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Author: Kevin Stobbe
Kevin Stobbe
Kevin Stobbe has been in the magazine business for over 20 years, designing local, national and international publications before working on Hooked magazine at its inception in 2008. He took over the magazine in 2010 and in 2014 restructured the company to strengthen the editorial direction by hiring Don Lamont as editor. Don has been active in dragging Kevin out from behind the computer and onto the water and ice, onto float planes and into the wilderness in search of great fishing and exciting adventures to share with you, and to help focus the magazine's direction for the future.
From amazing fishing trips, the best in gear and our monthly tackle contest, there’s lots to enter for your chance to win! Click here for our contest page!
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Sign up for a chance to win the Hooked Anniversary Grand Prize of a 3-day fly-in Fishing trip for 4 to Jackson’s Lodge & Outfitters Little Sass Outpost camp worth $6000! Little Sass is a 45 minute flight from our Float base in Lac du Bonnet located 88 miles Northeast. This camp is in the Atikaki Provincial Park, on the Sasaginnigak River system. Fish for Walleye and Pike among structure such as islands, reefs, sandbars and waterfalls. This lake extends over seven miles and has a reputation of one of Manitoba’s most productive Walleye and Northern Pike fisheries. It are…
Watch this great vid by Clayton Schick Outdoors, as they ice-fish on Lake of the Prairies, in Manitoba’s Parkland region. Clayton and his friend Carter manage to land a couple big walleye using their Mega Live and underwater camera. They stayed at Lost Meadows Resort, a great location to fish Lake of the Prairies. Make sure to be safe on the ice at all times. For more information, watch this “Ice Safety” Video For more information on ice-fishing in Manitoba, head to HuntFishMB.
In 2019, in celebration of their 90th anniversary in business, Len Thompson Lures installed the world’s largest lure just up the road from the factory in Lacombe, Alberta. The monument measures in at 40 feet 5.25 inches, nearly 25 feet longer than the previous world record. To break the dimensions down even further, the spoon itself is 27.5 feet long and 9.5 feet wide. The treble hook is 14 feet long and 8 feet wide. Lacombe’s lure was painted with Len Thompson’s most popular pattern, the Yellow and Red Five of Diamonds®. It was approved as the world’s largest fishing…
Monster lake trout, the ultimate hardwater action! In part two Keevin Erickson and Jay Siemens are at Sharron’s Outfitting on Kississing Lake and Evergreen Lodge on Clearwater Lake hunting beastly Manitoba Lake Trout! To learn more about Fishing and Hunting in Manitoba, check out HuntfishMB.
Massive lake trout are the adventure-seekers dream! Check out Jay Siemen’s vid from March 2020 as he travelled to northern Manitoba with Keevin Erickson the hunt for these beasts. They stayed at Viking Lodge in Cranberry Portage fishing both the Cranberry Lakes and MASSIVE Lake Athapap. Watch the incredible underwater footage and the lakers through the ice! Check out the HuntFishMB ice fishing page for more ice fishing information in Manitoba.
Jay Siemens and Alex Peric went to Lynn Lake, Manitoba for early ice trout. Sight fishing these amazing fish is a blast! Check out the HuntFishMB ice fishing page for more ice fishing destinations in Manitoba.
Len Thompson Lures started the Fishing for Food Banks Lure Sale in 2020 and raised over $24,000 that year by donating 50% of the profits to 29 Canadian community food banks. They are continuing the program this year. They generously donated $500 to Hooked Magazine’s local Food Bank of choice, and we matched their donation making it $1000. We then contacted Red River Co-op to purchase food, and their District Manager Paul Jackson agreed to give us a 10% discount on the food, so we could buy even more! The store manager at the Seasons Co-op, Jessica Lowther, was kind…