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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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With Roger Mercier

to love about fishing.
By Molly Kett
“What is there not to love? The
35-year-old Roger Mercier has biggest reason, besides relaxing
been enjoying fishing Ontario waters and the beauty of it, is when I am
for most of his life. In fact, he even fishing my mind doesn’t wander.
went to Fleming College in Lindsay There could be problems at home,
to study, with the goal of becoming problems at work, or other bad things
a Fishing and Wildlife Technician happening in the news, but none of
with classes in natural resources that matters when I’m fishing,” said
law enforcement. Now, his hobbies Mercier. “When I have a fish on
include board games, and of course my line my focus is 100% on that
fishing and boating. fish and nothing else matters at that
moment. It’s awesome.”
His college education brought
him to the water to experience the One of his earliest fishing
environment in many ways, and he memories is perch fishing with his
has had a continued interest in fish dad. Photo Submitted
since he was young. “My father was a big perch fishing salmon with my father in Port and fly fish trout.

“When I was in college I was fisherman. He taught me everything Hope, Ontario. I was eleven and the
directly involved in the tagging about fishing growing up and it is first salmon I caught was the biggest “It would be awesome to fish in a
and stocking of musky in Sturgeon the only reason I love fishing today,” I have ever caught. It was 38 lbs and place that has never or rarely seen a
Lake in Lindsay, Ontario. I was also said Mercier. “After he passed away it’s still my personal best to this day,” fisherman,” said Mercier. “Another
involved in the release of stocked in 2020, I bought a brand-new boat, said Mercier. would be fishing tarpon in Florida.”
Atlantic salmon in Cobourg Creek,” which was always the plan, and In his time fishing, Mercier
said Mercier. “When I was a kid, the first time I took the boat out I Mercier says that a fisherman has competed in a few smaller
I helped the Ministry of Natural bought his urn with me.” never reveals his secrets when it tournaments but would love to try
Resources net spawning walleye so His favourite fishing memory also comes to the best spot to fish, but he something a bit bigger when he has
they could trade the fertilized eggs includes time on the water with his fishes mainly on the St. Lawrence the time.
to the USA for wild turkey that we father. River, between the Saunders Power
see all the time.” Dam and the Quebec border. Next, Wondering what you should know
“There are a few that stand out in he says he would like to fly into a
Mercier says there are many things my mind. One would be my first time creek somewhere in Alaska or Yukon Continued on page 33



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