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Wishin’ I was Fishin’... TIME TO THINK ABOUT

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Lemire a Repeat Hoople Tourney Champ

a heavy equipment technician. He’s
By Todd Anderson been pulling wrenches for 20 years.
He’s been married for 10 years and
illiamstown’s Joey Lemire has has two children.
Whad great success at the Lost
Village’s Ice Fishing tournament When he’s able, Lemire enjoys all
over the past few years. His success forms of fishing.
comes from years of experience “I just can’t seem to get enough of
fishing. it,” he says. “I love to go fishing with

“I’ve been fishing in the tournament my dad. Even though he gets mad
with my family and friends since it that I catch more fish than him. It’s
started,” says Lemire. “I grew up a good bonding time… to be able to
fishing with my dad and uncle JP.” share the same passion. I don’t have
a permanent hut, I have friends that
Lemire captured the biggest fish
do. I like to be mobile. It gives more
of the day at the 2018 Lost Villages opportunity to fish different areas. I
Ice Fishing tournament in February. wouldn’t say that I’m a regular on
He retells the story of landing his 8.3
the (Hoople) bay, perhaps only in the
pound pike. winter months. I like to fish other

“The bite started around 11 a.m. It bodies of water.”
snowed all morning and my dad had There have been plenty of exciting
caught the first pike (seven pounds) fishing stories along the way.
and on our way back from the weigh- Lemire’s favourite is dedicated to
in, my uncle was fighting another success had from a friend.
pike on a another tip-up. I stopped
the snow mobile beside the hole and “If I had to pick one (favourite
helped my uncle with his fish but we story) it would be when I took a
lost it at the hole. I could tell that it co-worker out on the St Lawrence
would have been a large fish. We had River in Cornwall and he was able
to re-tie two tip-ups and then went to catch a 48” and a 52” musky in
into the shack to warm up. Within 15 Williamstown’s Joey Lemire has enjoyed success in recent years at one evening. A fish that he had
minutes another flag was up on the the Lost Villages Ice Fishing tournament; landing the winning pike this never caught before and people fish
year and two years ago. He also finished second in 2017. Lemire loves
tip-up. I ran out and called my dad all forms of fishing, especially while accompanied with his father and a lifetime to catch.”
and noticed that it was taking a lot fishing buddy Gerry. Photo Submitted The largest fish Lemire has landed
of line. I put the brakes on the fish are a 50” musky, a six-pound small
and I could feel it pulling through caught on the day, Gerry’s was third two largest pike of the day but as per mouth bass, and an eight-pound pike
the weeds. I got the fish to the hole place. tournament rules could only register and walleye. His bucket list fish are
and cut my fingers in the process of “It felt great to get first and third one and won with an eight-pound a brown trout for fresh water and a
pulling him out of the water. I got the place. It makes me think that we are pike. Last year he came in second tuna for salt water. Meanwhile he
fish out and it was barely hooked. I
doing something right and not just place with a pike weighing 6.8 will continue to enjoy the fishing
knew it was much bigger than the one being lucky… we’ve been placing pounds. Gerry Lemire finished third locally.
my dad caught. I had a good feeling in the perch category last year.
in this tournament for the past three “There is great fishing in the
that it would be a winner.”
years.” Thirty-seven-year-old Lemire Cornwall area and there are lots of
Joey’s pike ended up as the largest Two years ago Lemire caught the works with Caterpillar in Ottawa as big fish to be caught,” he says.

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