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Phil Antoniak Talks Fishing

Antoniak’s favourite place to fish
By Molly Kett
for bass is Big Rideau Lake and for
walleye is along the St Lawrence
hirty-five-year-old Phil Antoniak
River in front of Cornwall. In the
Tlives in Ingleside with his wife,
winter, you can find him ice fishing
son Eli and a black lab named Ace.
on Hooples Creek.
He works as a Project Coordinator for
“I would tell people who have
Enbridge Gas, out of their Cornwall
never fished before to try it because
office. Antoniak is originally from
it’s a great way to connect to nature,”
Brockville but moved to the area
says Antoniak. “It’s very calming
eight years ago for his career.
and relaxing while the anticipation of
For as long as he can remember,
catching a big fish of any species is
Antoniak has loved to fish.
enough to keep you fired up.
“I grew up spending the summers
Next when it comes to fishing,
at our family cottage on Charleston
Antoniak has a big bucket list that
Lake and there is where I fell in
includes fishing for a giant Tarpon
love with fishing and the outdoors,”
off the coast of Florida. His favourite
says Antoniak. “I love the peace
fish to catch, though, would be large
and tranquility of being out on the
mouth and small mouth bass, with
water on a nice day and just taking in
lake trout and walleye coming in
the sights and excitement of maybe
very close to second.
catching the big one.”
In terms of notable catches,
His earliest fishing memory, as it is
Antoniak recalls a walleye
for many, was with his father.
tournament just east of Cornwall,
“The earliest fishing memory I where he placed 1st and 2nd, with my
have is of my father and god-father 2 biggest fish of the day weighing in
taking me fishing at night next to a at 10 lbs and 9 lbs. He has had many
warm camp fire down on the shores fun fishing adventures since he began
of the St Lawrence River, fishing for the sport.
Bullhead in the Prescott area,” says
“During one of our family vacations
Antoniak. “My favourite fishing
down to Mexico some other men and
memory comes when I was able
I chartered a large fishing boat, where
to take our 3-week-old son out on
we caught several large species of
our family boat this past summer.
fish including barracuda, snapper,
Although he couldn’t hold a fishing
and tuna,” says Antoniak. “Every
rod at that time, I hope he could feel
summer I also participate in a couple
the joy it brought me to have him by
smaller bass fishing tournaments
my side. I hope to pass down my
around the area; some I have done
love for fishing and hope one day we
well in and some not so much. At the
will share the same passion out on
end of the day, I just love getting out
the water.”
there.”
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