Kastine grew up in Corner Brook, NF, and currently lives there raising her three young children. She teaches yoga classes online with her mother through her yoga studio—but come spring “I focus a lot on fishing-related muscles”. She also manages several websites and is co-host of an upcoming tv/web show called Fish Hunt Feast.

She was introduced to fly fishing by her father when quite young. When I was 10 years old the local conservation group SPAWN came to our classroom and taught about the life cycle of salmon, visiting throughout the year as the salmon matured.” From that moment salmon conservation became a passion. “On seeing a fish I would immediately attempt to determine the sex, and I would look for salmon par anytime I was near a body of water.”

“In 2019 I passed my Fly Fishers International exam and became a certified fly casting instructor. This was a huge milestone for me, as I had been working towards it for two years. I started teaching lessons with my focus being mainly on women and children. The reason for this is because I couldn’t ever find another female angler to go fishing with.

But while Atlantic Salmon stocks are in decline around the globe she still has hope things can recover. “Atlantic Salmon, as we all know, are a very resilient species… Thankfully volunteer groups like the ASCF have stepped up to sponsor local groups in their quest to make sure of the survival of the species. I am proud to be part of this organization and love seeing the proposals coming through from groups and people that have invested their time and energy into saving the Atlantic Salmon.”