Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-09

VITA wooden cGIa> on the Other 80 fbat
when they are set thejr q, breadth is
presented 20 .he fish
When The aejs ar" all in. fresh ones
are set ana the boats return 10 the ISL
and \ this season the first boats re-
turn abeat = O'Clock In the afternoon and
from that hour until / o'clock the little
craft may hc seen Steaming intn the hHr-
Dor from all directions
GA the way home from the fishing
grounds the fish are cleaned By the crew
which If usually composed OF from FIVE
To elghi meu. The fireman, engineer and
captain keep their places 1T the boilers,
engine and in the wheel-house.
Fishing Syndicates Formed
There was a time when the entire
population of Jones Island was engaged
in the fishing business. Less than n
third of the men are now thus employed
In some cases several of the fishermen
nave formed companies, pooling their fl
nanceS for the purchase of boats and
paraphernalia. n complete fishing out
mt consisting of boats, nets and buildings
represents considerable sum of money,
reckoned according to Jones island
standards.
Whtetish are seldom caught here
abontS, although twenty-five years ago,
~ AA'iNi lAiNil 81 they NHIb quite pen
tful, In the spring of the year the best
catches are made off Racine Point. As
the weather becomes warmer the fish
seek deeper water and toward the fall
during the spawning season. they go to
the northeast reef. which extends for
miles north of the city To Port Wash
ington and beyond Aside from this
changing of position. fish do not migrate
GENERALLY speaking fish remains close
to where he was spawned Experts can
ten almost at glance from what part
of the lake fish was taken. There
are peculiarities, hard to explain, vet
nevertheless apparent to fishermen and
dealers. that determine almost to GER
tainty the part of the lake in which a
certain hsh was caught. II is i'm the
lail when the fisherman has his harvest
Near the spawning season fish become
easy prey and the total weight of fish
food taken from the lake is enormous.
Lake Being Fished Out.
The law provides that from October
II 10 December l fish shall got be
caught. The fishermen adhere To this
rule as general thing for they know
that to catch fish filled with spawn may
be iikcned to killing the goose that laws
the golden egg
Fishermen say the lake is being fiShed
OUT. The state is planting large num-
herS or hSh fry each year but the fish
caught far outnumber those thar grow
To maturity from the artifcially planted
fry.
Jones island is ever a source of inter
est To visitors from the city. The pc
cuiiar streets, its tiny houses never
cease to be picturesque. Part of ono Of
the avenues between the houses is al
most completely used for driving upts
\ half hundred reels each holding hun
dredS OF feet Of nets occupy the street.
Here the nets are set out to dry in the
sun and wind
TN the beach south of the garbage
plant may he seen twenty-five or thirty
homemade boats of various sizes These
are used by the islanders who do not
make hShnE a business on Il large scale
pne or two of the boxes heretofore de-
Seribed may be carried in one of these
noats and one man can make a fair
day 5 wage working alone
Passing of the Smack.
The uncertainty of the weather has
caused the picturesque fishing smack To
he. displaced to a large extent by the
lShihg tugs. few remain on the is
land. however and are still used in the
hShmg business.
ot the vast amount Of fish taken from
Lake Michigan during a single week Mil
wau6eeanS consume from 10000 TO Is
~" pounds; According 20 &. \. Hig-
gT'nS' who is interested in enc of the
Jones island fishing companies and who
| handles the major part of the ontnnt
the high prices of meats have nor in,
creased the demand upon the fisheries
| &" any very large degree. Ii is true tbs
/ price Of fish food is somewhat les th1N
| the price Of meat he says. Int the con.
! sumption Is not greatly Increased he
SauSs OF me nigh prices that meats com
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