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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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11-Year-Old Lukas Van Hoek Talks

about His Passion for Fishing

By Molly Kett a light action rod with light 8 lb
line and a heavy action rod with
ukas Van Hoek is 11 years 20 lb braid. I use live bait, soft
Lold (12 this September), plastics, crank baits, and plastic
lives in Napanee with his parents frogs. We have even started
and two brothers, Max and Jack, to make our own buck tail jigs.
and is passionate about fishing.
In the winter, we go ice fishing
In fact, his brothers are both for perch with minnows and jig
accomplished fisherman in their heads on the Bay of Quinte.”
own right, Van Hoek tells us. As
What Van Hoek loves about
a family, the group of them often fishing is twofold: being outdoors
competes when it comes to their and the challenge of fishing,
fishing habits.
because you never know what
“We have a family fishing species of fish you might catch.
trophy we compete for every
His earliest fishing memory
year. We have each won it once is from a family vacation, when Lukas Van Hoek with the catch of the day. Photos Submitted
but this year I think Mom’s going his parents rented a cottage at
to win it because she just caught mouth bass bit my hook, so I set lot of variety in those locations.
Howe’s Lake.

a big pickerel,” says Van Hoek. the hook and started reeling it in. Plus, the Napanee River goes
“I was very excited and Dad It fought hard. Once it was at the through his backyard, allowing
Aside from fishing, Van Hoek was cheering me on. He let me
also plays competitive tackle reel in a bass all by myself. I was boat it bent my rod and snapped him to fish any time he wishes.
it in three. Grandpa quickly
football as a defensive lineman. Next, Van Hoek would love
so proud of myself. Mom took scooped the rod and fish out of
“I learned to fish from my dad a picture and the bass squirmed the water with his net. I was so to try sturgeon fishing in British
and grandpa who are both life in my hands but I held on tight. upset I started crying because I Columbia, as well as focus on
long fishermen and are passing The picture is still hanging in my wouldn’t be able to fish anymore. catching a variety of new fish,
their knowledge onto me. I like room.” Grandpa told me not to worry like muskie and salmon.
talking fishing with them, asking In terms of his favourite fishing that I’d get a new rod. When If anyone out there is unsure
them what they think of a new we got home Mom took pictures as to whether fishing is for them,
memory, though, Van Hoek has
lure or tackle combination I’m trouble narrowing it down. of me and my bass. I could put Van Hoek says “you have to try
thinking of trying and listening my whole fist in its mouth! It it!”
to their entertaining fishing “That’s a hard question. I love was really cool - it was lighter in “It’s not hard and it is fun. It’s
stories,” shares Van Hoek. “I like fishing with my family and we colour and very fat. My dad took also exciting, as you never know
catching different species of fish have had a lot of good times out me to the store to buy a new rod when a fish will take your hook
and one of my goals is to catch on the water. Now that I look the next day.” or what you’re going to catch,”
every species of fish in Ontario. I back on it I think it’s funny but says Van Hoek. “You have to
Some of Van Hoek’s favourite
think the hardest one to catch will it wasn’t at the time,” says Van places to fish include Hay Bay learn how to filet fish properly to
be a long nose gar. I love trying Hoek. “I was out fishing with my fully enjoy them”
new tackle combinations. I have grandpa in Hay Bay when a large and Napanee River, as he sees a

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