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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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Fishin’ with Vincent Anderson

By Molly Kett had a hard time chipping our ice shack
out of the ice after the water rose
overnight one time.”
14-year-old Vincent Anderson lives in
Finch and is an eighth grader at Tagwi One of his favourite memories,
Secondary School. Anderson plays though, was fishing during a trip to
hockey for the Seaway Valley AA Rapids Sharbot Lake Campground a few years
U14 (Minor Bantam) team, plays soccer ago.
for Maxville in the Glengarry Soccer “I went off by myself to fish off the
League and for the Glengarry Hearts shore. I caught a huge bass. It gave me
competitive team, and in his spare time a really big fight. We cleaned it right at
he loves to fish.
our campsite and cooked it for supper,”
“I like fishing because I get to spend said Anderson.
time with friends and family. I enjoy His favourite spot to fish is on the
fishing more in the summer, but we do South Nation River. He has a lot of luck
go in the winter as well,” said Anderson. when he gets out there.
“Our family did own an ice fishing hut
that we had placed on Hoople Creek “My mom works at South Nation
year to year, but now we use a portable Conservation Authority, and she gives
fishing hut so we can travel to other me tips on some good spots to try,” said
spots as we wish.” Anderson. “I would really enjoy trying
some deep-sea fishing someday. My
Anderson has been fishing for as long dad and I hope to be able to do that this
as he can remember. His earliest fishing summer if the COVID rules allow us Photo Submitted
memory took place with his dad, Uncle to.”
Kevin, and his cousin Mason. caught a small striped bass. It was the you will, too.
Even though Anderson is a young first saltwater fish I have caught,” said
“We went into our ice fishing hut in “I would tell somebody who has
fisherman, he already has some great Anderson. “Another funny story is the
Hoople Creek, and I caught two perch. stories and impressive catches! never fished to try it out. We usually
I was excited to pull them through the time I set a ‘trap’ on the beach. It was get treats on the way and once you start
hole. We brought them home and my “When we visited Richibucto in New a small puddle I damned off before the fishing you often see other animals
dad showed me how to clean and cook Brunswick, my dad and I were fishing tide came in, while on a family trip near swimming around and things like that,”
them,” said Anderson. “It was the first on the shores of a river and an elderly Matane, Quebec. That night, after the said Anderson.
time, I caught, cleaned, and cooked my native man came to tell us about some tide went back out, I noticed there was a
own fish. Another memory is slipping good local fishing spots. He even drew baby Atlantic Salmon in the puddle. We We’re sure there are many more
into a big puddle of ice water when a map in the sand with a stick to give released it.” big catches on the way for this young
myself, my dad, and my sister Corinne us directions. While we were talking, I Anderson loves the sport, and thinks fisherman.

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