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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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with Chris Martorino

By Molly Kett “Riding on his knee and helping
him steer the boat on the way to
his favorite fishing spots,” said
or Chris Martorino, fishing
Fhas never been confined to one Martorino. Those early experiences
left a permanent mark. “Its where
season, one body of water, or one
method. It is a lifelong passion I caught my first ‘big’ fish and it’s
those memories that last forever,” he
rooted in family, nature, and peaceful
moments. Chris Martorino is a said.
38-year-old avid angler who enjoys As the years passed, Martorino
targeting all different species of fish found those moments coming full
in water of all types. circle through his own family.

“From shore fishing, to wading “Beyond the memories of fishing
through the creeks, all the way to as a child with my grandfather, some
being in the boat or bundled up of my greatest memories are sharing
braving the cold on the ice,” said the knowledge and love for fishing
Martorino. with my own children and my wife,”
said Martorino. “Like the first time
His love for the sport stretches
across regions and landscapes, from my wife and my teenage son landed
a salmon. The heaviest fish they had Photo Submitted
local waters to destinations several
hours away. both ever caught, those are days to
never be forgotten.”
“Whether it be locally on the St.
Lawrence River or a few hours down For Martorino, fishing is not
the road getting onto Lake Ontario or only about the catch but also about awaiting the next bite,” Martorino “What could I tell someone who’s
the connection it fosters with the
its tributaries, fishing is in my blood,” said. “The peace and relaxation it never been fishing before to convince
said Martorino. “I have been fishing outdoors. “The love for fishing will brings to your soul is like nothing them to try it, that is a hard one,” said
never fade, being one with nature
for as long as I can remember.” else!” Martorino. “I guess the best words I
when you are wading up the creeks,
Some of his earliest fishing feeling the wind in my hair while When asked what he would say to can share is just get out and try it!
memories trace back to time spent traveling to the spot while on the someone who has never tried fishing, If you need a little peace in your life
with his grandfather on the St. boat, the wildlife you may encounter Martorino acknowledged it is not or a way to find your love for the
Lawrence River near Prescott, while sitting quietly on the bank always easy to explain.
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