Tales of Polar Bears and Brook Trout

Outdoors
Written By Steven Biggs
Mike Borger with a prize brook trout

Talking about brook trout and fishing with Mike Borger from Canada Fishing Guide.

Time Outdoors…and Trout

You probably never expected to hear about polar bears on The Food Garden Life Show.

Today’s show is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on plants. We continue with our focus on food, the outdoors, and the human story.

Time Outdoors…and Family

Mike Borger, lived some of his younger years as a self-described canoe bum, travelling northern waters in pursuit of brook trout. Today, he helps people plan trips to remote fishing destinations through his business Canada Fishing Guide.

We learned of Mike Borger when a friend sent us a link to a video of a great family trip: A Dad who takes his 10-year-old son on a spring brook-trout fishing trip into Algonquin Park – and they get the mother lode of fish.

In today’s show, my son Quinn, an avid angler, joins in our chat with his fishing questions.

We talk about:

  • Travelling northern canoe routes (and a polar bear encounter!)

  • Mike’s passion for brook trout

  • His epic brook trout fishing trips to Algonquin Park with his son, Brendan

  • Favourite tackle

  • Reading a lake when fishing for brook trout

  • Tips for new anglers

  • How he created a business doing what he loves

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Canada Fishing Guide: canadafishingguide.net

 
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Steven Biggs

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author. His passion is helping home gardeners grow food in creative and attractive ways.


He’s the author of eight gardening books, including the Canadian bestseller No Guff Vegetable Gardening. His articles have appeared in Canada’s Local Gardener, Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Country Guide, Edible Toronto, and other magazines.


Along with over 30 years working in the horticultural sector and a horticultural-science major at the University of Guelph, Steven’s experience includes hands-on projects in his own garden including wicking beds, driveway strawbale gardens, and a rooftop tomato plantation—to the ongoing amusement of neighbours.


When not in the garden, you might catch him recording his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast or canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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