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was at first done in shoal water in the bays and rivers in 
a depth of about ro or 12 feet. 
In 1852 Mr. L. Anthony of Sandusky, in the fall of 
that year began fishing with small bay nets, which was 
the first attempt. This fishing was done at Locust Point, 
between Toledo, O., and Port Clinton, Ottawa County, 
in the same State, inadepth of 9 feet of water. The fish 
were plentiful and the catch was remarkably large. He 
salted fifteen hundred half barrels of whitefish during this 
season, besides selling large quantities to the farmers, 
who came to the fisheries from long distances. 
In the fall of 1854, Mr. Spencer, the gentleman form- 
erly alluded to, together with other parties, including 
Mr. Anthony, conceived the idea that this plan of fishing 
could be successfully done in the deeper waters of the 
Jakes. The first attempts was made by Mr. Anthony of 
deep water pound-net fishing, in the spring of 1855, at 
Kelly’s Island and Put-in-Bay, in Lake Erie, Ohio, with 
marked success. 
In the year 1854 he did his first pound-net fishing in 
Lake Huron at North Thunder Bay, fishing in 33 feet of 
water; fish were caught here in large quantities. There 
has also been some small fishing done near Lexington, 
Mich., which was not successful. 
In the year 1856 Charles Ruggles and Capt. James 
Bennett fished with deep water pound-nets in Ham- 
mond’s Bay,on the south shore of Lake Huron, and also 
on the north shore of Lake Michigan. At that time this 
was the largest and most successful fishery in the whole 
country. At the Thunder Bay fishery, on Lake Huron, 
Mr. Anthony caught in one net in twenty-four hours, 
four hundred of half barrels of whitefish. There were not 
one hundred pounds of other varieties caught on this 
occasion. 
In 1865 he commenced fishing with deep water pound- 
nets at the Apostle Island, Madeline Island, Presque Isle, 
and Sand Island in Ashland Bay, off Bayfied Point, 
