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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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Nicole Touchette Talks About her Husband

and Some of His Impressive Catches

By Molly Kett

ecently, Sports Energy News
Rspoke with Nicole Touchette,
wife of Dominique Touchette, as she
wanted to share some of his fishing
feats.

63-year-old Dominique Touchette,
a retired sheet metal worker (Local
47) and father of two adult children,
has a cabin on the St. Lawrence River
in Summerstown. He and his wife
enjoy spending their summer days
there.
As expected, this is also where
Dominique catches many of his fish.

“What Dom loves about fishing is
the solitude you can get with nature.
Just sitting in a boat or on your seat
ice fishing and taking in the scenery
is so relaxing. It’s therapeutic,” says
Nicole Touchette. “He’s happiest
while he’s fishing!”

From what Nicole Touchette has
learned, her husband Dominique
has been passionate about fishing
for quite some time. His earliest
fishing memory is of going to his
Aunt Lucille’s small house on the
St. Lawrence in Glen Walter and
catching perch and pike from shore.

According to Nicole, many of
Dominique’s fishing memories go Photo Submitted
back to fishing for perch with his
two kids in Summerstown in late Nicole did share with us that he his biggest fish this past January, Nicole Touchette notices how
May and June, followed by family would love to go to the Arctic and weighing 2.52 lbs. and measuring happy fishing has made Dominique
perch fries over an open fire for some fish for Arctic Char while the ocean 16” long. He has also caught an and wanted to share his love for the
family fun. is still pristine. American eel at 40” long and won sport with the community. We love
second prize in the South Lancaster to see how the sport of fishing has
While he loves fishing in the St. As far as impressive catches go, Muskie Tournament in 1994. brought this family together.
Lawrence, around Summerstown, his wife Nicole shares that he caught

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