Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-22

Prosper Stein has an apology
coming from the dope man. Pros
per slammed into a big brook trout
"a record fish at that, and the
bloomin' dope guy just said: the
fish weighed better than two
pounds" Prospers speckled beauty
weighed exactly 80 pounds. Now,
amt ! shamed of myself.
Bass are hittin' the lure; some
fast and some darn slow. But
when they do hit, it is the big guys.
VIM. Ross of Milwaukee over at
John Lobischer's resort the other
day took a smallmouth bass that
went 4A pounds. John Werner
out of Pioneer lake (the lake where
Jimmy Wilson the trout hound
lives each summer) took a black
bass which weighed 4 pounds. You
see, even if they are coming slow,
when you get one he is hummer
and worth all the time and the
patience you have given in work
ing them up to a biting attitude.
Suppose they come in every time
you cast the fly or bug or worm;
what would you gain in anticipa-
ton? Not darn thing.
Some beautiful walleyes are
shown the past few days as having
come to the lure for the angler.
George Anomalies of Chicago who
is whipping the waters of Little st.
German nails one walleye that I!
went Az pounds. Then Ernest
Ahlberg Of Chicago, who was stop
ping at Normandy Court, claimed |
that Big st. German could go Lit
tie St. G. one better and he busted |
the record with a 9A pound wall |
eye. Now the fight is on between
anglers from both those lakes.
May the best guy score the knock
out.
Carl Hessen was in the other day |
after a trip down the Wisconsin |
river after muskies. Carl and his
friend landed two. Carts tipped |
the beam at IA pounds while that
OF his companion went an even 26 |
pounds. And the funny part about |
it was that the two scouts never |
got another strike or bite during |
the trip except those two they |
caught. Sunny, isn't it?
Last spring while we were at |
Chicago attending the Ike Walton |
national convention, we met Olof |
Palmer of that city, who is one Of |
the Waltonian officers in Chi. He
is an exponent of Ike and a user of
barbless hooks. Just to show that |
barbless hooks are the cats mus
tache in fishing for the big fins,
here is Palmer's record brought in
by Abel St. Louis yesterday. Mr..
Palmer out of Twin lakes Monday !
landed on barbless tackle a Z |
pound walleye and a 3% pound |
black bass. And it is said that the
fight put up by these fish and the
skill Mr.. Palmer exercised in play
ing and landing his quarry with
barbless tackle, proves that he is
playing the game as a true disciple !
Of Sir Izaak should. He is satisfied |
that if the sportsmen will handle
this brand of hooks there will be
less fish injured, greater skill dis
played by the man at the rods
butt, and just as many fish taken.
Fellows, there are two fish stories
] am going to recount which are
voiced for by Tom McGregor and |
Clyde Neldburg Of Phelps; and Bill
Love of Eagle River. Knowing
they are absolutely true, they will
seem out-of-sort by the average
fish hound who reads EN-. Anyhow,
Bill Loves son-in-law Farrell John
son before his return to Chicago
wanted to catch a fish; didn't |
think there were any in the waters;
a sceptical cuss and all that but |
right there when he had the goods, |
which comes later. Bills little |
cocker spaniel must ride in the
boat and during casting stunt be-
tween the two men when both |
their wooden plugs hit the water
at almost the same time, Johnson
hooked an eighteen pound musky
among the stumps down river
Love attempted to swing the boat
and the dog jumped for the musky.
Result: dog got mixed up in Bills
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