Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-15
JUST FISH STORIES

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II every fellow follows the idea
winch Al Lucia of Eagle River has
oullded when indulging in his fay-
oflte sport, that of brook trout
angling, there will sure be some
mighty fine man-sized catches
brought IN and the baby fish will
nave a chance to increase. Lucia
IS regular trout devil-seems to
be able to smell out the big ones,
and at the same time muff it with
the little fellows; that is, he laws
off the baby trout, conceding the
fact that they have been planted
by real sportsmen and should be
given chance to develop into
real fish. He has never been known
to amble home after a day spent
upon some stream with small
trout IN his creel. Thirteen as
flne trout as man would care to
feast his eyes upon were the re-
ward from this days sport. The
fish would average a pound per
each and more, and their showing
at Knox's Monday convinced many
baby snatchers' that it is much
more enjoyable and more sports
man-llke to bring in a few classy
ones than the limit of understood
wigglers. Without doubt Lucia's
catch has it over any we have
seen this year.
A fve-pound small mouth bass
was taken from Scattering Rice
lake last Friday by J. E. Hilliard
of Chicago, a guest at Hiawatha
Lodge on Duck lake. Just as was
stated several weeks ago, the av-
erage bass man passes up the chain
of lakes for bass, deeming it bar
rem grounds. In that he is way
off, as has been proven several
times this season and many times
prior to this. It's the man with
the eye for bass grounds who
seeks EN- out and does not give up
if he fails to land a classy bird
the first dozen casts of the fly, bug
or plug.
Hard luck fellows in the foot
steps of one angler, and he has
no definite alibi either. With
| 61a pound bass to his credit Max
Eberhardt of Chicago, who visited
a couple weeks at the Karl Herzog
summer home on Scattering Rice
lake, instead of shipping his prize
bass, concluded to pack it nicely
and firmly place it on the running
board of his car and beat it pronto
for Chicago where he would dis
play it to his fish friends; put it
all over 'em, so to speak. Father
Herzog tells the end of the tale.
Eberhadt, not satisfied with the
manner in which the fish was
packed, did the job all over. Iced
it firmly with big chunks, placed
it in carton or some light box,
tied it to the running board and
hit the grit for home. Some way
the bottom of the box loosened
and the fish shook out and was
lost. The point of the tale is
Eberhadt is in mourning for his
prize bass and his friends will not
believe the story of its capture
and disappearance, even though it
is said he is still displaying the
broken box as evidence of his once
having caught an old tailwinder.
| 'Sbad luck, old timer.
| Clarence Kuenzli of Chicago, a
guest at The Everett has prize
walleye to his credit. Going in at
eleven pounds and twelve ounces,
this fish is certain beauty IN its
tribe. Taken from the chain of
lakes it discounts the theory that
all the big boys have FLEW the
COOP" or departed, or any old
thing you might say when you
have not the know-how. His beau
| ty came to gait after having been
lured to the pointed end, of a com
mon ordinary hoook with a mud
minnow attached. Never can tell
when Mr.. Walleye will fight the
lure. The right time and any old
kind of bait is sure the happy
medium for these babies. More
big walleye have been taken this
season so far than in any year
previous, and from reports the
nike are here if one but spends
the proper amount of time going
after them.
Charley Wagner who has the