“Captured” To Introduce The Land O’Lakes To A Continent-Wide Audience

Jeff Green | Mar 07, 2013

The Land O’ Lakes Tourist Association has formed a new partnership in its efforts to promote fishing as a ‘hook’ in order to entice tourists to the region for all sorts of outdoor activities.

“Captured” is a new show that is being produced by Vantage Point Media of Belleville for airing on the World Fishing Network (WFN) throughout North America. “Captured” is the first TV hosting project for Ashley Rae, a Napanee-based fishing personality/promoter, and she is particularly excited about filming six episodes in the Land O’Lakes region. The first episode is an ice fishing show that was being filmed early this week on Schooner and North and South Quinn Lakes in North Frontenac. They were fishing for lake trout, speckled trout and splake.

“Not only do I love ice fishing, but the first time I ever fished, it was in North Frontenac, on Kashwakamak Lake,” said Ashley Rae.

When Ashley was a young girl, her parents, who did not fish, had the good sense to book a vacation at Twin Oaks Lodge on Kash Lake, and it was the lodge owners who introduced Ashley and her brother to fishing.

“I took to fishing right away and have never stopped. What I’ve been doing over the years and will now be bringing to my first TV hosting opportunity is a bit of a change for fishing shows, because I am not the stereotypical angler,” said Ashley Rae, who is 27.

Nick Pujic, from Vantage Point Media, has been filming outdoor shows, in particular fishing shows, all around the world, in places such as Iceland, Argentina, and New Zealand, but he said he is very excited to finally be able to work close to home in a region where he grew up.

One of the features of “Captured” is the use of helicopters to get in and out of locations, and for the opportunities that helicopters offer for video as well. Kouri's Kopters from Tamworth are used in the Land o'Lakes episodes

“One of the things we noticed in North Frontenac by flying over in a helicopter is how much water there is. When you drive around you think there is a lot more land, but when you fly over you can see that there are lakes and more lakes in every direction. We will be capturing that for our show,” Pujic said.

“What excites me about this show, from the point of view of the Land O’Lakes Tourist Association,” said LOLTA General Manager Rachelle Hardesty, “is that it is not just a fishing show. It is about the hike to the lake, the drive through the countryside, canoeing and kayaking and all sorts of other outdoor adventures that are available in the Land O’Lakes region.”

Three of the six shows that will feature the Land O’Lakes are ice fishing shows and the others will be filmed in other seasons.

Among the lakes that will be featured will be Sharbot Lake, Loughborough Lake and Sydenham Lake, as well as Black Lake, Hay Bay, the Napanee River and the Bay of Quinte.

The partnership between LOLTA and Vantage Point Media is the third major fishing-related enterprise the association has entered into in recent months, along with bringing Fish TV to the Land O’Lakes and sponsoring a major fishing derby this summer in Frontenac County.

“You could fish a different lake in the Land O’Lakes each day for 13 years,” said Rachelle Hardesty, “so we have a lot to offer for anglers and people who enjoy activities on and around the water.”