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Wishin I was Fishin...
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Get to Know Local Fisherman Bill Kaneb
By Molly Kett In terms of his favourite spot to
fish, Kaneb jokingly says he can’t
ifty-nine-year-old Bill Kaneb say. A fisherman doesn’t give
Fhas spent most of his life up their secret spot. However,
living and fishing by the St. he says he mostly fishes on Lake
Lawrence River in Cornwall. Saint Francis up to the dam.
Kaneb is predominately a pickerel Kaneb has taken his love for
and walleye fisherman, but also
enjoys fishing for bass and some fishing with him on his world
perch. Besides fishing locally, he travels. On an island off the coast
has found himself taking his habit of Cancun, Mexico, Kaneb and his
on his travels across the world. partner went fishing for Atlantic
sailfish, catching ten that day.
Last summer’s fishing season,
Kaneb would spend 15 to 20 hours “I’ve been to Costa Rica Tarpon
a week on the river, doing what he fishing; I’ve been to Venezuela
enjoys. Marlin fishing. Generally it’s a
vacation and most places you go
Kaneb recalls when his love for there’s always fishing so I always
the sport began, after catching his book it. I don’t go and fish every
first fish as a young boy. “First fish day because if I’m with my kids
I caught, that I can remember, was and my partner we usually only
right in front of Marlin Orchards take one day or two out of a week,”
and it was with my father in a says Kaneb.
duck boat and I caught a 6-pound
pike, and I was 6 and a half years Ultimately, Kaneb says it’s just
old I think,” recalls Kaneb. “I a great way to relax. He finds
always fished, my dad was an most people he takes fishing enjoy
outdoorsman, and I lived for it.” their time. “Usually I take them
out and say come out with me and
Fishing has brought Kaneb
many fond memories, both locally we’ll catch you some fish and you
and globally. tell me if you don’t like it. Even
the people that have told me I hate
His fondest fishing memory “in fishing, I’ve taken some out, and
general was catching the largest they’ve loved it,” says Kaneb.
salmon, Atlantic salmon, on a fly
rod on the Petit-Mécatina River Kaneb loves the feeling of calm
which is up near the Quebec that comes with the sport.
and Labrador border. I held that “I love being just out on the
record for twenty years or so,” river, there’s a nice soothing
says Kaneb. “On the St. Lawrence feeling about it, I guess it’s one of
my fondest memory probably in the few constants in our lives I like
general is fishing with my son.”
Bill Kaneb with his catch of the day Photo Submitted to think,” says Kaneb.
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