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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021 • LAKE LIFE • THE BRANDON SUN 11

Where to fish near

Brandon this summer

BY COLIN SLARK centrate the fish in deeper
pools,” he said. “They’re not
With so many events and going anywhere. So you’ll
forms of recreation off-lim- have to find riverbends that
its due to COVID-19, it’s no have deeper water and it’s
wonder that Manitobans are also the same thing for the
flocking to an activity that’s Souris River, which by the
still accessible and easy to way has a good population
get into: fishing. of walleye and northern
If you ask Don Lamont, the pike.”
editor of Hooked Magazine The Assiniboine has cat-
and a frequent contributor fish, lake sturgeon, walleye,
to the Winnipeg Free Press, sauger and more — though
there has been approxi- you’ll have to release any
mately a threefold increase caught sturgeon since
in the number of people out they’re endangered. Apart
fishing since COVID-19 ar- from within Brandon, Lam-
rived in Manitoba. ont said that fishing along
For aspiring anglers in the the river in Spruce Woods CABIN &
Brandon area, Lamont said Provincial Park provides
that a great place to try fish- some beautiful views to take LAKE DECOR
ing is along the Assiniboine in while you’re waiting for a
River. bite.
“With low water this year,
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