The Official Publication of the Fresh WaterFishing Hallof Fame

VOL. 37NO. 4Fall 2013

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Hall Awards ArePresented andMember Info, page 3

2014 Hall of FameInductees, page 4

Quetico Poem and aGreat Story by SocClay, page 8

Autumn Smallies byBabe Winkelman,page 9

Ma’s Feast by KeithSutton, page 10

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Director’s Deskby Emmett Brown

October 14, 2013

The calendar says it is autumn, but don’t tell Mother Nature, because sheapparently has not gotten the word. Half way through October and Hayward,Wisconsin has not had a frost this season. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in no hurryto wish away summer, but it does seem strange to be at this point and still havemost of our leaves up. In fact, we are just slightly past peak from a colorstandpoint. Even our tamarack stands are still largely green, with just a few ofthem showing a faint hint of yellow. Looking at the 10 day forecast, I only seenormal to slightly above normal temperatures. I guess 2013 is the year of twomonths of Indian summer. I’ll take it!

Above normal temperatures or not, our maintenance crew is busily preparingfor the end of our museum operations. We only have 2 weeks left before weclose our museum doors. 2013 will be recorded as a good year, in spite of ourhorrendous (18 inches of snow on May 2nd) spring. I want to thank all ourreaders who visited us this year and, of course, I am deeply grateful to all of oursupporters. It’s a shopworn sentiment, but we couldn’t fulfill our missionwithout the kind generosity of all of you who support us. Thank you.

Best regards,Emmett A. Brown, Jr.Executive Director

Cover: A Lake of the Woods, Ontario musky sneaks up on a B. S. Willy surface bait. Originalartwork by Lee Radke. Contact information: www.radtkeart.com or lee737@att.net.

The B. S. Willy surface bait is made by Brad Schultz at b.s.willy68@gmail.com.

2013 Hall Lapel/Hat Pin Now on Sale!

As most of you know, the State of Wisconsin no longer allows us to send rafflematerials through the mail. This has put a real damper on this very important fundraiser for us. As the oldexpression goes, "Time to moveon!"

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Awards Committee Chairman Elmer Guerri (far left) presents to the Jodie L. Grigg family hisinduction plaque, on the Hall grounds, this past August 6th. Jodie’s family came all the wayfrom Houston, Texas for the presentation. Also on hand for the presentation were AwardsCommittee members (back row left to right): Jim Gammon; Gregg Wollner; David Rainer; ToddLarson; Mike Dombeck; Tim Lesmeister and Wendy Williamson.

Hall member Mike Persson of Hayward, Wisconsin hefts a very nice hybrid muskellunge and abetter than average largemouth bass. Congrats Mike! (Photos by Emmett Brown) Editor’s note: Is Mike a muskyor a bass fisherman? Looks like both!

Hall director Emmett Brown holds a 20 inchsmallmouth bass from Round Lake near Hayward,Wisconsin. Proving the old saying that, “Even ablind squirrel will find a nut from time to time” isbased in fact! (Photo by Mike Persson)

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The FreshWater FishingHall of Fame ispleased toannounce thatat the recentAssociation ofGreat LakesOutdoorWriters(AGLOW)conference TimLesmeister waspresented withtheir highesthonor, TheGolden GlowExcellence in

Craft award. Lesmeister has worked with The Hallof Fame for many years and currently he serveson their Awards Committee. Lesmeister has beenproviding content to outdoor related outlets for30 years. He began his full-time freelanceoutdoor communicating career in 1987 andalthough he has focused on the upper midwest,his travels in pursuit of story material have takenhim across the globe from hunting for partridgein France to chasing salmon and trout in the farreaches of Alaska. Lesmeister has been featuredon The Today Show, BBC’s Across America withSteven Fry, Backroads with Ron and Raven,Minnesota Bound, Due North, Midwest Outdoorsand many more. He is currently a columnist,blogger, and radio contributor to Outdoor NewsPublications and his syndicated columns,podcasts and video clips are distributedthroughout the U.S. focusing on the uppermidwest. According to Lesmeister, “It is an honorof the highest degree to be recognized by yourpeers for your body of work, yet I am humbled bythe scope of this recognition and thank all whohave influenced and helped me throughout mycareer.”

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n August 5th and 6th, 2013 ourAwards Committee met in Hayward,Wisconsin.

