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00:00:02 - Introduction: How he began fishing. Fished and lived with brother, who learned from their father.

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00:02:19 - Father fished sturgeon at Riley's Point; sometimes spent 2-3 weeks at a time there. Family's adjustments to this.

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00:03:57 - Brothers' involvement with fishing.

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00:04:47 - Description of nets used. First gill only, then pound as well.

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00:05:12 - Difficulties; brothers helped each other out.

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00:05:53 - Transportation. Cabins on sleigh, with stove inside.

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00:06:47 - Cutting ice. Changes in over time.

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00:07:23 - Tools. Sinkers--picked up stones on beach. Anchors--forked branches anchored the net, nailed with crosspieces. Also were a guide to locating nets. Stringing nets.

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00:09:19 - Licensing. Number tag on anchors, used to identify. Cost calculated per 100 foot of net.

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00:10:44 - Fishing in his father's time. Sturgeon and other fish plentiful. Transported by sleigh to Green Bay.

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00:12:24 - Marketing. Packed fish with ice at night. Dressed herring. Drove to Green Bay or to depot at Forestville. Later bought own trucks to haul to fish houses (Schilling, Wisconsin Fish Co., Midwest, etc.) Local people bought directly from them (the fishermen).

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00:15:54 - His wife "knew as much as I did to start with." She was raised at Chaudoir's Dock. It was an important port in the area. As kids, they went swimming there on Sundays. Ice cream made and sold there.

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00:17:54 - Most women hook-and-line fished for herring; considered "sport."

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00:20:02 - Enjoyment of fishing; "couldn't wait" in the fall. Shared duties with brothers. Liked fishing more than farming. Fishing "a side-line." Brother had a seine he used at night.

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00:22:12 - Why few men fish today; "can't pay." Regulations, pollution. Opinions on commercial vs. sports fishing issue.

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00:24:10 - Why never got involved in fighting pollution; ready to "retire" anyway.

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00:25:39 - Sons didn't fish.

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00:26:11 - Equipment stored in old barn today.

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00:26:38 - Purchasing farm equipment; changes over time. Buys first tractor with rubber tires in the area.

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00:29:31 - Costs of fishing. Not high unless nets lost. Work and time most of what it involved.

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00:30:58 - Dressing a fish. Preparation to keep fresh. Ice put on it. Inside scraped out. Packed and delivered to fish houses, which repacked and retailed.

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00:32:10 - Rough fish sent to outside markets. On Jewish holidays could pay to keep the fish alive. More competition and higher prices at this time.

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