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very important year for the creation of Oregon Marine Reserves. With two
pilot reserves already selected and another four proposed, this is a critical
time for kayak anglers to make their voices heard.
In Washington, the DFW is finalizing implementation of a Puget Sound
Rockfish Conservation Plan. Anglers will likely face even more restrictive
bottom fishing regulations, but this is generally considered a necessary
evil given the poor current state of rockfish in the Sound. Today’s anglers
are paying for the sins of the past.
Despite these hurdles, kayak fishing is growing in the Pacific Northwest
and there are still plenty of angling opportunities for both the rookie and
old salt alike.
Great Lakes
T
his past fall we had the first kayak fishing tourna-
ment in Michigan with 17 anglers participating
and plans to grow the event for 2010. The near-shore
salmon fishing on Lake Michigan was somewhat un-
predictable and sporadic. The lake turnover did not
LUCIAN GIZEL IS A MKF TEAM
occur as expected and there was no clear pattern to MEMBER, GREAT LAKES KAYAK
the fish migration. Steelhead in November and De-
FIShING GUIdE ANd OCEAN KAYAK
cember was quite productive and warmer weather al-
PRO STAFF MEMBER BASEd IN
CANTON, MIChIGAN.
lowed many kayak anglers to fish late into the season.
Heroes on the Water has established a local chapter on the Great Lakes
with Dan Dalton as the coordinator (
heroesonthewater.org).
The 15th Annual Quiet Water Symposium will be held on March 6 at
Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. This event celebrates non-
motorized outdoor recreation and the Great Lakes Environment with dis-
plays on handcrafted watercraft, biking, hiking, water trails and conserva-
tion (
quietwatersymposium.org).
One of the biggest paddlesports shows in our area, Canoecopia, will be
held March 12 to 14 in Madison, Wisconsin. The kayak fishing presence at
this show is growing every year.
MKF has scheduled its season-opening get-together for March 27 and 28
at the Middle Channel of Harsen’s Island. The dates are tentative because
two years ago the event had to be postponed due to ice floes.
Eastern Canada
T
wo thousand and nine proved to be a banner
year in eastern Canadian kayak angling with
two successful tournaments that produced some
exceptional results. Rumors of more events ap-
pearing on the 2010 calendar include speculation
JAMIE PISTILLI IS A WRITER, GUIdE
of an Ontario-based series.
Maine Kayak Fishing
ANd TOURNAMENT ANGLER FROM
Many great fish were caught last season; most OTTAWA, ONTARIO. hE IS ALSO A
notably some giant muskies in Ontario. Elward
MEMBER OF ThE OCEAN KAYAK
Tournament
PRO STAFF ANd hOST OF BIG CITY
“Coonago” Cortez caught and released a fat 44.5-
FIShING ON WFN.
inch muskie a week before being deployed back to
July 17th-18th Afghanistan. Elward has sinced returned home safely and is back on the
water in search of Old Esox. From here they only got bigger. Dan Joseph
MaineKayakFishing.com of Hull, Quebec, caught a beauty 48-incher while casting a Magnum Bull
Dawg. And Don Ofner, fishing out of the Thames River in southern On-
tario last fall, caught and released a very thick 48.5-incher. Bets are on
that a muskie in the magical 50-inch range will be landed this year.
Speaking of muskie, I had the pleasure of joining Jim Sammons and the
Heliconia Press on eastern Ontario’s Petawawa River for the filming of A
Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons. We had an epic day landing seven
muskies in a 24-hour period. This new show should help bring our great
sport even more to the mainstream and put eastern Canada in the spotlight.
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