I grew up in a small town in southwestern New Brunswick, fishing with my Father for Brookies. I joined the Army in 1987 where I was educated as an Electronics Technician at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics in Kingston Ontario. Upon graduation I was posted back to my home province of NB. It was while posted to CFB Gagetown that I first tangled with the magnificent Landlocked Salmon and learned the tricks and tactics involved in catching them. Since then I have been hooked pardon the pun. In 1993 I was posted to NRS Newport Corner, Nova Scotia a small Navy transmitter site near Windsor NS. Where I found there to be numerous small Trout streams. At Christmas 94 I bought my first boat and then really started pursuing land locks I would schedule my vacation for the best fishing times. It was while posted there that I really got into fly-fishing and Fly tying. Specializing in streamers for trolling. In 1997 regrettable I had to leave the Maritimes for Ontario, where I now reside in Petawawa. Since moving to Ontario I have taken up Walleye fishing, and smoking fish as new hobbies. Some highlights of my fishing experiences in Ontario have been catching a 38-inch Sturgeon in the Ottawa River and a 33-inch Chinook salmon caught at Sault Ste Marie.  Bill is now posted back to Gagetown since 2001 and enjoys hunting and fishing in New Brunswick.

Bill Gass

Lawrence (Laurie) Manzer

I also grew up in a small town in Nova Scotia. I was a fisherman from the start. I missed one third of my grade 12 school days to fishing. I joined the Canadian Forces in ’89 and was educated as an Electronics Technician at the Canadian Forces School of Communications and Electronics in Kingston Ontario. Upon graduation I was posted to the province of NB. While posted there I was very busy and did little fishing. It wasn’t until I was posted to Petawawa, ON in ’96 that I started to fish walleye, lake trout and more recently salmon. It was late last century when William and I started fishing more together. 2001 I was posted back to Gagetown with Bill, due to a service injury I was forced to retire in 2006 to a life of hunting and fishing (ok and some work too).  I learned the fine art of fly tying from him and the finesse of fly fishing. Trying to out-do Bill my Sturgeon was 36 inch on the Ottawa River and my Salmon was 38 ½ inch from Sault Ste. Marie. and a 41 inch Salmon on the Miramichi.

Laurie Manzer