended up in the Armed Forces for 15 years. During that time he got a University degree and ended up becoming a teacher. His passion for the outdoors and for sharing knowledge [...]

Lowell Strauss is a Saskatchewan-based international award-winning writer, photographer, and all-round outdoor adventurer. For over 15 years, his authentic lifestyle photos of people, gear and dogs have helped narrate his writing—outdoor stories, recipes and articles created for digital and print media. Lowell is an avid hunter, shooter, angler, camper, and canoer who shares his campfires, [...]

A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN? Concerns are mounting over the state of Canada’s northern air services due to a confluence of issues that are in whole or in part due to new regulations from Transport Canada that significantly limit pilot duty time. Aircraft operating under the 703 designation that includes air taxis are facing severe [...]

The Jackson Family have been involved in the aviation industry since 1972 when Bob Jackson bought his first air service in northern Manitoba. In 1985, when the opportunity arose, he expanded his fleet and began operating out of Silver Falls, MB. along the Winnipeg River. Up to 1986, his business had serviced several Lodges and [...]

On this podcast you get to travel down to Knoxville Tennessee with friend Darrin Bohonis and I as we cover the biggest and most prestigious bass tournament in the world. What made it even more special is that Hooked Contributor Jeff Gustafson won the event, It was a historic win in many regards but most [...]

March 24th marks the first day of the Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tennessee.  It was during a tournament held here in 2021 that Jeff Gustafson won his first Bassmaster Elite event. Gussy joins three other Canadians who have qualified for the Superbowl of Bass fishing. Jeff suggested that Hooked should come down for this years [...]