Welcome to Week CCXVII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert. In the following weeks I’ll attempt to give those anglers who love to fish but just don’t have access to a boat, a look at some of the options in the Yorkton area where you can fish from shore, and hopefully catch some fish.
Late nights are made for web searching, and while I have eclectic search choices, farming, disc golf, Sherlock Holmes pastiches, abstract strategy board games, miniature skirmish war gaming, it usually ends up including a few searches on fishing.
On one such late night search I came upon www.kayakfishmag.com
Now I have to admit I have never so much as sat in a kayak, or a canoe, so my experience is zero here.
But, when it comes to small lakes, of which there are many around here, Wilson, Jackfish, the Cutarm Reservoir, Melville Resevoir, to name a few, heading out in a personal craft such as a kayak would seem a great way to get out on the water after a few perch, trout, or whatever swims in the aforementioned waters.
That is why the Internet is such a great tool, not just for fisherfolk, but generally finding out information on new areas of interest.
The online kayak ‘ezine’ at this point doesn’t have tons of content, but it was enough to at least whet my appetite to the possibilities of the kayak as a handy personalized fishing craft.
Of course that is the great thing about the Internet you never have to rely on one source.
If you are more visual, YouTube.com is a source of course. Check out www.kayakfishmag.com
The lead video Sunday showed some incredible footage of a hooked tarpon, the fisherman alone in his kayak.
Next check out www.kayakfishingshow.com
This is another site was some incredible footage. Of course our beloved passion does lend itself to great video. Fish breaking the surface on great jumps, rods bowing under the strength of running fish, the water splashing as the fish comes to the net.
It’s a great site.
And that brings us to a final stop for the week, one a bit closer to home, in terms of it being a Canadian kayak fishing site - www.canadiankayakanglers.com
“The Canadian Kayak Angler community is dedicated to the growth of kayak fishing within our country through online forum and event creation. We are made up of Canada’s top kayak anglers and host the largest events across Canada. Our online community is friendly and knowledgeable and will welcome all anglers of any experience level. Our focus is to provide anglers with information that will boost their experience and help anglers meet up with others for fishing trips. We also act as a medium for industry reps and dealerships to release information to our market,” details the site.
“CKA Events are a federal non-profit corporation that is dedicated to the growth of the sport of kayak fishing through the creation of sustainable annual kayak fishing events across the country. Events are run by the kayak angling community in conjunction with great sponsors to provide outlets for community members to meet and participate in friendly competition.”
This is maybe the favourite site because it is Canadian, which means the material should be more useful locally, or at least more relevant. The material also resonates in the sense it is more familiar being in Canada.
At least the sites are informative, should you be considering the kayak as a way to escape the shore to fish some open water.
