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                                          Wishin’ I was Fishin’...











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        Fishing with Robert Martin




        By Molly Kett                         species to pick from on a daily
                                              basis. I also love fishing smaller
            ince local fisherman Robert       area like the Raisin River.”
        SMartin  was  a  young  boy,
        he’s been spending time fishing         Since  his  family  spends  so
        on the water.                         much  time  fishing  together,
                                              Martin hopes he will be able to
          “We used to go perch fishing        continue to do so in more exotic
        when  I  was  maybe  five  or         places.

        so,”  says  Martin.  “I  was  then
        quickly  introduced  to  musky          “I am hoping to get away as a
        fishing in my teenage years and       family and go do a fishing trip
        that’s where my passion really        somewhere,”  says  Martin.  “Or
                                              short term, maybe try deep-sea
        started.”
                                              fishing  on  our  next  trip  down
          Since  he  started  fishing  at     south.  I  have  been  deep-sea
        such  a  young  age,  Martin  has     fishing so it should be fun.”
        been  able  to  collect  a  variety
        of favourite memories from his          On top of travel, Martin hopes
        time on the water. His favourite      to get his family participating in
        memory,  though,  is  from  his       some tournaments soon.
        more recent years of fishing.           “We are hoping to start doing

          “My favourite fishing memory        tournaments this year since my
        is  probably  catching  a  50-inch    boys will both be over sixteen,
        musky with my two boys,” says         which is the minimum age for
        Martin. “It was nice to see the       most tournaments,” says Martin.

        boys’  reaction  since  they  were    “We  want  to  try  fishing  small
        still  pretty  young.  It  made  it   tournaments         and        keep
        pretty special to all be together.    learning before going to larger
        We get a chance to go out a few       competitive tournaments.”                                                                      Photo Submitted
        times  a  week,  so  we  have  all      Generally,  Martin  enjoys
        made many memories over the           catching all species, but he says       “I would tell them to get out  size,”  says  Martin.  “We  have
        years as a family fishing.”           his  favourite  fish  to  catch  are   and  try  it  out.  It  won’t  take   been quite fortunate to have the
                                                                                    long  to  quickly  get  addicted.
          Since they live on the water,       musky  and  bass.  He  also  says     Fishing  can  be  a  great  stress    opportunity  to  get  out  on  the
        the  St.  Lawrence  has  become       he enjoys fall walleye fishing.       release.  It  gives  you  fresh  air   water, so we have caught quite
        one of their favourite waterways.       For  those  families  who  and you never know what you                    a few nice fish over the years.

          “We often fish from Lancaster  haven’t  tried  fishing,  Martin  may  catch.  Eastern  Ontario                  The most notable memories are
        to Cornwall,” says Martin. “We  highly recommends they give it  has  great  fisheries  and  an                    more about the family times we
        are  lucky  to  have  such  great  a try.                                   abundance of fish. Many trophy  all spent of the water.”

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