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Outdoor Journal Radio: The Podcast

Outdoor Journal Radio Podcast Networkwww.fishncanada.com

Drawing from their experience as two of Canada’s most prominent outdoor personalities, hosts Angelo Viola and Peter Bowman explore the environmental topics, issues, and events that matter to the everyday outdoorsman. Joined by a wide variety of guests, ODJ Radio seeks to answer the questions and tell the stories of all those who enjoy being outside. Your stories, your questions, on your schedule

Episodes

Episode 177: Does Timing Matter in Walleye Fishing? (On The Road Again)

- The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this on-the-road episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete broadcast from the legendary Hawk Lake Lodge in Sunset Country, Northwestern Ontario. Joined by owner Ted Putnam, they explore whether moon...

Jun 26, 202549 minEp. 177

Episode 176: The Boys Go BARBLESS

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete go guest-free and road-trip-ready as they gear up for the 40th season of The Fish’n Canada Show. From barbless hook debates to big travel plans, the boys cover it all in this behind-the-scenes kickoff episode. Topics include: • Our new barbless hook challenge and why it matters • Epic road trip rituals (including the sunflower seed trick) • What to expect from this year’s coast-to-coast TV season • Big water tuna fishing vs. backcountry Quebec adv...

Jun 19, 20251 hr 10 minEp. 176

Episode 175: Tracking the Trends - Are Canada’s Bass Lakes Changing?

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, we dive into one of the most important bass fishing stories of the year. Dr. Steven Cook, Canada's top freshwater fisheries scientist, joins Ang and Pete to reveal the results of a massive new study, using citizen science, that suggsts declining bass populations across some of Ontario’s most iconic fisheries. Why are bass becoming harder ton catch? How is dock fishing stirring controversy? Are anglers part of the problem, or the solution? We unpack it all, inc...

Jun 12, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 175

Episode 174: Why Nature Builds Confident Kids

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this packed episode of Outdoor Journal Radio , the crew welcomes back one of Canada’s most beloved outdoor voices - Kevin Callan, aka The Happy Camper . Know...

Jun 05, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 174

Episode 173: Are Gobies Reshaping Lake Simcoe?

In this episode, we’re joined by Rob Baldwin, Chief Administrative Officer of the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority , for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of one of Ontario’s most important freshwater systems. From invasive gobies turning into unexpected bass builders, to the potential return of smelt and the always-fragile status of Lake Simcoe whitefish, Rob breaks down the complex forces shaping the lake today. We also cover critical issues like flooding prevention, farm runo...

May 29, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 173

Episode 172: The Future of Tournament Fishing?

- The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Paul Cooley, a fisheries scientist turned app developer who is using AI to change the way we tournament fish. Topics discussed included: ke...

May 22, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 172

Episode 171: Toronto’s Hidden Fishing Gem: Inside the Franklin Fishing Club

- The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang returns fresh from a visit to the Franklin Fishing Club, just 40 minutes from Toronto, and the crew sits down with General Manager Kevin Johnston to talk about the ex...

May 15, 20251 hr 21 minEp. 171

Episode 170: He Quit His Job to Live in the Woods (w/ Shawn Trudel of Cabin River Outdoors)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this episode of the Outdoor Journal Radio podcast, we delve into the extraordinary journey of Shawn Trudel, the man behind the popular YouTube channel, Cabin...

May 08, 20251 hr 6 minEp. 170

Episode 169: The Essential Guide To Fly-In Fishing

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories In this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete dive into the world of fly-in fishing with Melanie Veilleaux, manager at Hearst Air . If you’ve ever wond...

May 01, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 169

Episode 168: This Will Change The Way You Fish With Electronics...

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Wade Van Pelt of FishFindersMounts.com joins the show to talk about their revolutionary LiveScope mounts and to tell us how ...

Apr 24, 20251 hr 31 minEp. 168

Episode 167: Will Trump's Tariffs Affect Boat Prices?

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Steve Tait of Maple Leaf Marinas to discuss the upcoming boating season, including the changes we...

Apr 17, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 167

Episode 166: LIVE from the NHL's "War Room" (w/ Kris King)

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are celebrating the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs with former player and current Vice President of Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the NHL, Kris King! Kris shares his insights on video review and its impact on today’s fast-paced NHL, reflects on the evolution of the league, the brewing Canada vs. USA rivalry across the NHL, and gives us his thoughts on the upcoming playoffs. Plus, we switch gears and talk about his lifelong passion ...

Apr 10, 20251 hr 10 minEp. 166

Episode 165: Hookless Fishing w/ Kathryn Maroun

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by TV host and now hookless fly angler, Kathryn Maroun! Topics discussed include: "kissing fish"; fr...

