Outdoor Journal Radio: The Podcast
Drawing from their experience as two of Canada’s most prominent outdoor personalities, hosts Angelo Viola and Peter Bowman explore the environmental topics, issues, and events that matter to the everyday outdoorsman. Joined by a wide variety of guests, ODJ Radio seeks to answer the questions and tell the stories of all those who enjoy being outside. Your stories, your questions, on your schedule
Episodes
234 episodes
Episode 229: The Truth About Blue Walleye (Fish Talk With The Doc)
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined once again by Dr. Steven Cooke, the Fish Doc, to answer some of the strangest questions in fishing.After a recent trip where the crew caught an unusually high number of blue wal...
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Episode 228: We Gave Beginners the Ultimate Fishing Test
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are back from La Réserve Beauchêne, one of Quebec’s most unique private fishing destinations.With 50,000 acres, dozens of lakes, luxury accommodations, incredible food, and fish-filled water e...
Episode 227: The LOST Fish’n Canada Episodes
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys head back to Northern Ontario for a wild recap of their trip to Red Pine Lodge on Ivanhoe Lake, just outside of Timmins.What started as a post-spawn walleye mission turned into a 34-mile shall...
Episode 226: A Canadian Seafood Company Sold MUSKIE?
An Ontario seafood company has pleaded guilty to attempting to sell an angler-caught muskie, receiving a fine of just $2,000. Was the punishment enough, and how does a protected sport fish end up on the commercial market in the first place?...
Episode 225: Your "Smallmouth" Might Not Be a Smallmouth
Is there really more than one species of smallmouth bass? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the crew dives into groundbreaking research suggesting the fish we all know may actually be made up of four distinct evolutionary lineages.Plus...
Episode 224: Northern Ontario Walleye Fishing Gets Serious
Outdoor Journal Radio hits the road to Timmins, Ontario for the Timmins Walleye Championship and the NOWT finals. Ang, Nik, and Dean break down the tournament, the Princecraft boat prizes, the difference between the championship and sportsman d...
Episode 223: Inside Ontario’s Most Exclusive Trout Fishing Club
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete take the show on the road to the Franklin Club in Mount Albert, Ontario, one of the most unique private trout fishing clubs in the province.Joined by Chad Davenport, hatchery...
Episode 222: Bassmaster Angler BANNED for Life… The Most Insane Cheating Scandal Yet
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Episode 221: Gas Prices Are Killing Road Trips. Is This the Fix?
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Episode 220: Jay Legere
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Episode 219: Deer Ticks Are Spreading Across Canada… Here’s Why
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Episode 218: The Craziest Fish Behaviour Ever Filmed in Freshwater
What’s really happening under your boat?After 40 years of fishing, we finally got a look beneath the surface and what we saw completely changed how we think about fish, water clarity, and behavior.In this episode, we sit down with...
Episode 217: The Reality of Hosting TV With a Speech Impediment
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Episode 216: He Built a Fishing School… and It SOLD OUT in 2 HOURS (216 Kids Learning to Fish)
A fishing school that sells out in under 2 hours? That’s exactly what’s happening.John Anderson, Muskie’s Canada Hall of Famer, created the Ottawa Fish School to teach kids how to fish, tie knots, handle fish safely, and become ...
Episode 215: He Quit His Job to Live Off-Grid… Now He Has 16 Million Views
What would it take for you to walk away from everything… and start over in the middle of nowhere?That’s exactly what Shawn Trudel from Cabin River Outdoors did. He had no experience and no real plan. Just a piece of land deep in the wild...
Episode 214: Garmin Just Changed Fishing Forever… Here’s What We Know
Garmin just dropped one of the biggest fishing technology updates we’ve ever seen… and it might completely change how we fish moving forward.In this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, we break down Garmin’s brand new 360 sonar system and ...
Episode 213: This Guy Stole 53 Fishing Lures… Here’s What Happened
What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of the Toronto Sportsman Show?In this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, we sit down with show manager Mike Blake to break down how one of Canada’s biggest outdoor events has evolved, what’s new this ...
Episode 212: How Jay Siemens Built One of the Biggest Fishing Channels on YouTube
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Episode 211:How Much Does Bluefin Tuna Fishing REALLY Cost in Canada?
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Epiosde 210: The Biggest Scam in Fishing History?
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Episode 209: Catching the SMALLEST Fish on Purpose?
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Episode 208: What You DON’T See on Fishing TV | Season 40, Poachers & Behind-the-Scenes
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Episode 207: Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources Answers Anglers’ Biggest Questions
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