Ray Blades, Author at Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine

I knew Fraser River sturgeon fishing was special, but I was unprepared for getting my first real taste of this dinosaur's awesome power.

"At heart I’m a river rat, and prefer anything swimming in moving water. Sturgeon fit that bill," OOD Editor/Associate Publisher Ray Blades writes.

A draft fisheries management plan (DFMP) for FMZ 15 was posted for public comment in fall 2022, but to date, there’s been no movement.

Years ago, I was invited to a late-season waterfowl hunt. It was a cold December day, with crust ice around the bay in southcentral Ontario.

When we heard Howa was making a mountain rifle that was under five pounds and affordable, we just had to take it for spin.

We filled a Yeti Tundra 45 and a similar Coleman cooler with 26.4 lbs of ice and left them in direct sun for days to test their performance.