Chris Depaola comes by hunting and fishing honestly.
It’s in his blood.
“My dad was a big fisherman as were my uncles and most of my family,” said Depaola, 66, who grew up in the Mahoning Valley. “Matter of fact, one of my uncles actually held the state record walleye for quite a few years. He caught it out of Pymatuning Reservoir in the 1960s.”
Ohio’s Outdoors Trailblazers: Chris Depaola ‘loves the grind’ that hunting, fishing offer
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