The committee consists of a very talented anddevoted cross section of our fresh water sport -fishing leaders. They are: Elmer Guerri - Chair -man (Indiana); Wendy Williamson – Vice-Chair(Wisconsin); Clem Dippel (Wisconsin); MikeDombeck (Wisconsin); James Gammon (India -na); Todd Larson (Ohio); Tim Lesmeister (Minne -sota); David Rainer (Alabama); Gregg Wollner(Minnesota) and Forrest Wood (Arkansas).

Many candidates were considered, but only afew were selected for this prestigious honor.The results are as follows:

JIM BAGLEY – FLORIDAJim founded Bagley’s BetterBaits, and changed the faceof the fishing world. His baitsare the world’s mosttreasured lures, which arecollected by thousands. Jimhired the first pro fisherman,a fellow by the name of Bill

Dance. The personality of any company comes from itsfounder. Jim Bagley was an inventive, fun-loving, passionate fisherman who became onethe most respected legends in the fishingtackle industry.

Even in his youth he had an entrepreneurialspirit. His first job as a kid was doing odd jobsin the very industry he would grow to love ashe worked for Bill Eger of the Eger BaitCompany in Bartow, Florida. Jim developed akeen work ethic and a desire to make qualityfishing lures from Mr. Eger.

Fueled with a desire to succeed in the fishingtackle business, Jim purchased the dormantDean Pork Rind Company in 1954. Jim workedclosely with serious bass anglers to develop hisline of pork rind baits. His big break occurredwhen Field and Stream magazine ran an articlecalled, “That New Black Magic” describing theBlack Magic pork rind eel Jim was making. Thisput Bagley on the map.

The real evolution of Bagley Baits came in1960, however, when Jim became intrigued bythe emerging balsa wood technology that was adeveloping trend in lure manufacturing. Jimunderstood that balsa wood was the bestnatural material known to man for a fishinglure. It’s light and lively action could not beduplicated with other woods or plasticmaterials. Because most of the new balsa baitswere very light and hard to cast, he saw anopening for creating heavier and more castable

Sports Net. This show has also appeared onThe Outdoor Channel. Butch’s ABC showconsistently earns the highest Nielsen Rating,scoring much better than the other majorsyndicated outdoor shows on the air.

Butch states that, “I enjoy showing theoutdoors the way people actually experienceit.” His enthusiasm is contagious. Butchincludes his audience in his adventures sothey can enjoy them through him. His showsfeature a wide variety of outdoor sports,including all types of fresh water fishing, biggame, upland bird and waterfowl hunting.Butch carefully explains and demonstrates thelatest techniques and equipment and offerstips on fish and game cooking, so hisaudience is not only entertained, but informedon the important “how-to’s” of outdoor sports.

A featured writer for outdoor magazines,Butch has been published in Field & Stream,In-Fisherman, Outdoor News and Hunting andFishing Library. He is always in demand forseminars on fishing and hunting and has beenshowcased as the main speaker at numeroussports and travel shows throughout the upperMidwest.

Butch has enjoyed the sponsorship of majorboat and tackles companies. He has acted asa consultant in testing new tackle for themand has also helped to design and outfit newfishing boats for his sponsors. Many ofButch’s sponsors have been associated withhis show almost as long as he has been onthe air, a strong testimonial to the value theyplace in his ability to represent them well.Butch Furtman is a proven performer who hasa track record of tremendous viewer loyaltyand sponsorship support.

CLIVE GAMMON – UNITED KINGDOMAngling owes a huge debtto the Welshman CliveGammon. He traveled fromGreenland to the GreatBarrier Reef (and mostplaces in between), oftenwhen nobody had exploredthe fishing.

Closer to home he spotted the potential ofIreland and is probably responsible for itspopularity as a fishing venue. On his ownSouth Wales coastline, he pioneered beach-casting for bass and other species withmultipliers and fishing from rocks for tope. Hefounded the Bass Angler’s SportfishingSociety in 1973 and was its first chairman.

For this alone, we have much to thank him.But more than this, he wrote prolifically and

baits for the bass market. Jim’s first balsa bait,the “Bang O Lure” was a huge success. Bassanglers around the world quickly realized thatthis new “stick” bait could cast farther andoffered a more pronounced action that attractsbig bass. Jim followed with many famous balsabaits such as the “Driving B”, the first deepdiving crankbait, and the “Balsa B” made with asquare bill that enabled anglers to fish in heavywooded cover and the “Small Fry” series whoseshapes were life like replicas of forage baitfish.Jim was extremely proud of the fact that Bagleybaits accounted for 4 Bass Master Classic wins.In 1980 Jim sold his company.

