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Wishin’ I was Fishin’... BOAT SHOW

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Fishing with Richard Cloutier

By Molly Kett a 30-pound musky,” says Cloutier. “I
will never forget the look on her face
wenty-five year old Richard when she was struggling to hold this
TCloutier grew up in Martintown big fish and how she got hooked on
and currently works as a mechanic fishing since then.
at Benson Truck and Trailer. When Cloutier’s favourite place to fish is
he’s not working hard as a mechanic, close to home, in Summerstown.
Cloutier can often be found spending
his spare time outdoors; specifically, “I like to fish in the evening or
sometimes later at night around the
out by the water catching fish.
islands trolling,” says Cloutier.
“I was taught from a young age to
Next, Cloutier would love to fish
be in outdoorsman from my dad,”
says Cloutier. “What I love about the ocean for the variety of fish you
could possibly catch. However, he
fishing the most is you never know
what you will catch. It feels good says he would also enjoy fishing the
after a long day of work to go out and Great Lakes for their world renown
lake trout, perch and walleye.
enjoy something I love in peace and
quiet. It’s even better when friends “My fish of choice is
tag along. It’s all about spending probably walleye, followed by perch
time for yourself or with friends and then pike. At the end of the day any
family. When I go fishing, all I think fish is interesting and passes the
of is when the next one is going to time,” says Cloutier.
bite.”
Not only is fishing something
Cloutier’s earliest fishing memory Cloutier enjoys, but it’s something
goes back to when he was a young he’s good at, too. Cloutier has
boy. experienced many notable fishing
“I would have to say my earliest trips and tournaments, with the
fishing memory is going fishing with most notable being when he won
$1,000 in the Hooples Creek Fishing
my family, with my uncle Ti-guy for
catfish in the creek near his house Tournament for the biggest walleye.
in Lancaster,” shares Cloutier. “We “Another fishing tournament I
used to fish it with bamboo poles and will always remember is when my
bobbers.” Dad and I entered a bow fishing

His favourite fishing memory has tournament for carp and won the most Photo Submitted
to do with spending time with family, combined weight for a father and son
a theme that comes into play when it team,” says Cloutier. “I have many and experience their behaviour and never tried to fish before to give it a
comes to Cloutier’s love for the sport. notable catches, but I would say that how much activity goes on even at try with your friends or family just
the one that comes to mind first is night.” to get away from the modern world
“My favourite fishing memory the walleye I caught near Kingston
would be when I brought my wife in Bay of Quinte a few years ago. I Finally, Cloutier has some advice and leave your cell phones at home.
Stephanie out at night trolling and I never weighed it, but it was a walleye for those who have never tried Then, you can come back and if
thought I had a walleye on the line, of a lifetime. Every fish brings a fishing. you’re lucky, you can have yourself
so I had her reel it in. She reeled in smile to my face because you learn “I would tell people that have a fish fry,” says Cloutier.

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