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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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with Jaxon Leroux

By Molly Kett Andre, a commercial fisherman, for
passing down the love for the sport.
axon Leroux is a Char-Lan student “I think it’s in my blood, and I come
Jwho has a passion for fishing that
by the love for fishing naturally.”
has taken him across North America.
“I just turned fourteen in June. I enjoy Some of his most cherished
fishing, golfing, hockey, and riding memories are tied to new fishing
anything and everything motorized,” experiences.
said Leroux. “Dirt biking, mountain “Anytime I catch a ‘new’ type
riding on a snowmobile, and of fish for the first time is always
anything on the water are probably exciting and a good memory,” said
my favourite.” Leroux.

For Leroux, fishing is all about the When asked how he would
thrill of the catch. encourage someone to try fishing,
“I definitely love catching big Leroux didn’t hesitate. “Probably
fish,” said Leroux. “My favourite tell them to go see Rob at Tight Line
is bass, specifically largemouth, Tackle because he’s really good and
smallmouth, and striped bass. I has been helpful over the years,” said
love going to different places to try Leroux. “His store has a lot of really
catching new types of fish. I went to good fishing stuff. It’s my favorite
Florida to fish for Peacock Bass and store!”
each summer to Gaspé to fish for Looking ahead, Leroux has his
striped bass on the ocean.”
sights set on new fishing adventures.
His love for fishing started at a “Lake Okeechobee in Florida,
very young age, inspired by his because I heard there are monster
family and proximity to water. 10lb bass in there,” he said.
“My grandma, Jeannine Leroux, Leroux’s enthusiasm for fishing Photos Submitted
lives on the water in South Lancaster, and the outdoors is infectious,
so I’ve been fishing since I could promising a future filled with even
hold a rod,” said Leroux. He also more exciting catches and cherished
credits his great-grandfather, Adrien memories.

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