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Wishin I was Fishin...
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Chris Tremblay Talks Local Fishing
Brayden O’Donnell Talks Fishing
By Molly Kett the relaxing scenery,” says O’Donnell.
After his first experience fishing
wenty-three-year-old Brayden in Picton, O’Donnell has had many
TO’Donnell is currently working more fishing days for the books. One,
towards becoming a licensed small however, stands above the rest.
engine technician. When he’s not
“There’s one evening I’ll never
working, he spends some of his time
forget. We were on the water hoping
fishing the local waters. O’Donnell
to catch some bass during an evening
started to get into fishing when his
feed and flies were everywhere, biting
family started to go to Picton for
and buzzing around. We were fishing
summer vacation seven years ago.
top-water in a small bay. No luck. We
“We would wake up early, have tried another bay. Still no bites. So my
coffee by the water, then head out father-in-law Christian suggested that
on the water to catch bass,” says we try some trolling with our lures 3-5
O’Donnell. “I was shown the value feet below the surface. I personally
and excitement of top-water fishing thought we were going too fast to
using a lure called the Scum Frog. It’s catch anything. Christian reasoned
specially designed to go through lily that we would be luring the faster fish.
pads without getting caught, and the Ten minutes later, we both caught our
bright colors attract the fish.” limit,” shares O’Donnell.
After this fishing experience in O’Donnell’s current favourite spot
Picton, one of O’Donnell’s friends to fish is on Lake Roddick, which
convinced him to get a fishing rod of is about twenty minutes south of
his own. However, it wasn’t love at Maniwaki, QC. “The water up there is
first cast for O’Donnell. clean and the Lake is very diverse. We
“Honestly, my first time out, I saw bass, trout, channel catfish, perch,
came back discouraged. Not even a all kinds of variety,” says O’Donnell.
bite. But I’m glad I kept trying. As For those who are trying to fish
with anything else, the more you do for the first time, or may have been
something, the better you get at it, and discouraged by their first fishing
the more you can appreciate it,” says experience as O’Donnell was, he’s got
O’Donnell. a few words of encouragement.
Now, O’Donnell’s first-time “You’ll sit on a boat, throw a few
discouragement has turned into a casts, and an hour later you might not
passion. catch anything. But after you reel in
“What I really like about fishing is your first fish, you’ll feel accomplished;
that even if the catch of the day is a even the all too common sunfish.
low yield, you’re still out on the water Either way, it makes for great times
having a good time. You get to enjoy with friends,” says O’Donnell.
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