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“I don’t have to catch fish to be happy,

but it certainly helps.” Lynn Dillabough

Talks Fishing and Her Love for the Sport

By Molly Kett says Dillabough.
Dillabough remembers liking to
ynn Dillabough has been in fish long before her partner got her
Lthe newspaper industry for her into it.
entire working career, spending 13
years at the Morrisburg Leader and “I remember at the age of 7 or 8
23 years for the Ottawa Citizen. going fishing with my dad out at the
Now, she is the graphic designer Ault Island causeway. We used the
for this very paper, Sports Energy old very long bamboo fishing poles.
News. I guess I am showing my age,” jokes
Dillabough.
Not only does she have a passion
for news, but she also has a passion Her fondest fishing memory
for fishing. happened a few years ago, when she
was out with a number of different
“My life partner has a passion for people in different boats, catching
fishing. If he could he would go perch.
seven days a week, so I definitely
thought it was important to go along “We had a friend on shore and
once in a while,” says Dillabough. when we caught a few we would
“He likes to fish at night and I have take them to him for immediate
to be honest, we went together once cleaning,” says Dillabough. “When
and I felt the bats flying between we had enough we went to the house
us so that was when I decided I and had a perch fish fry. There is
had to be a fair-weather, daytime nothing better than fresh perch or
fisherman.” walleye.”

Part of the reason Dillabough Dillabough says she is lucky
enjoys fishing so much, is because enough to fish close to home,
of how relaxing it is. making nearby spots her favourite
place to fish. Dillabough says she
“We are very fortunate to live can usually see her house from
along the beautiful St. Lawrence where she’s fishing.
River so we keep a smaller fishing
boat at the house. We just load up our “I find it a very relaxing sport.
equipment and off we go. Because I When you have a lot going on in
am only an occasional fisherperson, your life, it is calming to get out on It was a successful day with two nice Walleye weighing approximtely
we get our lines tangled up; it does the water and hopefully bring in the five pounds each.
not make my partner very happy,” big one,” says Dillabough. Photo Submitted

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