FRIENDS OF RESERVOIRS (FOR) –OKLAHOMA

Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) is a non-profitfoundation dedicated to protecting and/orrestoring fisheries habitat in reservoir systemsnationwide. FOR is the funding arm of theReservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership, anorganization of natural resource professionalsand industry representatives, associated withthe National Fish Habitat Partnership. FOR isalso a coalition of local citizen groups dedicat -ed to improving fish habitat in reservoirsystems.

FOR was established to improve publicunderstanding and knowledge of fish habitatconservation in the reservoirs throughout theUnited States. FOR does this by supportinggovernment agencies and other partners at alllevels, in order to manage fisheries and fishhabitat in the reservoirs and associatedwatersheds of the United States for the benefitof the American people. To meet its mission,FOR provides technical and financial support toagencies and others having managementjurisdiction over or interest in reservoirs andprovides outreach and education to the publicon health and conservation activities consistentwith the mission of the Reservoir FisheriesHabitat Partnership (RFHP) – a certified FishHabitat Partnership of the National Fish HabitatAction Plan.

RALPH “BUTCH” FURTMAN – MINNESOTAButch Furtman is one of thepremier outdoorsmen in theMidwest. He is a well-recognized writer, an expertfisherman and hunter, andlong-time consultant to thefishing tackle industry. Butchhas produced a leading

outdoor show, “Sportsman’s Notebook,” onABC affiliate, WDIO-TV, for twenty-five years.For the past 15 years, his syndicated show,“Sportsman’s Journal,” has been aired on Fox

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wonderfully well about fishing. He was one ofthe greatest angling travel writers of all time.

To supplement his teacher’s salary, Clivestarted writing fishing columns for AnglingTimes and the Field and Creel magazine.Around the same time, his close friend GeorgeGale, then foreign correspondent on the DailyExpress, put in a word for Clive and from thatpoint, he wrote a weekly fishing column in thedaily newspaper for most of the 1960’s.

This brought him to a larger audience and hestared covering sports in general for TheSunday Times under the pseudonym NicholasEvans. His writing caught the eye of SportsIllustrated, who started using him for sportingarticles on anything outside the U.S.

Meanwhile, Clive had given up teaching,moved to London and became TV critic of TheSpectator. “It made me the only man in theworld who earned his living by fishing andwatching the telly,” he said. He also played akey part in two series of the highly amusingBBC programs The Fishing Race and TheGolden Maggot, where teams of two competedto catch as many species as possible in 72hours. Sleeping was near-impossible andcheating was encouraged.

Sports Illustrated soon offered Clive a full-timejob. It meant moving to New York, and he livedin a flat opposite Frank Sinatra’s apartment.Later, he moved to Maryland to take advantageof the striped bass fishing.

His work initially demanded just 12 articles ayear, though these often called for a great dealof research and an extraordinary range oftravel. In 20 years with Sports Illustrated, Clivecovered the world and almost every sport,with an expense account and travel budgetunthinkable these days. He covered all themajor sporting events, from the World Cup tothe Super Bowl to the Olympics.

As Sports Illustrated took a more parochial(and cheaper) approach in the 1990’s, Clivefound himself enjoying the job less, so heretired and moved back to the UK, soonreturning to his roots in Caswell Bay, Gower.Clive caught many big fish: Tope to 60 lb. fromthe beach, a 129 lb. skate and a 10 lb. 4 oz.brown trout.

But Clive will be remembered most for hiswriting, from his Sports Illustrated articles andcolumns in Angling magazine to his superbtravel books Castaway and I Know a GoodPlace. He wrote many books on Irish andWelsh fishing, covering lake, sea and gamewith equal facility.

retired by the governor Warren Knowlesadministration. Based upon these records,Elmo was a licensed guide for nearly seventyyears.

Elmo began building a fishing resort on BarberLake near Winter, Wisconsin in 1938.However, the continuation of the buildingproject was delayed by the onset of World WarII. After the war, he finished building theresort and began attracting numerous muskyfishermen from around the region and nation.

While Elmo guided many other northernWisconsin waters other than Barber Lake, heutilized the resorts as his headquarters. And,through the years, he was extremelysuccessful in both managing the resort andleading his clients to outstanding fish.

