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Photo- Nick Roman A new year brings a fresh start — on and off the water. New trips on the calendar, new goals, and that familiar optimism that *this* will be the year everything clicks. Before we dive into another season of early mornings, foggy launches, and screaming reels, I want to wish you and your family all the best in the year ahead . May it be filled with good health, time outdoors, and plenty of memorable days on the water. As a professional fishing guide in Ontar

A Guide’s Last trip, Last cleanup, and the Long Slow Breath Before It All Begins Again Photos- Aidas Rygelis When you make your living on the water, you don’t measure your year by calendars or holidays or what month your phone says it is. Your season is marked by river temps, wind forecasts, sketch launches and the smell of wet neoprene drying in the back of the truck. It starts fast, ends faster, and somewhere in the middle you lose track of how many days have passed — only

Late November had already settled into its cold mood—grey mornings, frosted rafts, the sort of chill that sits in your sleeves and reminds you winter is closer than it looks. But on this day, the forecast teased us with a rare warm spell, the kind that makes even the most stubborn winter steelhead feel just a little more alive. My guest was driving all the way from Ottawa for one thing: his first steelhead. And not just any steelhead—he wanted it on the swing. Big ask. Bold a

Nicolas Roman with a beautiful Ontario steelhead caught nymph fishing with Smooth River Guiding The leaves haven’t fully turned yet, and...