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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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with Doug Catton

By: Molly Kett narrow it down to when he catches a
personal best bass.
oug Catton, a 64-year-old “My hands are still shaking for
Dretiree, has been enjoying his about an hour afterwards,” said
retirement in Morrisburg since June Catton.
2020 after moving from the Ottawa
The St. Lawrence River holds a
Valley. Before retiring, Catton special place in Catton’s heart. It’s
worked as a software architect from where you can often find him casting
1985 to 2015. Now you can often
his reel.
find him fishing on local waters.
“The fishing and the ships were
“I love everything about fishing a major factor when we decided to
but could narrow it down to the
move to the area from the Ottawa
anticipation that on my home waters Valley in 2020,” said Catton.
of the St. Lawrence River, any bite
could be the fish of a lifetime; the For those who have never tried
fishing, Catton has some advice:
crisp early spring and fall mornings
when no one but me, the birds, and “I’ve taken several people out on
the boat for a ride and asked if they
the fish, are around, going fast in a Photo Submitted
boat, a big fish attacking a topwater would like to stop and catch a fish or
bait, the battle with a big fish,” said two. Once they hook one, it takes far has always come up to de-rail those “If you’re going to fish, follow
more convincing to get them to stop
Catton. plans. I’ll get there someday.” the regulations and if you’re fishing
than it ever did to get them to start.
Catton’s earliest fishing memory I also warn them that fishing can Catton’s favorite fish to catch from shore, bring everything you
dates back to when he was six or empty a wallet pretty quickly, but it’s are bass, both smallmouth and brought there back out with you. It’s
seven years old. “My parents bought very disappointing to see so much
worth every penny,” said Catton. largemouth.
a house that had a small lake about a garbage left behind at popular shore
fifteen minute walk away. I would go Looking ahead, Catton has “I love both equally. But when we fishing areas,” said Catton. “Also, if
aspirations of fishing in Texas. have to wait for bass season to open,
there several times a week to catch you want to keep some fish to eat,
panfish with a worm and bobber,” “One of these days I would like to I like throwing big baits for big pike keep the smaller ones and let the
said Catton. fish for a trophy sized bass at Lake and little baits for crappie,” said big ones go. The smaller ones taste
Catton.
Though it is hard for him to pick a Fork in Texas,” said Catton. “I’ve better, there’s lots more of them and
had numerous opportunities to fish Catton also has some parting it’s the big ones that make all those
favourite fishing memory, Catton can
there since I’ve retired but something advice for fellow anglers. little ones.”

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