Born to Fish, to Teach:  ​
Personality Meets Passion.

From the time I could walk, my love for fishing has always defined me as a person. Some of my greatest friends are the ones I’ve made through my time on the water. My sons make six generations of Bushey fishermen in Ontario. So many of my most exciting, fulfilling and happy times have been created in this wonderful pursuit.

For me, fishing goes way beyond a hobby-- -it’s my lifestyle. I carry a deep sense of appreciation with me and feel it’s critical to share what I've learned in 30+ years fishing Georgian Bay,  Lake Simcoe, Lake Nipissing, The French River, The Bay of Quinte and a range of lakes and rivers dotted throughout the Canadian Shield.

​I've got a background in both sales and journalism---two areas where my personality really is a difference maker. I love interacting with people and have a positive, outgoing and cheerful attitude. 

As a fishing guide, teaching, encouraging and mentoring all come extremely naturally to me. If you’re looking to enjoy fishing more through patient, hands-on guidance from the authority on multi-species fishing in Ontario, look no further. I make fishing fun, imparting my know-how in a relaxed manner that’s easily understood. I guarantee time spent with me on the water will make you a more complete fisherman.

Much of my time off the water is spent continually educating anglers through my speaking engagements, videos and articles. I’m a syndicated fishing writer and Columnist with some of the finest print and online fishing resources in the country. Lots of those resources are catalogued here at www.busheangleguidedfishing.com. Have a browse! If there's a type of fish you like, chances are good I've written an instructional piece on it.

Bushey Angle Guided Fishing is based out of Barrie, right in the heart of Central Ontario. From this strategic location, I’m able to service anglers of all skill levels on some of the best waters in the world and I guide 12 months a year.

Have you got a cottage on a lake you’re having a hard time cracking? Is there a lake you’ve been wanting to fish for years, but don’t know even where to start? I live for these types of challenges and guarantee we can put the puzzle together. Ask about my Prospector Package, it’s a one-of- a kind service you won’t find anywhere else.

Looking for a guided fishing experience that will catapult your fishing success for the rest of your life? Want to enjoy the best possible day on the water? Welcome Aboard!

Additional Services:

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Giving a spring pike seminar at Cabela's Barrie.
Writing & Public Appearances
  • Pike/Muskie Columnist and regular Contributor with Ontario OUT OF DOORS Magazine.
  • 'Out There with JP Bushey' Columnist for Sideroads & Shorelines Of Parry Sound Magazine .
  • In-Fisherman Magazine Contributor.
  • Syndicated Digital Contributor with www.anglingauthority.com, www.thefishingheadquarters.com, www.wired2fish.com.
  • Member of Cabela's Canada Pro-Staff.
  • Seminar Speaker & Educator. I'm available for club/meeting presentations on engaging topics. My presentations are designed to improve your fishing--not to simply push fishing products.
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One of my most popular custom bucktails ​for muskie and pike: gold, double 8 fluted blades in black/yellow.
One of my best Georgian Bay patterns, perfectly named Snake Burp, by one of  my sons. 11 inches overall, 4oz, single no8 gold Colorado blade. If you're not throwing fat maribou tails with smaller, single blades, you should be! 
​My Hand-Made Tackle & Lure Painting
  • Inline spinners and spinnerbaits for pike, muskie and bass.
  • Pike & muskie trolling crankbaits. White pine,  red cedar.
  • Hair Jigs for walleye, smallmouth and panfish.
  • Custom Airbrushing
A batch of custom muskie re-paints I did for for my buddy Pat Tryon, Head Guide at Chaudiere Lodge, on the French River. He hammers fish up there on the classic, spotted, 'strawberry' patterns. He asked for my take on it, so here we go: Chaudberry Jakes, Believers, Stalkers and Perchbaits!  
Boo! My all-time best muskie bucktail dressing will always be maribou and chicken hackles. Left: no7 single fluted. Mid: double no8 Colorados. Right: no8 single fluted. Those are 3 colour combos that catch muskie from Lake Nipissing to The French River to any number of zones on Georgian Bay. Fluted blades are one of my most consistently popular choices.  
I love working and fishing with bucktail. It's a totally under-used dressing for muskie and pike spinners. These are all 11' long, but with very different weighting set-ups and blades. Everything from a no5 French/Aglia blade to no8 Fluted. Easy to burn fast and nothing casts farther and with less effort.
One of my hand-poured and hand-tied spinnerbaits. A wild custom, white belly perch with small, burner willowleaf blades. And yes, that's a matte grey blade!
A big-water pattern I did on a Drifter Tackle, 10" Jake. Lots of aqua, silver pearl and golds in it.
Deadly: chatterbaits tied in chicken hackle, maribou and bucktail. Unbeatable for our pike-filled bass waters up here. More "breathing" action behind that chatter blade than any soft plastic on earth. These throw like a bomb (top: 3/8oz, bottom: 3/4oz) and are one of our best lures for smallmouth and largemouth bass. Pike, too!