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Troy Lalonde: Finding Satisfaction on the St. Lawrence

By Terry Tinkess we absolutely have the time of barometric pressure, species that
our lives. you are going after, those are the

t first glance you would see things that are going to determine

“We fish salmon, halibut, and
Athat Troy Lalonde’s business if you are going to catch fish.”

rockfish. We catch 1000-2000 lbs
card reads professional investment

of fish every day.” As though electrified by the

portfolio manager. He sports a suit

and tie, and although he excels The fish are flash frozen and subject, he continued, “How
at what he does, if you looked shipped back to Ontario. In the you handle the rod is certainly a
beyond the card and beyond the past he has donated to the Agape factor on your level of success but
being able to understand all the
suit, listened as he spoke, watched Centre and to a local church.
his mannerisms and caught the Catching ten times more than any other variables is certainly more
glimmer in his eyes every time he one person could ever possibly important.”
looked out over the St. Lawrence eat, it only makes sense to donate He admits his favorite lure is
River, you would surely wonder it. a repella deep diving tail dancer

why he was not a fisherman by as it has great action and you can
He also goes at least once a year
trade. control your trolling depth with
to Quebec to the Gouin reservoir
it.

The excitement that he exudes to do some spring trout fishing but

from every fiber of his being is Fishing has always been a part of the majority of the fishing he does Lalonde advises new fishermen
Troy Lalonde’s life. “I just always
purely amazing. Born and raised truly enjoyed being down by the is right here at home on the St. to fi sh with as many different
in the Cornwall area, he was not water, or on the water.” Lawrence River. people as possible and buy the
long out of the area before the Submitted photo. “I take my family, friends, best electronics that you can
more casual, less hectic lifestyle guests, even clients out on the possibly have. “I would rather
drew him home again. Once he his own, or with friends or family. river,” Lalonde admitted. He have a smaller boat with the best
returned, he knew he was home for “I just always truly enjoyed being would clearly be on the river electronics than a big boat with
good. He settled in the Lancaster down by the water, or on the every moment of the day if life not-so-good electronics.”
area and has no desire to ever water.”
allowed. For newbie’s, the first thing

leave the beautiful St. Lawrence
When put on the spot to pick he recommends is to purchase a
again. The biggest trick to becoming
a favorite time of year to fish, GPS navigation with a plotter and

a successful fisherman, according

Lalonde has fished for as long Lalonde initially chose spring but to Lalonde, is “fish with people navigational cards so that you

as he can remember. “My first quickly added, “I enjoy being out who know how to catch fish.” will always know where you are

memories of hanging out with my there on a nice warm evening in He believes it is imperative to be on the water. It enables you to see
father are fishing and he always the summer and I like being out mentored by someone who knows on your screen the contour and

catching more fish than me and me there every now and then in the how. flow of the river; to know exactly

always wanting his fishing rod,” fall, though all in all springtime is where the banks and slopes are,

he chuckled, “I always thought it number one.” “Feel is a thing that you to find structure and rock piles

was the fishing rod, so I always acquire, but knowing how to look and to mark where you have been

He travels to the west coast

insisted on trading fishing rods to fish one week every summer, at a body of water; understand successful, and find these places

and then of course it wouldn’t contours, flow, structure, where over and over again.”

where he fishes out of Port Hardy,

make any difference.” the fish would be based on time
in the Queen Charlotte Strait. The spirited Lalonde grinned,
of year, water temperature, wind
Fishing is something that he has “Every year I take anywhere from direction, level of sunlight, “It’s to the point now where it’s

always enjoyed. He could do it on six to a dozen people with me and almost unfair to the fish!”
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