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We've gotta Haul in about $100 worth of fish each day to make it worth-while, Doug Mummery says he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and Don caugh(...)
We've gotta Haul in about $100 worth of fish each day to make it worth-while, Doug Mummery says he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and Don caugh(...)

We've gotta Haul in about $100 worth of fish each day to make it worth-while, Doug Mummery says he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and Don caugh(...)

Date2/11/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: We've gotta Haul in about $100 worth of fish each day to make it worth-while; Doug Mummery says he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and Don caught. Some smelts are sold to fish markets for 8 to 25 cents a pound.
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Hauling in $100 worth of fish a day is necessary to make the work worthwhile, says Doug Mummery as he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and his br(...)
Hauling in $100 worth of fish a day is necessary to make the work worthwhile, says Doug Mummery as he inspects a catch of smelt and shad he and his br(...)
2/11/1972
The only trawler on Lake Ontario, the Leola Charles, is money in the bank for Don and Doug Mummery, who mean business when they go fishing. In four ho(...)
The only trawler on Lake Ontario, the Leola Charles, is money in the bank for Don and Doug Mummery, who mean business when they go fishing. In four ho(...)
2/11/1972
On patrol: Sophisticated trawlers like the Leonard S, owned by Henry Misner, patrols Lake Erie to catch smelt
On patrol: Sophisticated trawlers like the Leonard S, owned by Henry Misner, patrols Lake Erie to catch smelt
12/11/1981
Slipper business: A fisherman can earn about $25,000 a year in about 200 days of smelt fishing
Slipper business: A fisherman can earn about $25,000 a year in about 200 days of smelt fishing
12/11/1981
Another wy to catch a fish. A catch for Dan Gibson is strictly on film as he angles for a shot beside the Credit River near Streetsville. Gibson is a (...)
Another wy to catch a fish. A catch for Dan Gibson is strictly on film as he angles for a shot beside the Credit River near Streetsville. Gibson is a (...)
9/25/1978
Nice catch, He didn't catch these beauties, but Charlie Johnson, goodwill ambassador for the Town of Georgina's 10th annual Great Lake Simcoe ice fish(...)
Nice catch, He didn't catch these beauties, but Charlie Johnson, goodwill ambassador for the Town of Georgina's 10th annual Great Lake Simcoe ice fish(...)
1/11/1991
Net worth: Alvis Fogels shows off some of the 50,000 trout he will supply to Metro restaurants this year, they're raised from scratch at his hatchery near Owen Sound
Net worth: Alvis Fogels shows off some of the 50,000 trout he will supply to Metro restaurants this year, they're raised from scratch at his hatchery near Owen Sound
1/6/1983
At the wheel of he Merri Gale, Jack Vary, right, puts out into Lake Erie from Port Stanley, Ontario, to take up the nets for perch and smelt. With him(...)
At the wheel of he Merri Gale, Jack Vary, right, puts out into Lake Erie from Port Stanley, Ontario, to take up the nets for perch and smelt. With him(...)
5/25/1978
Fishermen have had only a couple of Good years in past 10, A five-man crew must catch 5,000 pounds of cod a day to make a living
Fishermen have had only a couple of Good years in past 10, A five-man crew must catch 5,000 pounds of cod a day to make a living
6/7/1965
The fish they catch aren't as big as they used to be, say fishermen Stan Cooper, left, and his brother, Leonard, of Gosport, displaying their morning (...)
The fish they catch aren't as big as they used to be, say fishermen Stan Cooper, left, and his brother, Leonard, of Gosport, displaying their morning (...)
5/28/1976
Dangerous perch. These fishermen near the Hearn Generating Station are hoping the fish will ignore the sign, too, while one of their mates takes up a (...)
Dangerous perch. These fishermen near the Hearn Generating Station are hoping the fish will ignore the sign, too, while one of their mates takes up a (...)
12/28/1980
Fish tale. Tommy Phillips, 12, of East York, who tips the scales at 76 pounds, was fishing with his dad, Ralph, yesterday at Duffins Creek when he hoo(...)
Fish tale. Tommy Phillips, 12, of East York, who tips the scales at 76 pounds, was fishing with his dad, Ralph, yesterday at Duffins Creek when he hoo(...)
10/9/1978