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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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with Steve Dovas

and we would sneak out and fish on the
By Molly Kett
St. Lawrence as often as we could,”
or Steve Dovas, a 52-year-old father said Dovas. “We would not catch much,
Fof three, fishing is more than just a mind you, but again, it was the attraction
pastime—it’s a deeply rooted passion to the water that made me go time and
that has shaped his life. time again.”
“Fishing is my Zen place,” said Dovas. Fishing has also provided Dovas with
“Not sure if it’s because I am a water some of his fondest memories as a father.
sign, but for as long as I can remember, “My favourite memory would be
I have always been at peace when on or when I took my two boys out when they
by the water.” were very young and we found a ton of
Dovas has worked in the tech industry sunfish from shore,” said Dovas. “We
for 25 years and finds joy in combining must have caught well over 60 of them.
his technical expertise with his love for Just seeing how excited they were when
fishing. their bobber would go down and then
“Since I am a tech head, I love using seeing the fish as they reeled it in.”
and installing all the electronics that I Living near the St. Lawrence River
can on my boat. I use them to find the has given Dovas access to what he calls
fish and figure out what they want to bite an incredible fishery. Photo Submitted
on,” he said. “Once you do find them “I have not fished many different helps, don’t get me wrong, but it’s Manitoba, and go after some really big
and figure them out, it’s the ‘thunk,’ bodies of water, but there are not too being surrounded by all of nature. I pike. That would be lots of fun,” said
or the actual bite, that keeps me going many other places that you can go out and have seen eagles and hawks flying, Dovas.
back. Just typing about it now gives me catch bass (smallmouth and largemouth), deer swimming across the river, and In recent years, Dovas has focused
goosebumps. Unless you experience that walleye, pike, musky, perch, and several probably the most beautiful sunsets I on walleye fishing. “I like catching all
hit, it’s hard to put into words.” other species of fish. So, I would have have seen in my entire life. Catching sorts of fish, but for the past three years
His fascination with the water began to say that is my favourite place to fish,” fish is almost like a bonus being part or so, I have focused more on catching
in childhood along the St. Lawrence said Dovas. of all that.” walleye,” he said. “Those are the only
River. Dovas said fishing offers more than Though the St. Lawrence holds ones I keep and make some really good
“When I was around 6 or 7, I used to just the thrill of the catch. “If you are a special place in his heart, Dovas fish-fry with them.”
sneak out and go fishing with my best an outdoors person, there is nothing dreams of heading north. For Dovas, fishing remains a source
friend, John. My mom was not too keen better than being out by the water, (on “As wonderful as the St. Lawrence of peace, joy, and connection, from the
on me being by the water at a young age, or beside it), in all of nature’s glory. is, it has always been a dream of mine thrill of a bite to the beauty of a sunset
but as the saying goes, boys will be boys, It is not just about catching fish; it to go further north, either in Ontario or over the water.