| Ontario is Canada's number one fishing | | | | dedicated to the winter fisherman. You can |
| destination. Ontario is an "Iriquoian" word | | | | rough it or stay in five star luxury. You can |
| meaning beautiful or shining waters. As | | | | get a guide to show you the best fishing |
| Ontario has some 250,000 lakes there is | | | | spots and you can sit out on the ice or have |
| plenty of beautiful shiny water about. Most | | | | the comfort of a basic hut which will keep |
| people know it as a fisherman's paradise in | | | | you warm and keep the wind off or a luxury |
| summer but don't forget it has a great winter | | | | ice fishing hut complete with heating and |
| season too. Why not consider ice fishing in | | | | kitchen. |
| Ontario this winter? | | | | |
| | | | There are basic safety rules, the main one |
| Fishing in winter is more of an adventure | | | | being make sure the ice is at least four |
| holiday. For the Canadians it is an everyday | | | | inches thick, but a skilled ice fishing guide |
| event and no big deal to cut a hole in the | | | | will see you have everything you need and |
| ice and start fishing or to haul out an ice | | | | update you on safety rules. You will also |
| fishing hut and in comfort. For everyone | | | | need warm, water proof clothing. Everything |
| reading who is not from North America you | | | | you need can be hired. |
| probably won't know much about ice fishing or | | | | |
| ever have considered it for a winter holiday. | | | | There are a number of ways to get to fishing |
| But for all you keen fishermen and women out | | | | spots. The easiest, you just drive up, get |
| there it is a fantastic experience that you | | | | out of the car, tramp out across the lake and |
| should not miss. | | | | start fishing. But for the more adventurous |
| | | | you can snowmobile out to a more secluded |
| You can chose literally any type of holiday | | | | spot or really go for it and hire a light |
| you want and combine it with some ice | | | | plane to take you to the more remote areas of |
| fishing. The lakes and rivers are so numerous | | | | Ontario. Whatever you do you will see |
| that wherever you chose to stay you are going | | | | beautiful winter scenery and have some of the |
| to be in reach of a days fishing. | | | | best fishing of your life. |
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| If you are traveling with the family and you | | | | This will be a unique fishing experience and |
| are staying in the city you can still arrange | | | | it gives you the chance to potentially catch |
| a guide, an ice hut and fishing equipment for | | | | some very big fish. Depending where you chose |
| a day out on the lake fishing and enjoying | | | | to fish you might catch, lake trout, northern |
| the wonderful scenery. | | | | pike, walleye, whitefish or rainbow trout. |
| | | | There are 180 varieties of fish in Canada and |
| If you are on a skiing holiday you can bet | | | | 144 of them are found in Ontario! Of course |
| you can fit in a days fishing. These trips | | | | after catching your fish You will want to eat |
| may also be featured as a sideline during | | | | it and what could be better than an open fire |
| snowmobiling, dog sledding, Native Cultural | | | | out by the frozen lake and the smell of fish |
| experiences or adventure lodge trip holidays. | | | | cooking while you enjoy all that beautiful |
| | | | winter white Ontario scenery. |
| There are hotels, motels cabins and B&B's all | | | | |