Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-06-18
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JUST FISH STORIES
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Muskies did you say?

Never since the balmy pioneer
days of fishing have the big boys
been hitting like they have since
the opening days of the season.
Each day brings forth some story,
vouched for, Of some splendid
specimen of the King of the Wa
ters who broke bail and made his
escape from the barbed hook of
the guy who handled the rod, reel
and tackle stunt like a novice and
expected to get away with his
greenness. When one handles the
barbed outfit for Mr.. Muskie he
must be ION his toes" so to speak,
for he is pitting himself against
one who has it over the average
fellow in intelligence, speed and
strength. That he knows how to
stuff the hook and get away, there
is no argument.
But we are talking of those that
failed to get going" before the
harpoon landed in their midriff.
The one big fellow that started
the season, and from all reports
the first one landed at the front
end of the 1924 season, was that
taken by Carl Pelkonen who re-
sides south of the village and is a
mighty good fisherman and fellow
combined. While we gave the
honor of landing the first musky
to some other fellow, we now
have to back-track and give it to
Carl. His 35-pounder caught the
first day out of Catfish furninst
the Neiderlander summer home,
was really the first one landed and
credit is hereby given our good
friend for being the first to break
into the print with a record fish.
The other guy whom we gave first
honors to, can now step down a
notch for Pelkonen.
From over Boulder Junction way
comes some mighty good fish tales
which are truthful. From Court
Oreilles Lodge on Fishtrap lake
the total of fish caught shows that
the lake region is not fished out
by a long shot. One fishing party
from that lodge in one day land
ed five muskies ranging from IA
to s pounds, together with pike
that went better than eleven
pounds. One pike tipped in at
five ounces over II; two went 9
pounds; three went on the Z pound
notch. Mighty fine fish and hard
to beat. DIR. Kohler of Milwaukee
Harry Letze of Rockford and VIM.
Letze Of Mosinee took the fish
above enumerated. People over in
that section are planting ali the
fry they can secure and it means
for a better fishing section as the
years pass by and the fishermen
multiply.
Fifty-four inches was the length
Of the 80 pound musky which
Frank Zbylski of Chicago took
from the waters of Little ST. Ger
main yesterday morning. Zbylski,
a guest of Greenwood Ranch can
be proud over his catch, for it
is a splendid specimen of the tribe
Of muskellunge.
While the true blueblo,od musky
has been having his inning, along
comes the gentleman we call a
tiger musky' named for his
coloring and for his vicious fight
ing qualities when hooked. G. w.
Thompson of Chicago, a guest of
Red Oaks resort ON Little ST. Ger
main lake, comes to the front with
tiger baby that tipped the steel
yards at twenty-five pounds even
weight. The tiger is certainly a
beauty and with the DELICATE tinge
of coloring from the stripes out
ward makes for a class picture
and brings forth even more praise
than that of his uncle the old
original 1000 musky, he who car