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Lawrence Gunther is North America’s only blind professional tournament angler, outdoor writer, podcaster, blogger, film maker and TV host. Having competed in over 150 tournaments, Lawrence applies his non-visual senses to earn numerous top-ten finishes and wins.

One of Canada’s top sponsored anglers, Lawrence is the host of  “The Blue Fish Radio Show” host of the documentary series “Lake2Plate”, creator of the CBC documentary “What Lies Below”, president of the charity “Blue Fish Canada”, is the inventor of the “Blind Fishing Boat”, founder of the charity “Blue Fish Canada”, and an author for “Outdoor Canada Magazine”.

Read Lawrence’s Feel the Bite Blog for tips on the best techniques, gear, and strategies for fishing “blind”.

Warm Water Muskie

Judging by the steady drop in the largemouth bass population along the Ottawa River below Ottawa, it’s safe-to-say that the Muskie population is thriving.
Lawrence holding a nice walleye

A time to Jig and a Time to Dropshot

Fishing with jigs is quite possibly one of the oldest forms of fishing using artificial baits.

Competing Blind in the America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament

(First published in Bob Izumi’s Reel Fishing Magazine) Few…

Blind Fishing Sailfish Using Bait-and-Switch

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I first crossed paths with Tred Barta in Colorado where we teamed…

Lunker Walleyes from Fast Flowing Rivers

Fishing for Walleye in lakes is equivalent to downhill skiing on blue diamond slopes; doable, but not nearly as challenging and potentially rewarding as pursuing huge Walleye in fast flowing double-diamond rivers.
Lawrence with Kyla and Matthew at Ritchie Falls Resort

A True Canadian Grand Slam

Mathew and Kyla Owl were selected by the new First Nations owners to lead the transformation process and operate Ritchie Falls.

Fishing for Bass on Canadian Shield Lakes

You really don’t need to go far from Canada’s capital and…

Fishing Streamers for Giant Rainbows Using Touch

As my wife, two youngest, our two pups, and I were well into…

Link to Lake2Plate.com for behind-the-scenes news and to Lake2Plate.TV to stream the videos

Link to Lake2Plate website

Link to BlueFishRadio.com for show-notes and audio links to Lawrence Gunther’s weekly podcast

Link to Blue Fish Radio website

Link to the charity BlueFishCanada.ca to learn about programs dedicated to the future of fish and fishing

Link to Blue Fish Canada website

Link to WhatLiesBelow.ca to watch the trailer and read reviews of Lawrence Gunther’s documentary

Thank you to all of my sponsors

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