Elmo sold the resort in 1965, but continued toguide from his home in Chippewa Falls,Wisconsin. During the time he was based inChippewa Falls, he helped form the ChippewaChiefs Musky Club, which was the foundationfor the establishment of the first WisconsinChapter of Muskies, Inc. Elmo was appointedthe regional vice president of Muskies, Inc. forthe State of Wisconsin and he later served onthe International Board of Muskies, Inc.

While working with the first Wisconsin Chapterof Muskies, Inc., Elmo was one of theoriginators of what came to be known as the“Dorchester Project.” Elmo and other leadersbelieved that fingerlings could be successfullyraised in waste treatment settlement ponds,which provided natural nutrients necessary tofingerling survival without accompanyingnatural weed structure. In cooperation with theCity of Dorchester, Wisconsin, and theWisconsin Department of Natural Resources,fingerlings were planted in the city’s wastetreatment pond and fed cooperatively byMuskies, Inc., and the DNR. The project washighly successful and resulted in the transplantof thousands of raised muskies in area waters.

In addition to his guiding activities, Elmowrote articles for sporting magazines andtaught numerous classes on the sport ofmusky fishing.

When Elmo F. Korn died, at the age of 98, hetruly left a permanent mark on the lives ofguides, fisherman and those who lovednature.

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DOUG JOHNSON – MINNESOTAWhen anglers gather to talkof musky, invariable theconversation turns to Lakeof the Woods of Minnesotaand Ontario. Synonymouswith both topics is iconicguide, Doug Johnson.

As a young fisheriesbiologist, Doug served as the “point man” forsport fishermen and their confrontation over thecommercial netting of Lake of the Woods’ciscoes for the mink farming industry.Ultimately, Johnson perse vered with a solutionthat pacified the commer cial fishing industry,preserved the economic needs of North Countryfamilies and dramati cally re duced thecommercial netting of sport fish. Thus, he keptthe vast Lake of the Woods fish ery’s resourcefrom being exploited and helped establish it asa world-class sport fish ery to be enjoyed forgenerations of anglers to come.

Yet, when the battle was over, Doug declinedprofessional advancement in his chosen career,for it meant a transfer from Warroad,Minnesota and his beloved Lake of the Woods.Its sparkling blue waters, pine-studded islandand elusive muskellunge had left an indeliblemark on his soul. The result is a thirty-plusyear guiding career that has influenced threegenerations of anglers.

Doug has been a regular contributor to In-Fisherman magazine, has been featured onnumerous television programs (as well asDVD/video segments) and has been a guesteducator at various musky shows throughoutthe country. Whether it is extolling the virtuesof catch-and-release angling or giving an on-the-water ecology/entomology/geology lesson,Johnson enables his clients to see the biggerpicture - that the beauty of the natural worldanglers immerse themselves into is whatdefines a successful trip.

Success has not changed Doug. He exudes aquiet, calm confidence of one who has nothingto prove and unselfishly shares his love ofmusky fishing and his beloved Lake of theWoods.

ELMO F. KORN – WISCONSINAt the time of his death in2006, Elmo F. Korn was theoldest licensed fishing guidein the State of Wisconsin.Although it is difficult todetermine when he was firstlicensed, Elmo was initiallyissued guide license number

two. Guide license number one was previously

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ROGER LAPENTER – WISCONSINAround 1985, while guidingon Chequamegon Bay ofLake Superior, Wisconsin,Captain Roger LaPenterrecognized that suchextensive popularity, andresulting fishing pressure,was putting the fishery,

particularly smallmouth bass, at risk. Manyanglers were consistently removing highnumbers of trophy size smallmouths. Ofcourse, he knew something had to give or thesmallmouth fishery would not last muchlonger. So LaPenter, along with otherconcerned anglers, began to lobby for stricterregulations that would protect the Bay’s great,but declining bass fishery. After years of work,Roger’s hard work paid off as new bassregulations were enacted. The newregulations, established in 1994, included acreel limit of only one smallmouth bass perday and measuring a minimum of 22 inches inlength. This new regulation singlehandedlyassured Chequamegon Bay of a trophy and ahigh numbers smallmouth fishery for theforeseeable future. Smallmouth bassfishermen and women from around thecountry have Roger to thank for his manyyears of tireless work.

