Full audio file. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 1 - Introduction: How he began fishing. Fished and lived with brother, who learned from their father. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 2 - Father fished sturgeon at Riley's Point; sometimes spent 2-3 weeks at a time there. Family's adjustment to this. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 3 - Brothers' involvement with fishing. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 4 - Description of nets used. First gill only, then pound as well. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 5 - Difficulties; brothers helped each other out. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 6 - Transportation. Cabins on sleigh, with stove inside. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 7 - Cutting ice. Changes in over time. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 8 - 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. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 9 - Licensing. Number tag on anchors, used to identify. Cost calculated per 100 foot of net. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 10 - Fishing in his father's time. Sturgeon and other fish plentiful. Transported by sleigh to Green Bay. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 11 - 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). Tape 1, Side 1, Part 12 - 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. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 13 - Most women hook-and-line fished for herring; considered "sport." Tape 1, Side 1, Part 14 - 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. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 15 - Why few men fish today; "can't pay." Regulations, pollution. Opinions on commercial vs. sports fishing issue. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 16 - Why never got involved in fighting pollution; ready to "retire" anyway. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 17 - Sons didn't fish. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 18 - Equipment stored in old barn today. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 19 - Purchasing farm equipment; changes over time. Buys first tractor with rubber tires in the area. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 20 - Costs of fishing. Not high unless nets lost. Work and time most of what it involved. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 21 - Dressing a fish. Preparation to keep fresh. Ice put on it. Inside scraped out. Packed and delivered to fish houses, which repacked and retailed. Tape 1, Side 1, Part 22 - Rough fish sent to outside markets. On Jewish holidays could pay to keep the fish alive. More competition and higher prices at this time. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 1 - Introduction. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 2 - Walloon names for fish caught; bass, perch, herring, German carp, suckers or mullets, trout, Northern and Walleye pike, pickerel, and sturgeon. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 3 - Sturgeon. Dad fished. Piled and froze; blankets protected and fish froze on sleigh. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 4 - Walloon names for fish; whitefish. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 5 - Where fished. Landed at Chaudoir's Dock, or sometimes at Shoemaker's Point. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 6 - Lawyers; description and importance of. Walloon name given. Trouble with them rolling in nets. Used as fertilizer. Dressing and packing of at a later date. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 7 - Buck Fish Company from Oconto (ca. 1945-50 began in area). Pickups at Brussles 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. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 8 - "Fishing a gamble." Tape 1, Side 2, Part 9 - 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. Tape 1, Side 2, Part 10 - Name for nets in Walloon. Drop nets; their washing, "Rotten nets" in Walloon.
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