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Winter 2015

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Fisherman holding a small Northern Pike

Summertime is suitable for fishing. Everybody likes fishing in summer time. I wanted to go fishing like people here do. To go fishing you need some preparation, such as, getting a licence, a fishing rod, some hooks and baits. Yesterday, I was talking with my friend about fishing and we decided to go together.

As planned, I went to the Ministry of Environment’s office in Assiniboia to buy a licence but, unfortunately, they were unable to issue it. I was very excited to go fishing and was looking for a private licence issuer all over the town. I was able to buy a licence online on my computer, but there was another problem, I don’t have a printer. After long time, I found a private licence issuer. I went to a shop and asked them about the licence. They were very friendly and immediately applied for a licence for me on their computer, but the system was unable to provide it. The shop owner tried several times with my personal information, but they couldn’t get it. Then, they called the Ministry of Environment to ask them what the problem with my information was. After that, they found out that there was one space needed in between my first and last name. After paying the licence fee, I got my fishing licence.

It was time to go fishing. That same afternoon, we wanted to catch fish. We went to Thompson Lake which is the number one fishing place in Saskatchewan. My friend Jesse and I started to go to Thompson Lake at 6:30pm, and we arrived after half an hour driving. We were trying to catch fish by changing our hooks and baits. Sometime after, Jesse got a jackfish. Then, it was my turn, but I was not able to catch anything and I was trying harder and harder by changing hooks and baits. Then after, I also got a jackfish, it was bigger than Jesse’s. I held the two fish with my two hands and told Jesse to take a few pictures as it was my first time fishing in Canada. Jesse took a few pictures from different angles. After that, we were trying to catch more fish, but we didn’t get any. We were very happy, especially me because it was my first time.

I took those fish home and fried them, it was delicious.