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Outdoor Journal Radio: The Podcast
Drawing from their experience as two of Canada’s most prominent outdoor personalities, hosts Angelo Viola and Peter Bowman explore the environmental topics, issues, and events that matter to the everyday outdoorsman. Joined by a wide variety of guests, ODJ Radio seeks to answer the questions and tell the stories of all those who enjoy being outside. Your stories, your questions, on your schedule
Episodes
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 245: Why Walleye Ignore Your Bait on LiveScope
Seeing a walleye on LiveScope is one thing. Getting your bait where that fish can actually see it is another. This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Angelo Viola…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 244: What’s Really Happening to BC’s Wild Salmon?
Some salmon populations are showing signs of recovery. Others remain in serious trouble. What’s actually happening on Canada’s West Coast? This week on Outdoor…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 243: Fertile Grass Carp in Ontario? How Worried Should We Be...
Two fertile grass carp were caught in Ontario’s Welland River. How worried should anglers be, and what do those captures actually tell us? This week on Outdoor…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 242: Would You Drive Two Days for Fishing Like This?
For more than five years, this fishing lodge sat empty. Animals moved into the cabins, trees took over the property, and a once-thriving destination fell into…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 241: Saving Animals Shouldn’t Be This Dangerous
Crocodile surgery, a close call with a rabid dog, and a veterinary clinic shaking as bombs land nearby. Saving animals has taken Dr. Cliff Redford a long way…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 240: Does Catching Big Fish Require a Boat?
You don't need a boat to make great fishing memories, and you might be driving past water worth fishing. This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete head…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 239: Why Fall Is the Best Time for BIG Walleye
Are you putting your boat away before the best walleye fishing of the year? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete break down their approach to fall…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 238: Why Sea Lamprey Keep Coming Back (FISH TALK W/ THE DOC)
The forest is burning, but what’s happening beneath the water? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete welcome back Dr. Steven Cooke to explore how…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 237: We Were Only Allowed ONE Type of Bait
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Pete is away, leaving Ang behind the desk with Nik and Dean to break down one of the most unusual Fish’n Canada shoots of…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 236: LIVE From the AMAZON: Hunting GIANT Peacock Bass
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, we’re going somewhere we’ve never gone before... LIVE into the Amazon. Ang and Pete are joined by Brazilian anglers Bruno…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 235: Can Hunting Save Our Connection to Nature?
One cousin grew up in the city. The other grew up hunting, fishing and living off the land. Together, Joel and Ryan Primus created Finding Nowhere, a raw…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 234: Is a 16-Foot Boat Safe on the Great Lakes?
How small is too small for the Great Lakes? This week, Ang and Pete answer a listener who wants to take his 16-foot aluminum boat onto Lake Ontario and…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 233: Do Fishing Lures Actually Need to Look Real?
Why do bass crush lures that look absolutely nothing like anything they would naturally eat? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Pete and Angelo are joined…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 232: 191 Wildfires. 2,800 Evacuations. What’s Happening in Ontario?
Nearly 200 wildfires. Thousands forced from their homes. Fishing camps already lost. Water bombers being grounded because people keep flying drones into active…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 231: Is ICAST Dying? What We Saw in 2026
Angelo is joined by Nik and Dean Taylor to break down everything they saw at ICAST 2026, and the future of the fishing industry might not be looking as healthy…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 230: Saving Animals From War, Abuse, and the Streets
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Canadian veterinarian, world traveller, author, and animal rescue volunteer Dr. Cliff Redford…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 229: The Truth About Blue Walleye (Fish Talk With The Doc)
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined once again by Dr. Steven Cooke, the Fish Doc, to answer some of the strangest questions in fishing…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 228: We Gave Beginners the Ultimate Fishing Test
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys are back from La Réserve Beauchêne, one of Quebec’s most unique private fishing destinations. With 50,000 acres…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 227: The LOST Fish’n Canada Episodes
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the boys head back to Northern Ontario for a wild recap of their trip to Red Pine Lodge on Ivanhoe Lake, just outside of…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 226: A Canadian Seafood Company Sold MUSKIE?
