Kevin Lavers presented a cheque for $2500 to Rod Holloway, President of the Picton Kiwanis Club. The money was raised for the Kiwanis Club’s Terrific Kids Program at Merland Park’s Annual winter ice fishing derby.
My wet, ungloved hand would have stuck to the aluminum gunnel if I’d left it there. Quickly, I let go of the boat and reached into the net. Straining to hoist the huge walleye from the netting, I passed it to Kevin Lavers, owner of Merland Park in Picton, Ontario. As I snapped photo after photo of […]
As usual, the fall fishing on the Bay of Quinte is incredible! This year, we had an abundance of sheepshead and guests were excited to reel in these giant fish. Pete Bowman from Fish ‘n Canada came to Merland Park to film a show solely on sheepshead because they are so much fun to reel […]
Ray Carignan, host of Outdoor Passion television show, visited the park at the beginning of September to gather some drone footage for an upcoming show being filmed at Merland. Always great to see Ray!
In the spring of 2016, Suzanne and Louise, hosts from Unis Tv’s show Elles Pechant, visited the park to film an episode about fishing on the Bay of Quinte. We were thrilled to have them stay at Merland Park! The episode aired on June 20th!
Children, of all ages, frequented the park throughout the summer to come out and enjoy fishing off the docks. Whether it was their first time and getting fishing tips from Kevin and Ty, or fishing with mom or dad, the kids were super excited to bring in lots of sun fish and even a few […]
The 7th Annual Ice Fishing Derby was a huge success again this year with the largest turnout from the public who came to participate in the On Ice Games on Saturday February 20th and the largest number of kids who came out to enjoy some winter fun and take home some awesome prizes! The media […]
Some great aerial footage that Mike Miller and Brent Richardson, from Angler and Hunter Television, shot at our place this fall. Thanks for sharing the video with us guys!
Over $10,000 in prizes have already come in for this year’s derby! Prizes include a full set of Taylormade Aero Burner golf clubs, Rapala Nitro Gas Auger, Camo heated jacket, Fishing Charter, Guided Goose Hunt, 2 Ice huts, Fish Fryer, Tube, Blu-Ray DVD player, and much much more. The On Ice Games will begin at […]
Mike Miller, the host of Angler & Hunter Television was at Merland Park this past weekend filming an episode. Stay tuned to find out a new way to catch walleye in the bay!