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Scott Gardner

@outdoorgardner.bsky.social

Associate editor and fly-fishing columnist for Outdoor Canada magazine. Doing my part to fight Nature Deficit Disorder by sharing about fishing, fly fishing, kayaking, science, photography adventure travel and the great outdoors.

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Airline flight bookings between Canada and U.S. down 70%, report says Passenger bookings on flight routes between Canada and the United States "have collapsed," dropping by more than 70 per cent. Find out more.

#ElbowsUp, baby! Heck with Disneyworld, Vegas & Branson. We have lifetimes of cool stuff to do here in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, and it's time to enjoy it πŸŽ†
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30.03.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To keep enjoying great fishing, we need to let the lunkers go. New science explains exactly why big fish are so crucial β€’ Outdoor Canada Advertisement 40-inch-plus pike are among the rock stars of the fishing worldWhat do 30-inch walleye, 40-inch northern pike and 50-inch muskies have in common? They’re all rock stars of the fishing wo...

This is literally the most important #fishing and #conservation story you will read this year. If you learn just one this from it, it's this: Big fish are beyond essential to our ecosystems, and we MUST release them
outdoorcanada.ca/releasebigfi...

28.03.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the awesome audience who attended my fish filleting & cooking demo today, at the Cottage Life Spring Show. As promised, here’s the diagram of the fillet method + the recipe. And if you missed it, I’m on again Sat & Sun @ noon, going "Lake to plate in 30 minutes."

21.03.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to our March recipient of the Vitalogy Foundation's Future Days Fund $2,500 Grant: Bold Face Fly Fishing. They support military personnel, veterans, first-responders, & their families by using fly fishing to help manage stress and find peace. For more info, go to: pj.lnk.to/FutureDaysFu...

19.03.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Hey - that's me! πŸ˜€ Hope to see you at the Cottage Life Show, where I'll be filleting and cooking a fresh fish at the Cottage Kitchen stage. Thurs @ 4pm, Fri-Sun @ noon. 🎣🐟πŸ”ͺ🍽️

20.03.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My buddy Don modelling his latest fishing garbβ€”and telling it like it is. Few fisherman have such a modest ego…

18.03.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shore lunch anyone? I’ll be FILLETING & COOKING a fresh fish, live in the Cottage Kitchen at the Cottage Life Spring Show, March 20-23, in Mississauga. Hope to see you there for some crunchy fried goodness!

17.03.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March 14, 2015: Landed a nice lake trout with Outdoor Canada fishing editor Gord Pyzer, and the shot ended up in an interesting place.
BTW, can you spot the Photoshop magic? The art team added in a BLUE SKY!

14.03.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello Bluesky! I'm Scott. This photo expresses my delight at being here, which approaches (but doesn't quite reach) the joy of landing my first lake trout on a fly rod, up in Canada’s NWT. Let’s talk about adventure, science, fishing, kayaking & more. So… who should I follow?

13.03.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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