An Ontario seafood company has pleaded guilty to attempting to sell an angler-caught muskie, receiving a fine of just $2,000. Was the punishment enough, and…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 225: Your "Smallmouth" Might Not Be a Smallmouth
Is there really more than one species of smallmouth bass? This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, the crew dives into groundbreaking research suggesting the fish…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 224: Northern Ontario Walleye Fishing Gets Serious
Outdoor Journal Radio hits the road to Timmins, Ontario for the Timmins Walleye Championship and the NOWT finals. Ang, Nik, and Dean break down the tournament…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 223: Inside Ontario’s Most Exclusive Trout Fishing Club
This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete take the show on the road to the Franklin Club in Mount Albert, Ontario, one of the most unique private trout…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 222: Bassmaster Angler BANNED for Life… The Most Insane Cheating Scandal Yet
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 221: Gas Prices Are Killing Road Trips. Is This the Fix?
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 220: Jay Legere
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 219: Deer Ticks Are Spreading Across Canada… Here’s Why
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 218: The Craziest Fish Behaviour Ever Filmed in Freshwater
What’s really happening under your boat? After 40 years of fishing, we finally got a look beneath the surface and what we saw completely changed how we think…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 217: The Reality of Hosting TV With a Speech Impediment
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 216: He Built a Fishing School… and It SOLD OUT in 2 HOURS (216 Kids Learning to Fish)
A fishing school that sells out in under 2 hours? That’s exactly what’s happening. John Anderson, Muskie’s Canada Hall of Famer, created the Ottawa Fish School…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 215: He Quit His Job to Live Off-Grid… Now He Has 16 Million Views
What would it take for you to walk away from everything… and start over in the middle of nowhere? That’s exactly what Shawn Trudel from Cabin River Outdoors…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 214: Garmin Just Changed Fishing Forever… Here’s What We Know
Garmin just dropped one of the biggest fishing technology updates we’ve ever seen… and it might completely change how we fish moving forward. In this episode…
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Episode 213: This Guy Stole 53 Fishing Lures… Here’s What Happened
What REALLY goes on behind the scenes of the Toronto Sportsman Show? In this episode of Outdoor Journal Radio, we sit down with show manager Mike Blake to…
Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 212: How Jay Siemens Built One of the Biggest Fishing Channels on YouTube
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 211:How Much Does Bluefin Tuna Fishing REALLY Cost in Canada?
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpiosde 210: The Biggest Scam in Fishing History?
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 209: Catching the SMALLEST Fish on Purpose?
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Episode 208: What You DON’T See on Fishing TV | Season 40, Poachers & Behind-the-Scenes
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 207: Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources Answers Anglers’ Biggest Questions
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Episode 206: Bob Izumi on 40 Years of Fishing TV, Tournament Evolution, and Life After The Real Fishing Show
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 205: Renting Boats for the Summer? Inside Canada’s Most Unique Boat Business
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 204: Inside the Toronto Boat Show - New Princecraft Platinum, Best Time to Buy a Boat, and a $3.2M Tuna
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 203: The Future of Ice Fishing Safety | Ice Thickness From Space
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 202: Inside Season 40 | What’s Next for The Fish’n Canada Show
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 201: 25 Years of The New Fly Fisher!
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 200: We Solved the Goldfish Problem!
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 199: Our First Reaction to Princecraft’s Wild New Design
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 198: Fishing Tournament Cheater - The Strangest Case We’ve Ever Seen
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 197: The Great White Shark Boom - What’s Happening in Atlantic Canada
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 196: The Tiny Fish That Changed Bass Fishing in Canada Forever
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 195: Great Whites, Giant Tuna, and Chaos in Canso!
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 194: Massive Grass Carp Caught in Ontario Waters! Are Our Lakes at Risk?
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Episode 193: Sleeping with the Wolves
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Episode 192: Walleye Invaded Our Laker Spots!
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Episode 191: Northern Lights and Trophy Walleye at Ontario’s Lodge 88
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Episode 190: Tuna and Tradition at the Wedgeport Tuna Festival
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Episode 189: The Future of Bass Management
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 188: 40 Lakes, 7 Species
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 187: Meeting Ontario's New Minister of Natural Resources
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Outdoor Journal Radio: The PodcastEpisode 186: Is Quebec Hiding Canada’s Best Smallmouth Fishery?
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