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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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with Lisa Flaro-Dupuis

By Molly Kett perch. At least that’s what Uncle
Eddie told me! Until this very day, I
still tell the story of 103 perch.”
isa Flaro-Dupuis grew up
Lsurrounded by fishing, so it’s no Flaro-Dupuis’ favourite place to
wonder she picked up the habit. Plus, fish back then was near Butternut
being surrounded by two sons and a Island in Lancaster, but it’s now Lac
stepson who all enjoy fishing makes Louis in Chateauguay.
it even easier to keep it up.
“My partner, Brian, has shown me
“They come from a long line of so much as he is from Quebec and
fishermen from the area,” said Flaro- now resides with me in Green Valley.
Dupuis. He taught me how to catch small-
mouth bass, large-mouth bass, pike,
Flaro-Dupuis is very busy from
day to day, managing the M&M walleye/pickerel, and a different way
to catch perch,” said Flaro-Dupuis.
Meat Shop in Cornwall, and recently
purchased Dr. Fencing, a fencing “In doing so, within one year, I’ve
won Fishing Woman Angler of the
company in the area. You can often
find her on the water when she’s not Year in the Association of Fishing
working. and Hunting of Coteau du Lac. I also
won first place with the largest perch
“My birthday is in April, and all I and largest small mouth against
think about is getting the bass boat men, for which I am very honoured
ready to take to the water and let the as these anglers have been in the
season begin,” said Flaro-Dupuis. association for decades!”
“Fishing has been in me since I was
but four years old. I recall Uncle Next, she hopes her partner Brian
Eddie saying, ‘Get your boots on; and herself can participate in local
tournaments. She would also love
Nanny made us a nice lunch to take
on the boat.’ The excitement was so to fish near the thousand islands this
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energizing. I get to go and catch a
‘Pish.’ Later that evening, as eight “If there is anyone that doesn’t fish do a lot of thinking when I fish, and “It’s a family thing for us, and I’d
hours on the water is a minimum but would like to, do it! It gives you
when you get that first bite, there is never change a thing.”
in the Flaro family, I caught a 103 peace of mind. It’s relaxing, I tend to nothing like it,” said Flaro-Dupuis.

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