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Rodrigue Labrecque and his Father Misaël, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse

A man drives a tractor into the river as he heads toward an eel weir. The water is quite deep. Another, somewhat older man is a sitting in the tractor’s trailer. He is wearing fishing boots and a checkered jacket that is held closed by a piece of rope that acts as a belt. Black and white photograph.

Location: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse (Québec)
Date: c. 1960
Photo: Fred Bruemmer (1929–2013)

Misaël (on the right) and Rodrigue Labrecque, true eel-fishing enthusiasts

In my case, fishing is something I’ve always loved. I was so eager to see what was in the weir.

My father went fishing with me for as long as he could. Fishing was his whole life. He learned everything from his father, Désiré. As for me, I didn’t invent a thing. My father showed me everything.

Rodrigue Labrecque