Outdoor Journal Radio: The Podcast

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Ted Putnam, owner of the world-renowned Hawk Lake Lodge, to talk about his personal experience in managing a trophy walleye population. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: the origins of Bowrod; fish philosophy; our new look; pumping gas; New Brunswick muskie; cataracts for fish; whether fish...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Great Lakes scientist and Dean of Algoma University's Faculty of Science, Dr. Michael Twiss, to talk about the effect our warm winters and lack of ice cover is having on our fisheries. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: merch prices, high nuts; the Napanee education system; good tequila;...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by fisheries biologist and author, Paul J. Radomski! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Ang's airport troubles; sixteen hour delays; whether Fish'n Canada is breaking the law; iPhone photography; boatside releases; what Pete does in the shadows; DOALO; and budget fishfinders. With thos...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are solo in the studio to kick off the 2024 season and talk about a few of the biggest stories that have come across their desks. Topics discussed included: being guestless; airing grievances; first drinks; barotruama; fizzing walleye; the effectiveness of catch and release fishing; how you can win a trip to fishing lodge; LiveScope for ice fishing; the...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the guys are ringing in the new year (and our 100th episode) by taking a look at some of our favourite episodes and storylines from 2023. Topics discussed included: Pete's collar; getting more conservation officers on the show; why it's so hard to find good staff; whether deep water crappie can be released; how deep is too deep for catch and release fi...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Rob Racine of Freedom Cruise Canada to talk about a new way Canadians can get into a brand-new boat! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: recording your wife snoring; the snoring GOAT; distracted television watching; the old Outdoor Journal Radio; treating MS with bear meat; giving yourself a n...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are answering a batch of holiday-themed fan questions read by the big man himself - Santa Claus! Topics discussed included: being okay with paid parking; Steve's jam nights; The Fish'n Canada Show being the last man standing; winning by default; wild game Christmas dinner; fish-repellent scents; abusing your marinated; salmon smelling their wa...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are riding solo to give you a full breakdown of fall and winter walleye fishing! Topics discussed included: getting surprised by your audience; the Buncha Bullshit tee shirt; a new way to keep mice out of your boat; canning and preserving; the new look of The Fish'n Canada Show; why your boat may not be insured ; minnows per gallon; the Lake Si...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by former Arizona Game Ranger, Sam Lawry, to discuss poachers and the dark details of fish and game law enforcement. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Designs By Pete™; using a firearms license to board a flight; the consistency of Canadian airlines; Clint Eastwood; whether bass tournaments are...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined IN-STUDIO by two more Fish'n Canada Co-Hosts, Steve Niedzwiecki and Nik Viola! Since they are in-studio, Steve and Nik joined us for our weekly housekeeping. Topics discussed included: when winter really starts; dumbing things down; getting too technical; the importance of being unplugged; tire chemicals leeching into rivers; forever...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Angelo and Pete are joined by boat and motor expert Steve Tait of Maple Leaf Marinas to help us tackle some winterization questions! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Titan Largemouth Bass; inventing fish to replace native ones; the splake problem; fillet knife sharpening; the oldest fish in freshwater; and Ang's...

On this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are joined by the G.O.A.T of fishing, Bill Dance! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: podcast censorship; DOALO; crown land spraying; glyphosates; fishing and mental health; and selecting the right for walleye. With those matters out of the way, Ang and Pete are joined by Bill Dance! Topics discussed incl...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by NHL legend and die-hard angler, Eric Lindros! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: getting surprised by your own work; educated firewood selection; the port hope fishing petition; salmon snagging; Prussian Carp; lakes that Ang and Pete will never fish again; and the difference between eastern a...

You can now watch this podcast! Check it out on our YouTube channel . This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Jay Siemens returns to the podcast to talk about the inaugural season of Uncle Mark's Outpost! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Taylor Swift; Pete's problem with Hollywood; Al Pacino; fishing with Jonah: world record Lake Trout; overestim...

This week, on the Halloween edition of Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are joined by Larissa Nituch of the Ontario MNRF to discuss a very real and very scary disease facing North America's cervids, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: whether Ang and Pete should stop swearing; TV vs. Podcast personalities; the new Largem...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by the NHL's Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, and former Toronto Maple Leaf, Kris King! First, however, some housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Ang's apparent influence over the NHL; unwanted cottage guests; the poisoning of Lake Miramichi ; falsely advertised fisheries; 100% release rates; and tail...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are fresh off the last shoot of the season to discuss one of the most underrated fisheries in Canada, and much more! Topics discussed included: Ang’s fingerless gloves; turducken; Guido Viola; smelling like trees; WrestleMania; Ugly Sticks; Manitoba ice camping; incinerating on the ice; poppin’ cormorants; making your Livescope portable; how you can...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are fresh off a trip to the fabled Saint Lawrence River and are ready to tell you all about one of our absolute favourite fisheries (with a few digressions). Topics discussed included: Hand-delivered merch; LOTR; constructive criticism; profuse apologies; China’s largemouth consumption; Japanese bass rigs; eating drum; removing mud lines; monks; biodegr...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, we are back at Lodge 88, rained in on the shores of famed Esnagi Lake. With some extra time on our hands, the boys decided to round up some Q&A questions from our listening, and LIVE audience! Topics discussed included: memorizing scripts; poachers; the time Pete broke the law; walleye dogs; best memories from the Outdoor Journal Radio television show; poiso...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by a long-time friend of the show and the recent winner of the BaitFuel Fishing Tour Championship, Ryan Flaro! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Lancaster Perch Rolls; our end-of-summer sale; Mitt Romney's salmon recipe; sea lice; and whether fish tastes better from cold, clear water. With...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, we are LIVE from the Eagle's Nest at the fabled Lodge 88 as we endure a rain-in and break a recent discovery on the front of "Single Hook" fishing. Topics discussed included: the latest sale on ODJ and Fish'n Canada Merch ; The Carpenter; what happened to Golden Lake; poor stocking habits; the problem with Rainbow Smelt; catching dinos; the b...

This week, Outdoor Journal Radio comes to you LIVE from the luxurious Uncle Mark's Outpost on the shores of Lake of the Woods as we reap our latest Fish'n Canada shoot! Topics discussed included: The Machine; Natalie; pickerel dinner; ricing it up; Harvest Time; how wing shooting entered waterfowling ; swatting grouse; wing shooting turkeys; Soviet stocking programs; Pink Salmon in Newfo...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang is solo in the studio to talk pickerel, answer some fan questions, and chat with two of Algoma's youngest fishing guides. Topics discussed included: Pete's absence; our contributions to science; eating pig skins; having a good skin guy; eating tongue; blue pickerel; fishing with bug spray; how sixteen-year-olds get into guiding;  young entrepreneur...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are guestless as they dissect an interesting article on fishing "keyboard warriors" and reminisce on some of their own experiences with online backlash. First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Professional knitters; being yourself; higher-ups; capitalism; Ang and Pete’s favourite guide; what makes a g...

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by lifelong fishing guide and host of the Tackle Box podcast, Jamie Pistilli! First, however, a bit of housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed included: Elton John; Howard Stern; Lyme Disease; escaped dogs; the newest Rainbow Trout subspecies; and whether technology is taking the art out of fishing. With those matters out of the way,...