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00:00:00 - Introduction

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00:00:48 - Walloon names for fish caught; bass, perch, herring, German carp, suckers or mullets, trout, Northern and Walleye pike, pickerel, and sturgeon.

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00:04:06 - Sturgeon. Dad fished. Piled and froze, blankets protected and fish froze on sleigh.

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00:06:47 - Walloon names for fish; whitefish.

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00:07:16 - Where fished. Landed at Chaudoir's Dock, or sometimes at Shoemaker's Point.

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00:07:52 - Lawyers; description and importance of. Walloon name given. Trouble with them rolling in the nets. Used as fertilizer. Dressing and packing of at later date.

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00:10:10 - Buck Fish Company from Oconto (ca. 1945-50 began in area). Pick-ups at Brussels and other points. Route to Sturgeon Bay and back. This was about when the fish houses were going out of business or into retail. In 1975, still picked up smelt in the area. How this has made marketing easier for the fisherman.

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00:11:59 - "Fishing a gamble."

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00:13:14 - How enjoyed time on the ice. Socializing with other fishermen; discussed local affairs. Tavern later built at Chaudoir's Dock, where they could warm up in the morning. Shared news this way. Fish stories; "That's a fish story" in Walloon. Some took a bottle along and fish stories developed.

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00:18:37 - Name for nets in Walloon. Drop nets; their washing, "Rotten nets" in Walloon.

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