by Andrew Marr | Mar 1, 2023 | Tactics, tricks and tips, Tales from the guide side
By Andrew Marr When it comes to fishing, there are many factors far beyond our control. Weather, water temps, wind, moon phases and time of year all play huge roles relating to what pike are doing on any given day, and there isn’t a thing we can do about it. All we...
by Andrew Marr | Apr 19, 2022 | Destinations, Tales from the guide side
This tale comes from author Perry Jones who spent 14 years working as a guide at Wollaston Lake Lodge in the remote wilderness of northern Saskatchewan. In that time, Perry guided several 49″+ pike yet had never surpassed the truly remarkable 50″ threshold, till the...
by Andrew Marr | Apr 10, 2022 | Tactics, tricks and tips
How wind factors in to the decision making process and how to develop your game plan around it By Andrew Marr Every day on the water brings the same question from the first day of the season till the last, “I wonder what the wind is going to do today?” Each morning of...
by Andrew Marr | Mar 27, 2022 | Destinations, Interviews
An interview with world class pike guide Phil Wiebe from his home in Selkirk, Manitoba. With 3 plus decades of guiding under his belt, Phil has guided and appeared on many notable television shows and films about chasing pike and has guided many IGFA world record pike...
by Andrew Marr | Feb 18, 2022 | Tales from the guide side
A short collection of some odd and exciting catches that stand out from a career in guiding Over the course of a fishing guides career there will certainly be fish that stand out from the rest. It isn’t always the biggest fish that stand out the most either. Big fish...