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

Lake Simcoe : River Garden Restaurant Offers 8 Thanksgiving Dinner Seatings!

River Garden Restaurant Waterfront Thanksgiving Celebration!
River Garden Restaurant 14 Riverside Drive, Pefferlaw offers motorists and boaters 8 Thanksgiving Dinner seatings. Families can enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner at the edge of the Pefferlaw River just south of Lake Simcoe, and north of Highway 48, just over an hour north of Toronto via 407 or take a more scenic route and enjoy the Autumn colours along the way.

River Garden Restaurant Boat Slips Filling Quickly Reserve Now!

River Garden Restaurant has plenty of parking for boat trailers, 17 boat
slips, and a concrete boat launch,so you can enjoy a day on the water and
Thanksgiving Dinner too! Be sure to call now to reserve a boat slip for
your Thanksgiving Waterfront Celebration as they are booking quickly!

River Garden Restaurant Thanksgiving Dinner 2012

Served Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Noon and Dinner 

Thanksgiving Dinner Includes:

Delicious Traditional Roast Turkey 

Creamy Mashed Potatoes 

Mixed Vegetables

Cranberry Sauce 

 Homemade Turkey Gravy 

11.99

Bring the family! Children's Menu Available

Interactive map & GPS co-ordinates on River Garden Restaurant page. 

Attention Anglers! 125 Team Limit Walleye Tourney Register Now!

125 Team Limit! $10,000 Grand Prize Walleye Tournament! Register NOW!

Ontario's oldest, original live release - Walleye Fishing Tournament returns! The Canada / U.S Walleye Tournament's 33rd Community-based event is organized by The Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce. While official online and in-person registration begins Monday October 15, at 9:00 am,  anglers can download and fill out their registration form NOW!

Huge Cash Prizes!

Make sure you don't miss this event - bigger and better than last year !  Dan Risorto and Jeff Salazar were top prize winners of $5,000 in the 2012 as pictured below. Now, the 2013 Canada/US Walleye tournament is back bigger than ever with an amazing $10,000.00 first place prize money and cash awards down to 25th place. Since only 125 Teams will be admitted, there are no reservations - payment in full only - no partial deposits - it will fill up fast !

Get registered and get ready to take your best game to the water on May 24, 25 and 26, 2012 ! Don't be the one to say 'I didn't get registered in time'.

See more details and pictures from last year on the Lures & Tours Canada / U.S Walleye Tournament Page.

Radioworld Fall Hunting No Tax* Event!

Hunting Bargains? Shop Radioworld NoTax* Hunting Event Early! 

Monday,October 1, 2012 until Wednesday, October 31st, 2012, Radioworld 4335 Steeles Ave. West, Toronto, Ontario, offers great bargains during their annual Fall Hunting Sale. During the annual Radioworld Fall Hunting Sale, Radioworld will feature NO TAX* on a huge selection of great brand name products including:

• Bushnell products 
• Backroads GPS maps 
• Celestron binoculars, spotting scopes, and tracking products 
• Cobra GMRS radios 
• Delorme products 
• GSM products 
• Gerber Knives and Tools
• Moultrie products 
• Plano cases Spot 2 and Spot Connect Tracking products 
• StealthCam game cameras 
• Steiner binoculars 
• Streamlight flashlights and accessories 
• TopoNav mapping products 
• Tri-Tronics dog training products 
• Victorinox (Swiss Army) products 
• Walker’s Game Ear products 

 * No Tax – A discount equivalent to the applicable tax will be applied to the pre-tax total.

Read more about Radioworld on the Lures and Tours Radioworld Page.

Radioworld, the largest radio store of its type in Canada, specializes in Amateur, Shortwave, Marine, Avionics, CB, FRS/GMRS radios, GPS, Communications Scanners, and a complete assortment of related accessories. Radioworld is committed to providing the widest selection, competitive pricing and quality in and out-of-warranty service at their on-site factory service centre. For more information see the Radioworld Page on Lures & Tours.

Kawartha Lakes - Drive! Fly! Boat! Thanksgiving Celebration!

Kawartha Lakes Homemade Thanksgiving Buffet Celebration Welcomes Boaters, Pilots, Motorists!

Kawartha Lakes Dining - Long Beach : The Landings Marina Restaurant Cameron

Enjoying The Landings celebrations featuring Home Made dishes with local food are becoming a favourite family tradition for patrons from near and far. Shawn and Debra welcome you to The Landings Marina Restaurant Cameron.

This Thanksgiving, Sunday October 7, Shawn and Debra will celebrate their first year in the neighbourhood by offering their second Annual Thanksgiving Buffet, with all the traditional touches including Apple Pie made from apples the family picked locally! Here, Debra and Shawn take a few minutes from their preparations to welcome us to The Landings nautical-themed dining room in this Lures & Tours Rough Cut footage.:

Visit The Landings Restaurant - By Land - By Water - By Air

The Landings an hour and twenty minutes from Toronto, and just minutes from Fenelon Falls on the Trent Severn Waterway, offers a very unique location ; visitors arrive by boat, by car, and even by float plane! You will want to make your reservations for Thanksgiving dinner now, as seating is disappearing quickly.

With a panoramic view of Sturgeon Lake, many diners also enjoy picking up dinner and dining al fresco either on their boat moored at one of The Landings 30 boat slips, or launching from The Landings concrete boat launch to dine on the open water of Sturgeon Lake.

 The Landings Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet will have two seatings available this year, due to last year's overwhelming demand. Dinner which is only $17.70 for adults, and half-price for 10 and under, will be served at 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm. The Landings Dinner Buffet includes:

The Landings Thanksgiving Buffet 2012

House Salad   -  Caesar Salad - Hearty Vegetable Soup 

Mashed and Baked Potatoes - Roasted Carrots - Peas 

 Turkey  Ham 

Stuffing- Homemade Gravy - CranberrySauce - Apple Sauce 

Homemade Apple Pie ala mode and Anniversary Cake 

Tea or Coffee 

Licensed under LLBO.

Visit The Landings page on Lures & Tours to see their whole menu.

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• Kawartha Lakes -Enjoy Valentines Dinner! 

Who Will Win Barrie Fall Fishing Festival $10,000 Perch Purse?

 Barrie Mayor Announcing Barrie Fall Fishing Festival Winners Today! 

Sunday September 30, 2 PM Mayor Lehman will draw the $5,000.00 Barrie Fall Fishing Festival cash draw prize and the winner of the $10,000 tagged perch will be announced.

 So far 9  tagged fish of over 70 tagged perch have been submitted, so expect fishing to be fast and furious this morning in pursuit of the tagged perch that may be worth $10,000 .Each tagged perch is worth from  $500 to $10,000.00 . Sunday about 2.15 one angler may be $10,000 richer!

Barrie Navy League Fundraiser Featured Today

Today's festivities will include music on the EverStart stage,  Popcorn ,Candy Floss,and Slushes  Daily draw prizes. and a fundraiser for the Navy League youth programs. 

Here is a rough cut video explaining the FREE youth programs the Navy League sponsors shot by Lures & Tours on Tour .

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Find out more about the Barrie Fall Fishing Festival  on their Lures & Tours page.

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