Welcome to The First Cast Radio Show Website!

The First Cast Radio Show is proud to be airing its tenth season in 2011. The new shows have already began airing every Saturday and Sunday morning on both CKBW and HANKFM. Show times are approximately 7:20 AM each Saturday and 9:15 AM each Sunday morning following the weather on CKBW; on HANKFM they air approximately 7:20 AM each Saturday and 9:15 AM each Sunday morning following the weather on CKBW. CKBW serves the southern half of Nova Scotia through 98.1 FM, 94.5 FM Queens County and 93.1 FM Shelburne County. CKBW, the BEST Variety! HANKFM airs on the South Shore of Nova Scotia at 100.7 FM. HANKFMK, the South Shore's source for all things country!

Proud to be Nova Scotian and proud to be the South Shore source for your angling information and enjoyment. At the First Cast we cover our local fisheries, news, tournaments and all things fishing along the South Shore. We also feature select interviews with fishery officials, members of our local clubs covering all species, various guests sharing information to help us fish better and safer plus weekly profiles of our youth anglers along the South Shore. 

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You can click below to listen to each of our 2011 shows as they are aired throughout the season. As new 2011 shows become available, they will be added to this page for your listening. You can also click over to www.ckbw.ca or www.hankfm.ca and listen live on-line, listen to our shows or other CKBW and HANKFM programming free of charge.

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Show #1 welcomes everyone back for another great season of The First Cast. We feature an interview with Kevin Veinotte and John Wiles of CKBW, we discuss some opening show fun as well as the upcoming season.
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Show #2 has Don MacLean from NSDAF and John Wiles join us in the studio, we discuss regualtion changes for 2011. The Power Pro Canada profile features Dawson MacDonald.

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Show #3 has both Don MacLean and John Wiles back in the studio, discussing regulations, invasives and other management areas. The Power Pro Canada profile features Hailee Naugler of Bakers Settlement.  

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Show #4  has both Don MacLean and John Wiles back in the studio, discussing regulations, invasives and other management areas The Power Pro Canada profile features Nolan Langille of Bridgewater.

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Show #5  has both Don MacLean and John Wiles back in the studio, discussing regulations, invasives and other management areas The Power Pro Canada profile features Logan Leard.

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Show #6 features Bill Curry from Trout Unlimited Canada - Tusket River Chapter, we discuss TUCNS and some of their work. The Power Pro Canada profile features Layla Uhlman.

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Show #7 brings Bill Curry back into the studio, we discuss his work with the NS River Watch program. The Power Pro Canada profile features Cole Boutilier-Dewitt. 

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For show #8 has Bill Curry joining us again, this week we discuss invasives in NS and their affect on trout. The Power Pro Canada profile features Dominic Burgoyne.

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Show #9 has Bill Curry in for one more visit, we discuss trout angling itself complete with some tips. The Power Pro Canada profile features Andrew Rideout.

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Show #10 has Mark out on the road, we update some of the shows already done this year and highlight some unpcoming shows. The Power Pro Canada profile features Kyle Conrad.

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Show #11 features Carroll Randall of LRSA, Carroll and I discuss lots of information surrounding the LaHave River and salmon fishing. The Power Pro Canada features Alex Conrad.

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Show #12 brings back Carroll Randall from the LaHave River Salmon Association talking more salmon. The Power Pro Canada profile features Andrew Lohnes from Port Medway.

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Show #13 has Mark discussing some basic bass fishing and updates a recent SSBM tournament. The Power Pro Canada profile features Gabrielle "Gabby" McCoombs.

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Show #14 features a discussion with Peter Savoia of Set the Hook, we discuss some of his custom poured baits and other products focused on the bass fishing market. Our Power Pro Canada profile features Wyatt Zwicker.

Show #15 has John Wiles and I talking about the Fishing for a Cure cancer fund-raiser event, scheduled to take place August 13th at the Bridgewater Walmart this is a fishing related event designed to raise money for cancer. The Power Pro Canada profile features Scott Larade.

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Show #16 updates a recent SSBM Mersey River tournament and then I give some tips on keeping fish alive in a livewell and how to handle the. The Power Pro Canada profile features Sebastian Emino-Savory.

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Show #17 has Kevin Veinotte back in the studio with us, we are discussing the upcoming ECBD tournament he puts on. The Power Pro Canada profile features Isaac Thurston of Sanford, NS.

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Show #18 updates a recent SSBM tournament and has Mark talking about what it takes to win a tournament. The Power Pro Canada profile features Kyle Carter.

Show #19 has John Wiles and Mark updating the results of the East Coast Bass Division tournement then we discuss the upcoming Fishing for a Cure event. The Power Pro Canada profile features MacKenzie Corkum.

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