The Blue Fish Radio Show

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Knowing the past, present and future weather when Fishing

2026-10-0128:00

Ventusky is a new personal weather data app designed for anglers to access realtime weather data, accurate forecasts, and time-specific data relevant to prior fishing adventures. Ventusky draws from the Canadian Meteorological Centre GEM model, alongside other global models such as ECMWF, GFS and ICON. Pavel Rehulekfrom Ventuskyspeaks with Blue Fish Radio Show host Lawrence Gunther on the episode “Knowing the past, present and future weather when Fishing.” Enter the code “BLUEFISHRADIO”to try Ventusky Premium free for six months:https://my.ventusky.com/guide/howto/how-to-redeem-a-ventusky-voucher-40/

Bruce Hyer on the los of Wabakimi Lodge to Fire

2026-10-0101:04:58

Bruce Hyer on the loss of Wabakimi Lodge to Fire / BFRIn August 2026 the Wabakimi Outfitters Lodge on Mattice Lake, camp on Clearwater Lake, as well as the remote outposts on Shawanabis Lake, Burntrock Lake, and Redman Lake were all destroyed by Ontario’s largest forest fire on record. The owner and founder of the Lodge, Bruce Hyer, believes the fire is the result of climate change and forest mismanagement in the logged portion of the boreal forest where all fires are extinguished at any cost to safeguard standing timber. Listen to Bruce in conversation with Lawrence Gunther on the Blue Fish Radio Show episode “Bruce Hyer on the loss of Wabakimi Lodge to Fire.”

Save The St. Lawrence River Stewardship Training

2026-05-2926:07

Save The River, home of the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper is doing their part to recruit community stewards. For well over a decade their river steward training initiative has informed and empowered hundreds of volunteer river stewards. Listen to Lawrence Gunther in conversation with Save The River’s Education Manager Daniel Bellinger as he walks us through various on-water educational experiences and opportunities on The Blue Fish Radio show called “Save The St. Lawrence River Stewardship Training”. The St. Lawrence River is approaching it’s 40th anniversary of the “Slick of '76,” a 300,000-gallon oil spill in the heart of the Thousand Islands.

WATCH Citizen Science and the St Clair River

2026-05-2901:09:07

In 2003, the Wallaceburg Advisory Team for a Cleaner Habitat (WATCH) began as a committee under the direction of the Wallaceburg Chamber of Commerce, in response to several chemical company spills into the St. Clair River which shut down the water intakes of both Wallaceburg and Walpole Island. The spills came to light when toxic blobs were discovered on the river bottom. Listen to Kris Lee, Director, WATCH Citizen Science in conversation with host Lawrence Gunther as the two discuss the work of WATCH with area fishing clubs to safeguard the St Clair River on “WATCH Citizen Science and the St Clair River “ on The Blue Fish Radio Show.

Changing Course Back to Small Scale Fishing

2026-04-1401:24:05

Helen Forsey and Barry Darby are the driving force behind “Changing Course”, a “blue justice” initiative designed to restore Atlantic Canada’s fair and equitable commercial fisheries. The two discuss with host Lawrence Gunther why the current system of quotas is insufficient to breath new life into Canada’s coastal communities, and why the catch share initiative is further concentrating control of these fisheries into ever-fewer hands. Changing course returns the focus to who, how, when and where fisheries occur, instead of focussing on maximising efficiencies with the goal of those with the deepest pockets securing the greatest portion of a quota. Listen to Hellen and Barry on the Blue Fish Radio Show and discover how the focus of indigenous, recreational and commercial fisheries might once again share the common goal of ensuring the future of fishing.

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