Tape 1, Side 1, Part 1 - INTRODUCTION. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 2 - Began fishing 1932, learned from father. Still fishes with one brother on partnership. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 3 - Present fishing situation; few fish left. Fishes weekend and holds other job. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 4 - Summer fishing; difficult because needed much ice, shipped to Chicago, low prices. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 5 - Winter fishing; sold to fish houses in Green Bay. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 6 - Sons helped on weekend when weren't in school, daughter seldom went along. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 7 - Nets; 1965 last time made, they last long time with proper care. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 8 - Fishing boat; 20 ft. Mr. Destree made himself of redwood and other materials. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 9 - No shellfish gathered. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 10 - Carp fished for a few years, left in 1945 and returned again but the fishermen no longer had nets to fish them with. Now can't sell because of PCB levels. The Destrees' views on this ruling. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 11 - Net size differences. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 12 - Locating fish; set many nets to tell. Sometimes moved during winter when found 'good' spot. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 13 - No fish traps used. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 14 - Fish for meals; perch soup, whitefish soup, fried perch, lawyers; methods for preparation. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 15 - Smoked fish. Mr. Destree smokes carp today. Refrigerator made into smokehouse handles 50 lbs. fish. Fish shared with relatives, coworkers. Methods used. Used to smoke herring. Description of wooden smoke houses. Differences in preparation of these two fish. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 16 - Pickling suckers and canning trout today. Used to salt herring. Perch eggs fried. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 17 - Cleaning fish. Last year began cleaning those they sold themselves because customers prefer it. Lawyers always dressed. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 18 - Market; local people buy now because of scarcity of perch. Up to ca. 1971 sold larger amounts at home. Advertising by word-of-mouth. Manitowoc once brought many customers, now not so many because fewer lawyers. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 19 - Hadn't set pound net for 10 years. Would've set this year but too much snow, found many lawyers in gill nets, unusual. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 20 - Mr. Destree's enjoyment of fishing. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 21 - Commercial fishermen; about a dozen this year in area, at one time 200 in same area. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 22 - Many fishermen leave fishing industry to work in shipyards. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 23 - Mrs. Destree doesn't enjoy fishing. Used to work at Southern Door High School. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 24 - Bluefins, similar to herring, caught years ago but rare today. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 25 - "Rolled in nets;" expression means tangled in twine, not heads in mesh. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 26 - Perch habits. Bite after spawning, ca. May 20-June 1. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 27 - Spawning times of lake trout, whitefish, etc. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 28 - No boat parasites. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 29 - Financed fishing boat through fishing. Good boats built for several hundred dollars. First motor in 1935. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 1 - Lampreys; ca. 1940 many in pond nets. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 2 - Alewives; many, but never fished. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 3 - Fishing festivals before 1970--Sports Fishermen's Clubs, lists activities. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 4 - Attitudes toward sports fishermen. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 5 - Time spent on ice; 8:00-4:00. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 6 - Ice rescue, ca. 1953. Saved friend with his fishing boat. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 7 - Overnighting on Bay in blizzards, "before his time." Tape 1, Side 2, Part 8 - Navigation on ice; followed sticks of nets. Marked with bushes. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 9 - No one lost in the Bay. No fishing organizations. Met at taverns. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 10 - 'Fish story'; joke told by neighbor man. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 11 - Farming; had 12 dairy cattle, hogs and chickens. Got rid of cattle when went to work. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 12 - Raised oats, corn, barley, hay, had family garden. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 13 - Bad times with fishing; lost nets. Rescue of truck from water. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 14 - Local docks. Roads to Bay have been there for years. Incident of cottager taken to court who didn't want fishermen to use road. He lost the case. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 15 - No net insurance available. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 16 - Storage and care of nets. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 17 - Mentions fishing by sail 75 years ago, using pound nets. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 18 - Sturgeon once used as fertilizer. Fish guts also used, improved crops. Rendered livers given to hogs. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 19 - Pollution; water improving now. 15 years ago a problem. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 20 - Hot meal prepared on ice. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 21 - Clothing; changes in. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 22 - Time spent in shanty depended on job. Mr. Destree usually reset nets, partner pulled them out.
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