LaPenter’s biography would take a novel ofepic proportions to capture. In terms ofguiding, he began in the Rocky Mountainswith one of the first rafting companies in theAspen Valley. He spent years fishing all ofFlorida’s waters, which later prompted him tostart a fishing camp in Mexico. His travelshave led him to fishing destinations includingAlaska and Central America, and perhapsmost notably, 40 years of fishing theBahamas. After years of guiding in tropicalwaters, LaPenter fell in love with the ruggedwilderness of northern Wisconsin and itsexcellent fishing. After convincing hisnewlywed wife, Carolyn, that Ashland,Wisconsin was where they should grow oldtogether, they moved in 1983. It didn’t takelong for them to open a bait and tackle storeoverlooking the Bay, as well as starting aguiding service. As a lifetime achievement,LaPenter’s endeavors helped pave the way toinsure a sustainable fishery in NorthernWisconsin by advocating for trophy catch andrelease regulation for smallmouth bass onChequamegon Bay. The results, and lastingimpact, speak for themselves as this fishery,18 years in the making, now thrives with someof the largest smallmouth bass in NorthAmerica.

WALTER RAY “BODIE” MCDOWELL –NORTH CAROLINA

Bodie McDowell’s writingcareer began in the sportsdepartment of theGreenwood, South CarolinaIndex Journal in the late1950’s. When he wasmoved from sports togeneral news, he took it

upon himself to occasionally include storiesabout the outdoors. “People like it, so I kept atit,” McDowell recalled. Then he joked, “Bothreaders liked it.”

By 1961 he was writing one outdoor columnper week for the Journal and was recruitedone year later by the paper in nearby Augusta,Georgia. He was hired specifically to writeabout the outdoors, but was grateful to have a“farm page” assignment for awhile thatgarnered him eight hours of over-time pay.“That came in handy,” he said of the extrawages.

As a lover of ball sports, it’s no surprise thatMcDowell found his way to Augusta Nationalfor the Masters Golf Championship. There hemet Smith “Smitty” Barrier, then-editor of theGreensboro, North Carolina Daily News &Record. Two years later, in 1964, McDowellcalled Barrier to inquire about working withhim. He was hired on the spot pendingapproval from the managing editor. “In themeantime,” Barrier said, “I want you to go toFontana Village, N.C., next weekend. They’reorganizing a Southern outdoor writer’s groupup there. I’ll pay your expenses.” McDowellattended the meeting and was elected vicepresident of what became the SoutheasternOutdoor Press Association (SEOPA). Accordingto Bodie, nobody else wanted the job. Shortlythereafter, he moved his young family toGreensboro where he served as outdoorseditor of the local paper for 28 years. He thenjoined the Outdoor Writers Association ofAmerica (OWAA) and was nominated to theboard. He worked his way through thosechairs and established the organization’sscholarship fund that was later named in hishonor. McDowell then served SEOPA aspresident in 1976. Today, he is the only SEOPAfounding member who has maintainedconsecutive membership since that firstgathering in 1964. He and his wife Shirley stillattend SEOPA conferences.

Believing that everyone has a story, McDowellgot to know the outdoorsmen in his newcommunity and counted on them to providehim with story ideas, fishing reports and leadsto other outdoors people. They didn’t let him

down. Before long, Bodie was a householdname to anybody in Piedmont North Carolinawho kept up with fishing, hunting, campingand other traditional outdoors sports throughthe Greensboro newspaper. His boss arrangedfor him to report outdoor news on the localtelevision station, too, further widening hisfollowing and putting an extra five dollars inhis pocket.During those early years, Bodie met Ray “Mr.Bass” Scott, who happened to be friends withBodie’s next door neighbor in the 60’s. Raypicked Bodie’s brain about his soon-to-be BassAngler’s Sportsmen’s Society and theybecame fast friends.

Bodie McDowell has never met a stranger. Heis a communicator’s communicator with aspecial knack for getting at the heart and soulof a fellow angler’s story.

STEVE MOYER – VIRGINIAFor more than 20 years Steve, TroutUnlimited’s Vice President for GovernmentalAffairs, has been Washington, DC’s premieradvocate for fish and their watersheds. Stevegot his start in fisheries conservation with theSport Fishing Institute in 1985, aftergraduating from the University of Maine with aB.S. in Wildlife Management and Virginia TechUniversity with an M.S. in Fisheries Science.While at the Sport Fishing Institute, Steveworked on the Sport Fish Restoration Programand later served as managing director of theFishAmerica Foundation.

