Jamesie's Catch 



Here is a charming story by my dear friend Olin 

 H. Smith of Sycamore, Illinois. It has the right 

 ring. Mr. Smith says in his letter " Sometime I 

 might tell you where the good fishing has gone and 

 how in a measure it can be restored." That's the 

 stuff, brother Smith. We want your boys and all 

 of the boys which are to follow to have sport. Read 

 Mr. Smith's story carefully and don't forget the 

 moral he preaches. 



For more than thirty years I have taken my vaca- 

 tions in the woods and lake region of Northern Wis- 

 consin. My favorite fishing grounds included the 

 Eagle waters, Lac Vieux Desert, Big and Little Twin, 

 Buckatabon, St. Germain, Big Sand, Long Lake and 

 Gogebic. The Brule River, Prairie River and the 

 streams around Watersmeet. To those who know 

 these waters this list will give evidence that my fishing 

 education has been varied, as it comprised large and 

 small mouth bass, muskellunge, Great Northern pike, 

 wall-eyed pike and brook trout. 



Just to make the younger generation of fishermen sit 

 up and take notice I will cite a trip one of my earlier 

 partners and I took from Big Twin to Big Sand Lake. 

 This was in the days when Andy Morrissey ran the 



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