Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-06-21
NOTES OF FISHING.

NOTES OF FISHING.
Joe Boze brought in over twenty
pounds nice pike last Thursday which lac
had no trouble in dsposing ole He sold
a number Of them to parties who were
leaving on the noon train.
Henry Steinmitz and J. Jaudiske cap
turcd two nice muscallonge one day last
week which weighed 16 and 19pounds
respectively. They sold them to Mart
Hirzcl.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mckenzie were out on
the river, early Friday morning, and
when just opposite NeviIle's mill Mrs.
Mckenzie succeeded in landing a twenty
six pound muscallonge. She also caught
a three and half pound black bass,
which is about the largest caught for
several seasons.
Chns LeForge, OF Rockford, H., who
is looking after business interests here,
was another one who was lucky, Friday
morning, he having CAUGHT 81 twenty
eight and half pound muscallonge in
the river. AS he is q novice in the art OF
catching lnuscallunge, he was having
quite IL t ussle with him until A. Nc
kenzie, who was near by and who hates
to see suoh Il prize escape, sprang into
The water and grappelrd with the fish
succeeded in landing llIm into the boat.
Most any evening you can see parties
fishing at Silver Lake, which is but a
short distance back of the school house,
and they have great sport getting green
bass which are a very glmey little fish.
RESORTS AND CLUBS.
One of the finest resorts to be found
around here, when completed, Will be
that of Fred Morey's. He expects to
have it completed in few days and has
letters from outside parties who are
DESTROYS OF coming as soon as the place
is in readiness. We will give descript-
i've wnte-up of this place later on.
NJ. Scherible, who has a resort at Cat
fish lake, has been making some nice
improvements there He started this
resort last summer and it was occupied
by members of the Port Washington
Club, of Port Washington. 1t it is now
occupied but it has been engaged for the
latter part of the season by the same
Club as had it last year.
The Sand Lake resort, owned by 4
Club composed OF Chicago parties, anC
which is under the charge of JAS Hughes
is about as fine place as you can find
This year several new buildings will bt
erected as the Club has added severa
new members. 1t is one of the oldest
clubs around here and is composed OF 6
genial lot of gentlemen. |. j. Bowermar
will erect the new buildings.
Art Mathews has place on SWAMP
lake that is meeting with well deserv
ing patronage from tourists. He has
every thing necessary to make fine resor1
and as he is an experienced fisherman
and hunter and good sociable fellow hi
will always have the return of any part.
visiting him..
Bent's resort, near State Line, is own
ed by Bent Bros. They always have al
many tourists as they can attend to
and each year have found it necessary tx
put up new and more commodiou
buildings. This season they are erecting
two new buildings much larger thar
any they have heretofore erected.
The Lake Laura resort, owned ant
run by Peter Stein, is situated on one Q
the most picturesque lakes i'll Villa
county. Mr.. Stein is of an accomodat
ing disposition and uses all his guest
alike, which accounts for his resort hay
such a wide spread reputation.