Ontario Out Of Doors

OFAH and OOD is celebrating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day together for one big giveaway. Enter today to win! Contest runs April 17 - June 19, 2026. Multiple entries allowed. Valued at approx. $2K. ofah.org/oodonline/cont… @ofah #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Gift #Guide #Giveaway

OOD is seeking a detail-oriented and adaptable Assistant Digital Editor for full-time employment to support the curation of online digital content from July 6, 2026 – August 28, 2026. More information at the link below. ofah.org/about/jobs/ass… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario

Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Gagnon Sports and appear online/in print as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest. #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #ThunderBay #GagnonSports #Steelhead #Contest #Winner

Congratulations to #PhotoFriday winner Michael Danchuk of Thunder Bay, who caught-and-released this male rainbow on the McIntyre River. @GagnonSports

The following three destinations offer a mix of walleye experiences, from drive-to locations to a fly-in or drive-to northern wilderness adventure. Read more on OOD Online. 👇 ofah.org/oodonline/trav… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Travel #WhereToGo #Walleye

Traditional turkey hunting involves getting up early, walking in darkness, and trying to call birds off the roost. But it doesn’t have to. Read more in this exclusive on OOD Online. ofah.org/oodonline/hunt… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #SimcoeCounty #WildTurkeys #Turkey

Readers ask OOD Columnist Ken Doherty a suite of questions based on specific models in their collections in this installment of Ask an Expert. Read more. 👇 ofah.org/oodonline/guns… If you have niche questions, send them to: mail@oodmag.com #AskAnExpert #Questions #Answers

If established in Canada, these invasives could have a devastating impact on the grape and wine industries. Read more on OOD Online. ofah.org/oodonline/news… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #SpottedLanternFly #SpottedLanternFlies #InvasiveSpecies

Spotted lantern flies (SLFs) were found dead in a shipment of empty planting pots in St. Catherines earlier this spring, making for the 57th observation of SLFs by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) since 2022. 1/2

#MemoryBank photos uploaded! 📸 Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Gagnon Sports and appear online/in print as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest. Send us your pics! @GagnonSports @ofah #Hunting #Fishing #OFAH #GagnonSports

OOD Contributor Lyle Gayder of Hooked on Niagara is enjoying spring in Tobermory and working on future mag stories. #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Tobermory #HookedOnNiagara #BTS #BehindTheScenes #FutureContent

Perhaps the most mysterious sportfish, longnose gar swim en masse in almost every major sport fishery across the southern half of Ontario. Learn how to catch ‘em in this exclusive to OFAH members and OOD subscribers. ofah.org/oodonline/fish… @ofah #Fishing #Ontario #Gar

Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Gagnon Sports and appear online/in print as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest. #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Orillia #GagnonSports #WildTurkey #Contest #Winner

Congratulations to #PhotoFriday winner Rob Clifford of Severn, who fooled this big gobbler using two hen decoys in Orillia. @ofah

Canadians can fish in Ontario without a licence or Outdoors Card on Mother’s Day Weekend, the second of four free fishing events of the year. ofah.org/oodonline/news… @FishWildlifeON @ofah #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #MothersDay #MothersDayWeekend #FreeFishing #Conservation

There is nothing wrong with chasing a sucker. They often live in beautiful places and are an important part of the fisheries ecosystem. Read more in this exclusive to OFAH members and OOD subscribers. ofah.org/oodonline/fish… @ofah @GordEllis #Sucker #ChasingSucker #Fisheries

Do you want to go fishing, but just don't know how to work the rod? Harper Redmond gives a rundown on casting in his school paper. ofah.org/oodonline/blog… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Casting101 #Homework #Voices #HowTos

Congratulations to OOD Contributor Jeff Helsdon and OOD Assistant Editor Steve Galea for their 2025 Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA) Awards. Read more below. 👇 ofah.org/oodonline/news… #Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #OCNA #OCNAs #BetterNewspaperCompetition

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“Classic structures naturally attract anglers. The larger one is, the easier it is to find on a fishing chart. That means sharing water with multiple boats trying to entice fish that have seen a steady parade of lures."

"In contrast, compact spots and places with subtle features, such as a soft-to-hard bottom transition, are rarely shown on fishing maps. Micro-structures are harder to find but also mean less fishing pressure,” Tim Allard writes in “Sleeper spots” in the Walleye 2026 issue.