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Welcome to Freshwaterphil.com , home of the true fresh water sport fisherman.

Our goal is to provide our viewers with great freshwater fishing tips for Bass (Smallmouth, Largemouth, Stripers), Northern Pike, Catfish, Carp, Perch, Trout, Walleye and other species fished in rivers and lakes across North America, based on my experience fishing mainly Southern Quebec and Southern Ontario. You'll also find recent, up to date pics, and other useful sport fishing information.

Why do I consider myself a "true" sport fisherman?

First and foremost, I don't fish for a living, I live to fish. I have a career that is unrelated to fishing, as most fishermen or anglers do, and I'm happy to get out and wet a line whenever possible.
) I don't use equipment so fancy that you need to take a second mortgage to pay it off, as most tournament fishermen do.
I don't go on guided trips to exotic locations with monster fish that many TV fishermen usually promote, and the average amateur sport fisherman only dreams of being able to afford.
I am lucky if get 30 days of fishing per year, in contrast to the hundreds of days per year tournament and TV fishermen log every year, before condensing their best moments into 20 minutes of TV air time.

Most of the tips, techniques and captures pictured on this web site were achieved by trial and error, using the simplest of rigs and live bait (where allowed). In addition, most were caught while shore fishing, which is my preferred method. I love taking my kids along whenever possible, the joy of seeing them fishing is worth more than the few extra big ones I might catch if I weren't busy helping / teaching them how to fish. They also tend to get bored faster if they are in a boat, even when the bite is on.

Left: "Largemouth" and "Pikeman" on a July 2006 outing
Right: "Pikeman" and "Conservationist" on a June 2006 outing.

Last but not least, I have to thank my wife for putting up with my fishing habits and schedule, most women I know aren't as understanding and supportive about it, especially when our five children don't come along.

If you enjoy fishing as much as we do, I'm confident you'll appreciate the tips, techniques, time and effort invested in creating this web site. You are invited to check out our picture gallery. For your convenience, we organized the pics by species, use the following links to access the species pages.