By the time Steve was hired at Trout Unlimitedin 1993, Steve had already established himselfas one of the best wetlands lobbyists inWashington. At Trout Unlimited, he hasbroadened his focus to include the CleanWater Act, the Federal Power Act, theEndangered Species Act, the Surface MiningControl and Reclamation Act, the federalappropriations process, the Farm Bill andother laws. He has decisive impact whereverhis work takes him.

Steve is one of the rare advocates whocombines deep knowledge of law and policywith an equally deep knowledge ofcongressional rules and customs. Unlike manylobbyists on the Hill, Steve understands andpractices grassroots advocacy, which greatlymagnifies his impact and gives voice to theangling community. The results speak forthemselves. Steve has successfully fought offattacks on our most important conservationlaws and policies, helped pass laws thatprotect rivers, lakes and streams and helpedimprove the fisheries programs of federalagencies.

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(and oftentimes secret) fishing spots.

Dale grew up on the waters of Sturgeon Bay,Wisconsin (Bay of Green Bay) and has beenchartering for over 26 years. His passion forfishing is evident to all his customers,seminar attendees and TV viewers. Dale’smain goal is to educate all those who wish tolearn more about fishing in general or aspecific sport fish.

Especially known for his regular guestappearances on John Gillespie’s Wisconsin’sWaters and Woods television program, Dalehas built a reputation for “trophy” fish. DoorCounty, Wisconsin offers an amazing fisheryfor both walleye and smallmouth bass. Dalefeels truly blessed to have grown up in anarea literally “swimming” with these monsterfish. He is eager to share what he haslearned, growing up on these famed waters,with those seeking a charted fishing trip orfisherman staying at his resort, Sand BayBeach Resort & Suites, Ltd.

Prior to chartering full time and maintaininghis resort, Dale fished competitively on theProfessional Walleye Trail for 12 years, eachyear qualifying for the nationalchampionship. He was the only angler tohold big fish records simultaneously for boththe PWT and NAWA circuits. He built up quitea rapport with the companies that sponsoredhim and he maintains most of thosesponsors today, despite not currentlycompeting at the professional level.

A true outdoorsman, Dale also enjoysactivities such as hunting, four-wheeling,snowmobiling, skiing, snorkeling, hiking andbiking. If he can’t be on the water fishing,you will find him working around the resortor partaking in one of his many favoriteoutdoor hobbies.

WILLIAM W. TAYLOR – MICHIGANBill Taylor joined MichiganState University in 1980and is currently aUniversity DistinguishedProfessor in GlobalFisheries Systems in theDepartment of Fisheriesand Wildlife. He is an

internationally recognized expert in GreatLakes fisheries ecology, populationdynamics, governance, and management.Throughout his career, Taylor has been activein the American Fisheries Society, serving aspresident of the society, the MichiganChapter and the North Central Division.Currently, he holds a U.S. Presidentialappointment as a U.S. Commissioner

plenty of fishing. The Mepps Man continues tobuild on the wealth of knowledge acquiredfrom years of experience on the water testingMepps spinners and spoons under everyconceivable condition. If you call his officethere is little doubt you will not find himthere, because he will be on the water. But ifyou send Shep a note with a question aboutany of the Mepps products you can beguaranteed an answer that will satisfy yourinquiry.

So imagine fishing every day, in all kinds ofconditions, for every species of fish, to buildan understanding of what it takes to achievesuccess with lures that fish love. ImagineShep.

THAYNE SMITH – KANSASThayne Smith spent his lifein the fishing industry as awriter and editor, alsoserving in other venues ofour profession.Thayne has mentoreddozens of young com mu -nicators over the years, and

anyone who has been in the business for afew years or more know him well and knowthat is what Thayne loves to do.

Outdoor Guide Magazine would not be whereit is today if it were not for his friendship andguidance all these years.

Thayne is past president of the OutdoorWriters Association of America, theAssociation of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers,the Great River Outdoor Writers, and theKansas Outdoor Writers. And those are justthe ones I can remember.

Thayne has won almost every major writer’saward there is. As a past president of thesegroups, he has nominated dozens of otherjournalists for these most prestigious awards.Thayne has worked for newspapers andmagazines. He was a public relations man formany years and as a freelancer, at one time,he had a regular syndicated column that ranin more than 100 newspapers and magazines.Thayne worked for the Kansas Department ofWildlife for many years as their informationchief.

