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By TJ Maglio

February 19, 2012

Todd Faircloth is generally not the type of person that works himself up too much preparing for any given tournament. It’s that kind of calm that has led him to cash a check in 111 of 153 BASS tournaments, an unbelievable 72.5% of the time. It’s that kind of calm that has also helped him qualify for 10 of the last 13 Bassmaster Classics. Always one of the most consistent anglers on the tour, Todd’s even keel has allowed him to make a name for himself as a threat to win on almost any waterbody at any time of the year.

Faircloth hasn’t been a pushover once the Classic begins, either. He’s posted three top 10s and finished inside the top 20 three other times, so it’s safe to say that the Jasper, TX angler won’t be considered a long shot when handicapping the field in the coming weeks.

By Lawrence Gunther Euteneier
Photos by Scott Cambell

February 14, 2012

Flowing past the foot of Canada’s Parliament and 4^th largest city, the Ottawa River may rank as one of Canada’s least appreciated recreational fisheries.  Musky, Pike, Bullhead, Carp, Large, Small and White Bass, Black Crappie, Perch, Walleye and Sauger are all there waiting to be caught.  What makes fishing the Ottawa even more memorable is its natural beauty.

At 1,271 km or 863 miles, the Ottawa River is the second longest river in Canada to drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Its headwaters are situated deep within the province of Quebec. The river itself meanders its way west through a chain of lakes to Lake Timiskaming, before turning south and southeast where it straddles the Quebec / Ontario provincial border, eventually emptying into the mighty St. Lawrence river.