Scott Gardner
Associate Editor and Columnist at Outdoor Canada
Associate editor and fly-fishing columnist for @OutdoorCanada & @OutdoorCanadaW, talking fishing, hunting, fly fishing/tying, kayak fishing & other cool stuff.
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6 days ago |
outdoorcanada.ca | Scott Gardner
Not fond of leeches? These patterns will have you loving them Few creatures tap into deep-seated human aversions like leeches. Their slimy, slithery appearance, combined with the idea they’ll feed on your very lifeblood, is enough to squick out anyone. Fish, however, heartily disagree.
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1 week ago |
outdoorcanada.ca | Scott Gardner
Opening up an entire new world of angling possibilities It’s been 25 years since the first purpose-built fishing kayaks hit the water. What began as a niche experiment—basically bolting rod holders onto traditional recreational kayaks—has become a whole new way of fishing.
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1 week ago |
medium.com | Scott Gardner
The thing I feared most saved my life. At one point, I had it all. I had a successful company, a 42-foot sailboat, a 5,000 sq ft man-cave filled with half-finished inventions and a personal theater, six vehicles (including a repurposed F450 ambulance), and a creative team that got me. My wife and daughter had horses. I had zero debt, except for some IRS issues that were annoying but manageable. And then I drank. It wasn’t a stumble. It was a collapse.
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1 month ago |
outdoorcanada.ca | Scott Gardner
9 great ways to make sure you stay a mediocre fly angler As a fly fisherman, I came out of the gates pretty hot, landing a bunch of brown and rainbow trout my first time on the water. It was June of 1985, and I was 15 years old. The biggest was about eight inches long, but they were fish, caught on flies I tied myself.
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1 month ago |
outdoorcanada.ca | Scott Gardner
Overburdened with accessories? Here’s all you really need There’s a clichéd image of the fly angler as foppish figure, dressed to the nines in expensive gear, and festooned with dangling trinkets. It’s embarrassing. It also gives the impression you need all that stuff to go fishing. You really don’t.
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RT @OutdoorCanada: Right now in history is an excellent time to remind everyone what an incredible independent nation Canada truly is. This…
Could nature (and science) be any cooler?
When a crow feels sick… it visits an anthill. Sounds strange? It’s actually one of nature’s most fascinating healing rituals. When a crow senses it’s unwell, it will intentionally find an anthill, spread its wings wide, and remain completely still—waiting for the ants to crawl https://t.co/PDIVdnqSRF
A must-read for fishing & history buffs: the true tale of Outer Baldonia, and the int'l incident it almost caused when the Soviets didn't get the joke... https://t.co/NXFiBOOqWs via @outdoorcanada