DALE STROSCHEIN – WISCONSINCaptain Dale Stroschein isone of the most recognizedfishermen in the State ofWisconsin. Whether it’strophy walleye or mammothsmallmouth bass you areseeking, Dale will safelynavigate you to his favorite

Steve embodies the finest traditions of asportsman-conservationist. He loves beingoutdoors and can speak the language of thepeople whose support is critical to getting thejob done as an advocate.

T. LAYTON “SHEP” SHEPHERD – THE MEPPSMAN – WISCONSIN (HONORARY)

Millions of anglers over theyears have unconsciouslygiven thanks to ToddSheldon for providing thema means to some of thebest fishing in theirlifetimes. They may nothave been aware they were

expressing gratitude to Sheldon as theyshowered praise on the lure they were using.If not for this angling pioneer, the successfrom a great day of fishing might never haveoccurred. You see, Sheldon was the man whodiscovered the Mepps spinner and brought itto America. It was his passion for fishing andhis desire to share the fruits of his successthat lead to the popularity of the Mepps lures.

With any fishing lure there is a need for edu cat -ing anglers in proper techniques. That job fellto T. Layton Shepherd. Best known as Shep,the Mepps Man, any questions that arose inregard to lure presentation could be answeredby Shep. If certain techniques or specificbodies of water were outside his area ofexpertise the Mepps Man could rely on hisfriends, recognized experts such as HomerCircle or Joe the Fisherman. Shep is well knownfor his trustworthy advice with Mepps spinners.

It was Shep who started the Mepps AnglerAward Program in 1976, which 37 years later isstill popular. The awards program allowsanglers to enter qualifying Mepps-caught fishto earn awards and chevrons. There areminimum requirements for various fish speciesand the photos used to qualify are used in theMepps Fishing Guide and on the website.

Shep not only shared the secrets of hissuccesses on the water, he admitted therewere days when fishing was tough. In hisFishing Tips column in the 1975 MeppsFishing Guide he titled one tip, Food ForThought, and wrote, “No matter how expert afisherman you are or what kind of lures youuse there are some days when you will beskunked. Just plain skunked. Here is why.Those ‘Skunking Days’ are established by theGood Lord to make sure that man never isable to continually outsmart the fish. For if hedid, soon there would be none.” A humblestatement by a humble man.

So where is Shep these days? He still does

Quetico By Hall of Famer Soc Clay

Northward bound from Ely TownWe fly on the Otter’s gold wingsTo the deep blue waters of Lac La CroixWhere the silent wilderness sings.

Mark and Bill led the groupA total of six all-told,Some had paddled, some had not,But brave was the lot and bold.

We jumped on the double to load our duffleAnd piled our canoes to the brimCome on men our leader yelledAnd roared to the lead with a grin.

From on high came a voice and a sighAnd surely we knew the scoreThe ghost of paddlers of old had arrivedTo open the wilderness door.

“Now dip your paddles deep me lads,”The pale ghost of the north woods moansFor there are miles to make and portages to takeAnd a time for the muscles to groan.

We'll follow the path of the Voyageurs my friendsAnd cuss 'cross the trail of deep muckAnd through this land unspoiled by manWe'll trust in our selves and to luck.

We'll catch the leaping smallies boysWe vow from stem to sternAnd make a hike for the northern pikeWhose secret lairs we will learn.

The knife will flash through walleye fleshFor fillets fit for the panAnd spuds will fry and coffee boil highAs wild stories are told to the man.

The night doeth come and the campfire humsAnd stars are a million on highAnd somewhere they say in this land far awayThe voice of the timber wolf cries.

In six days time we'll finish the paddleAnd return to the habits of menBut a final round of the loon's eerie soundReminds us of where we have been.

The north woods ghost returns againOn a wind that is autumn-time bound“Ye have paddled the Kingdom of God me ladsNow keep in mind what ye've found.

For there's places on earth where man makes astandAnd places that's best left aloneAnd here in the land of the ancients red handThe bear and the wolf are at home.

So go now in peace and return if you wishTo this place of clear water and blue skyBut leave not a trace of Man's might wasteJust footprints to say you passed by.

