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Wishin’ I was Fishin’...

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Fishing with Stephanie Cloutier

By Molly Kett tournament together.
“It’s always a great time spending
wenty-nine-year-old Stephanie time with family out on the water,”
TCloutier works as a PSW in a long- says Cloutier. “The best part
term care home called St. Joseph’s is coming back to the dock and
Villa and is a part-time photographer measuring, weighing and counting all
with Sixth Sense Imagery. She also the fish that we’ve caught throughout
shares that she has cochlear implants the day, making fun of each other,
in both ears to assist her ability to sharing laughs and having fun. At the
hear. end of the evening, my aunt gives out
When the weather is right, you can prizes for different categories and the
find Cloutier out on the water, fishing. team who did the best all around. My
There are many things Cloutier loves team ended up winning the last two
about the sport. years in a row!”
“What I love about fishing is that Although she’s caught a wide
it is relaxing,” says Cloutier. “I love variety of fish, there’s one that stands
being on the boat out in the open out in her memory.
water surrounded by nature, patiently “A few years ago, I went out
waiting for the unexpected fish to bite fishing for pickerel with my husband
my line. Sometimes it can surprise in Summerstown area and I got a bite
you. It makes it exciting; also, to be Photo Submitted all of a sudden,” says Cloutier. “It
able to bring home fish to eat!” was the heaviest I’ve ever reeled in
Cloutier has had a passion for and it was a large muskie at about 35
fishing for many years. pounds. I was so stunned and happy
“My earliest fishing memory was to catch my very first muskie. I could
fishing with my dad on his blue face, shouting how happy he was to because you get a lot of bites; also I not believe how big and heavy this
fishing boat by the buoy in Glen see me catch such a big fish was a love to eat some perch rolls!” fish was, I could barely hold it with
Walter. I was maybe ten or younger,” great feeling at a young age.” That’s not to say that she hasn’t had my hands — I had to hug it for a
says Cloutier. “I remember fishing When she can, Cloutier will spend a few notable trips, though. picture.”
with my small fishing rod and all of time fishing in her favourite spot: “A good memorable one was where As someone so passionate about
a sudden I get a strong pull, yelling at Summerstown on the St. Lawrence I went fishing up in Bay of Quinte with fishing, she has plenty of advice for
my dad to help me because I thought River. my husband, his father, and one of his people who are thinking of trying the
it was going to pull me in the water. “I always seem to have good friends,” says Cloutier. “It was in the sport but aren’t sure whether or not
He helped me reel it in and I ended luck fishing around there,” says middle of a -30 cold winter and we they’d like it.
up catching a big bass. I was stunned Cloutier. had taken the four wheelers to make “Something that I would tell people
and happy. I had a lot of fun.” Next, though, she says she would it to our location and we set up an ice would be to try it once in your lifetime,”
She spent so much time fishing like to try fishing in the salt waters. hut with our heaters with 20 layers of says Cloutier. “You will get hooked, pun

when she was younger, that her Specifically, down south so she can clothing, fishing away. My husband intended! It sounds like a boring sport,
favourite memory comes from those try her hand at catching exotic fish. reeled in one of the largest pickerels but on a beautiful day or night fishing,
earlier days spent on the water, too. Right now, though, she spends he’s ever caught while I caught my it’s never a time wasted. It’s relaxing,
“I’d say my favourite fishing much of her time fishing for perch. first ever pickerel, only about 6 inches it’s therapeutic, you’re surrounded by
memory was my dad when I was “I love to catch perch. My dad, long. It was a fun trip.” nature, while the unexpected happens.
younger catching that big bass,” says Henry, always brought me fishing She also has an annual August trip You might get lucky and catch a big
Cloutier. “That one is stuck with me to catch perch every summer,” says with her family on her dad’s side. fish and your adrenaline kicks in! It’s a
forever. Seeing the smile on my dad’s Cloutier. “I love catching perch They get together and have fishing great feeling.”
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