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Tom Fagan Recount’s Memories of a Beautiful Day

Fishing on the Mighty St. Lawerence River

By Tom Fagan The next day I phoned Murray By 11:00 a.m. we had anchored at fries. I sliced and fried the onion in
Martin (game warden) about a guide’s four different spots. All together, we the other pan. When the potatoes
license. In 1962, you needed one to had caught about 100 perch. Lloyd were golden brown, he put them
guide legally. I received my license gave me the sign that we were going aside and dropped in about 25 fi llets.
in about 10 days. to the south side of Cameron’s Island He did this twice. In all we had fi fty

About that time, Mr. Rowe phoned to prepare a shore dinner. fillets for our guests and ourselves.

me to be at the Edgewater at 7:00 I followed Lloyd. He drove his The other fillets would be frozen for
a.m. Lloyd and I were to guide three boat and cleaned the perch at the our guests to take home.
guests for a day of perch fishing. The same time. I can still see the perch We heaped each plate with perch,

three men were executives from The skins fl ying out from the back of his fried onions and golden home fries. It
Kodak Company in Rochester, New boat. was a wonderful meal on a beautiful
York. At 7:00 a.m. the next morning, When we got to the island, I island. It was not uncommon after
I docked my boat at the Edgewater gathered wood for a fire. There was the dinner to see the customers sound

Inn. Mr. Rowe told me to follow an old wood stove on the island and asleep sitting under the beautiful trees
n the summer of 1962, I stopped Lloyd with my boat. Lloyd was to in no time we had a nice fire going. that were on the island.

Iin at the Edgewater Inn Hotel east have two guests and I was to have the Lloyd had already filleted the perch. I will never forget the wonderful

of Cornwall, where I went for lunch other gentleman in mine. Lloyd started by frying the bacon in times I had guiding with Lloyd and
on occasion. The owner, Gerry Rowe At 7:30 a.m., we put in two large the cast iron pan. In a few minutes he meeting customers from places such

knew of my fishing experience and coolers, one in each boat. In one put the bacon aside and started home as Montreal, Rochester and Detroit.
asked me if I would do some part- cooler there were two frying pans,
time guiding for him. knives, forks and spoons, a tea pot,
Oscar Laframboise and his sons paper plates and cups. In the second
often guided for Mr. Rowe but many cooler there was a loaf of bread,
times they were busy guiding their butter, a pound of bacon, a large
own customers. They guided out of onion, tea bags, six large pre-boiled
Lancaster, Ont. potatoes and some cookies.

Mr. Rowe told me that I would We left the Edgewater Inn at 8:00
follow Lloyd Fisher, who was the a.m. and headed for a spot on the
resident guide for the Edgewater centre shoal and anchored thirty
Inn. For me, this would be quite an feet apart. We baited up with live
undertaking. Fishing for your self is minnows and in three quarters of
one thing but guiding someone for an hour we had about 30 good sized
money is a totally different game. perch.

However, I decided to give it a try. I It was a habit of most guides to
knew that Lloyd Fisher was as popular fi sh only so long in one spot and

as the famous Laframboise family. then move to another. This stretched
This was a wonderful opportunity to out the day and was also meant to

refine my fishing skills with a top- preserve each spot for the future.
Tom Fagan Left and Eric Cooper display their catch from a sunny July
notch guide and teacher.
day in the 70’s 9 bass and 1 pickerel. Photo supplied.

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