Who Fishes? 5 Interesting Facts About Ontario Anglers!

Ontario Canada Top Fishing Destination!

Government of Canada 2010 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada ,the latest Canadian government survey offers insights into many interesting facts about recreational fishing in Canada. This survey,conducted every 5 years,shows recreational fishing is growing in Ontario. Here are a few facts from the survey released this year:

1. Ontario has more Active Resident Anglers than any other province or territory the 2010 survey counted 924,549
2. Ontario continued to be the destination of choice for the majority of foreign anglers, accounting for 76% of all foreign anglers in 2010.
3. Ontario Anglers Catch, Photograph and Release!  More than half of all reported 2010 fish harvests were caught in Ontario (96 million). However,the overall proportion of fish retained by anglers in Ontario was only 21%
4. Top fish caught by Ontario anglers are Walleye,perch,and small mouth bass.Walleye caught in Ontario accounted for over 54% of the walleye harvest by all anglers in Canada in 2010.
5. Average age of people fishing in Ontario? – Male  50  Female- 45.

Does your Ontario business welcome anglers? Be found in Lures & Tours Ontario Sport Fishing and Recreational Tourism Directory and Regional Maps! Contact Lures & Tours today!

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada: 2010 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada

How Does Your Angler-Friendly Business Use QR Codes? Your Answers Wanted!

INAUGURAL ENEWS ISSUE FEATURES ANGLER - FRIENDLY ONTARIO BUSINESSES USING QR CODES!

QR Codes by Denso Wave do many things for people on the move with smartphones and a free code scanner app installed :

• Present a browser link and offer to take you there or share it. 
• Hold contact information to import to your organizer. 
• Deliver more descriptive text about a business or product. 
• Shoot you a message with links or reminders. 

In other words, you don’t have to type it in or to write down . . .

 JUST SCAN AND GET ACTION!

How Does Your Ontario Angler-Friendly Business Use QR Codes?

Ontario businesses are invited to submit their answers to this question by submitting a comment below, or by emailing Suzanne at luresandtours.com. Up to 10 lucky businesses will be randomly selected to have their answers and business link included in an article in our inaugral eNewsletter, so get your answers in now! 

Lures & Tours Directories and Maps lead with published GPS coordinates years ago, in response to anglers on the road. who appreciated having the most accurate positioning information we could find. in a format they understood and trusted.

Lures & Tours Ontario Sport Fishing Tourism Directory and Regional map listings also offer readers QR codes in our publications, another way to be the comprehensive link between anglers and the people who serve them.

Adapted from: Lures & Tours - 'What is This Thing?' Published 2011 pdf

New Dedicated Google Maps Pinpoint Prime Spots!

Maps - Not Finding Your Place? Lures And Tours Dedicated Maps Offer Precision!

Maps - does your map show your correct location? Often businesses and event planners need to rely on public online maps to give clients directions, however these maps frequently have outdated or wrong information. Lures & Tours prides itself in posting your location correctly on dedicated maps utilizing GPS co-ordinates, and satellite imaging to pinpoint precise locations.

This year, Lures ad Tours is rolling out new dedicated maps co-ordinated with Google maps, which contain icons showing the kind of information anglers need and use.

 Recently, Barrie Fall Fishing Festival required a map showing the location of its event 'Headquarters', as well as locations of  FREE boat launching and Trailer parking for registered participants. Charlie Ross, Lures & Tours Graphic Design Director, added the locations to the Lures & Tours dedicated Ontario Fishing Tourism Map, then embedded the Barrie Fall Fishing Festival area map section within the Barrie Fall Fishing Festival Page on Lures & Tours,as shown in the screen shot below. Click the image to go to the map page and try it out!

Get your venue correctly mapped today! Contact Rosa at LuresAndTours.com  or call 705 - 738 - 5757 to set up your listing.