Apr 03, 20251 hr 49 minEp. 165

Episode 164: Is Catch and Release Making our Fish Smaller? (w/ Dr. Steven Cooke)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Steven Cooke to get a scientist's perspective on whether catch-and-release fishing is making ...

Mar 27, 20251 hr 30 minEp. 164

Episode 163: Ned Rigs Catch Muskie!?

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Pete and Dean fill in for Angelo and take on a backlog of listener questions! Topics discussed include: what 100% ice cover ...

Mar 20, 20251 hr 23 minEp. 163

Episode 162: YOU Can Be On A Fishing Show!

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show where our fans are being given the chance to be featured on an episode of The Fish'n Canada Show! Topics discussed included: cereal; watching Netflix at work; Ang and Pete's Fish'n Workshop; Roland Martin; poorly-timed pee breaks; the truth about GORE-Tex; safe fish handling; and much more! To never miss an episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, be sure to like, subscribe, and leave a review on your favourite podcast...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 162

Episode 161: Wild Homestead w/ James Alofs

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by James Alofs to give us a year-one update on his project, WILD HOMESTEAD , which has him documenti...

Mar 06, 20251 hr 26 minEp. 161

Episode 160: Chris Johnston’s AOY Winning Formula

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Chris Johnston , to talk about his winning season and how he plans...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 32 minEp. 160

Episode 159: Your Rain Gear Is Poisoning You? (w/ Steven Smith)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by a giant in the outdoor YouTube space, Steven Smith from @MyLifeOutdoors, whose recent video expos...

Feb 20, 20251 hr 15 minEp. 159

Episode 158: Should We Be Eating Largemouth Bass? (w/ Oliver Ngy)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by fishing guide and bass fishing content creator, Oliver Ngy, to talk about his attempt to change t...

Feb 13, 20251 hr 27 minEp. 158

Episode 157: Can Science Create the Perfect Gamefish? (w/ Dr. Steven Cooke)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Steven Cooke to answer scientific questions submitted by our listeners! Topics discussed incl...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 42 minEp. 157

Episode 156: The Self-Cloning Crayfish Invading our Lakes (w/ Dr. Premek Hamr)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Premek Hamr to talk about the Marbled Crayfish, an invasive species that has the ability to c...

Jan 30, 20251 hr 45 minEp. 156

Episode 155: How to Make a Fishing Show

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete give you a behind-the-scenes look at how The Fish'n Canada Show is planned, shot, produced, and much more! Topi...

Jan 23, 20251 hr 35 minEp. 155

Episode 154: Is Your Shorelunch Full of Mercury?? (w/ Dr. Gretchen Hansen)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Gretchen Hansen, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota and author of a study sho...

Jan 16, 20251 hr 35 minEp. 154

Episode 153: 40 Years of The Fish'n Canada Show! (w/ Reno Viola)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by co-founder of The Fish'n Canada Show, Reno Viola! Topics discussed included: the first Fish'n Can...

Jan 09, 20252 hr 14 minEp. 153

Episode 152: Our Best Season Yet??

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete preview the upcoming season of The Fish'n Canada Show, premiering THIS SATURDAY! Topics discussed include: forg...

Jan 02, 20252 hr 10 minEp. 152

Episode 151: Suing to Save Striped Bass (w/ Jeff Wilson)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories' This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Jeff Wilson to discuss the lawsuit that is set to help stop the cull of Striped Bass on the Mira...

Dec 26, 20241 hr 29 minEp. 151

Episode 150: A New Pike Species??

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories On this year's Outdoor Journal Radio Christmas Special, Ang and Pete are fielding questions from the audience! Topics discussed included: the new season of The ...

Dec 19, 20241 hr 40 minEp. 150

Episode 149: Making Coarse Fish Cool (w/ Tyler Winter)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Tyler Winter, an advocate for native fish species and the man behind the movement to get "rough f...

Dec 12, 20241 hr 56 minEp. 149

Episode 148: Snakehead Tastes Better Than Walleye? (w/ Joe Cermele)

Thank you to the sponsors of today's episode! - The Invasive Species Centre: Protecting Canada’s land and water from invasive species - SAIL: The Ultimate Destination for your Outdoor Adventures - J&B Cycle and Marine : Your Home for all things powersports, boats, and equipment - Freedom Cruise Canada: Rent the boat, own the memories This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete cave to the pressure of the fans and dedicate a full episode to the underdog species of the fishing world! Join...

Dec 05, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 148
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