(Soc Clay was named Kentucky Poet Laureateby the Kentucky General Assembly andGovernor Martha Lane Collins in 1983)

Visit from a Short

Man By Hall of Famer Soc Clay

(Author’s note)Muskie JoeStamper, widelyconsidered thedean of Kentucky’srugged streammuskie hunters,fished for nothingelse than Esox formore than sevendecades of his 93years of life. Muchof this time he livedalone in a tiny cabin on the banks of Kentucky’shistoric muskie stream, Kinniconick Creek. It isbelieved that during his lifetime, he landed morethan 500 muskies from the stream, but admits hequit counting when he’d caught 300 of the bigfish. His largest and current stream record formuskie, weighed more than 33 pounds. He fishedsteadily up until the early winter of 1982. On oneof the rare times he left the snug little tarpapershack perched on the banks of the famousPunchin Eddy, Joe contacted pneumonia whileliving with his daughter in Indiana. He died inMarch, 1983 at the age of 93.

The January wind whipping along the shoresof Kinniconick Creek was bone chilling as Istepped from the warm cab of the pickup andmade my way through an inch high skiff ofsnow up to Muskie Joe’s front porch.

Along the edge of the stream below, a layer ofice was creeping outward from the bank,threatening to close off the surface of thequiet pools where currents were less active.

Seeing Joe’s old wooden boat that had beenpulled upon the shore and tethered with along length of cable that would save the boatif a sudden rise in the creek occurred, itreminded me that it was just about this timeof the year when Joe went fishing severalyears before and hooked into what wouldbecome the record for muskellunge in thehistoric waterway. Joe said the fish weighed32 and a half pounds, but I had also heard thefish weighed more than 33 and a third poundsdepending on which old, rusty spring scalewas used.

Joe liked to say of that great fish, “the Lorddid better. He fed a multitude with five loavesand two fish. I fed 27 at my birthday party andhad two skillets full left over that twopreachers from Vanceburg cleaned up thenext morning.”

These thoughts were crowding my mind as Istepped up on the rickety old porch that muchlike the rest of the old cabin perched beside

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(alternate) for the Great Lakes FisheryCommission.

In addition, he has held a gubernatorialappointment to Michigan’s Aquatic NuisanceSpecies Coordinating Council, and a U.S.Secretary of Interior appointment to the SportFishing and Boating Partnership Council,which he chaired for eight years. He is alsothe associate director of the Michigan SeaGrant College Program. Taylor has receivednumerous awards and published extensivelyin the scientific literature (>120 articles) andhas co-edited five books, including the firstedition of this publication on Great Lakesfishery policy and management. Taylor has akeen interest in environmental policy andmanagement from a local to globalperspective.

BARRY “WOODY” WOODS – MINNESOTABarry started promotinghimself as “Woody’s FairlyReliable Guide Service” inthe late 1980’s. Woodygrew up on the shores ofRainy Lake, Minnesota andis a 4th generation residentof Ranier. His grandfather,

Adolph “Red” Lessard, built and operated thefirst resort on Rainy Lake in 1905 (Island ViewLodge) while the gold boom town of RainyLake City was still active. Woody’sgrandfather, Fred Lessard, was a commercialfisherman until the late 1940’s. Woody’s firstguide trip, at age 13, was for outfitter (andlater state senator) Bob “The Ol Trapper”Lessard (no relation).

Woody then guided for the Musket Inn onJackfish Island (now gone), Union 76 OilCompany on Red Sucker Island (now gone),Rainy Lake Lodge (now gone) and for hisuncle, legendary Rainy Lake fishing guide Fred“Butch” Lessard (now gone). There’s definitelyis a pattern here.

In the late 1980’s “Woody’s Fairly ReliableGuide Service” was born. Over the years,Woody has been fortunate to have beenfeatured on many radio, newspaper and TVinterviews.

After 40 years, Woody still has a passion forguiding and trying to put people on fish. Heand his wife, LeeAnne, own and operateWoody’s Rainy Lake Resort in Ranier. Woody iswithout a doubt among the two or three “goto” guides on Rainy Lake in northernMinnesota.

Hall Inductees 2014

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Soc Clay

20 Autumn Smallies in 26 Casts By Hall of Famer Babe Winkelman

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long. I knew those fish, and others from themain river, would migrate to deeper waterdownstream (and also adjacent to a largebackwater slough brimming with wild rice andother vegetation). The minnows would bethere, surely, and so would the bass (hope -fully). While surveying the underwater worldon my sonar screen, I came across a smallhump in the middle of a mid-river basin. Thesurrounding depth was 19 feet, and the humpcame up to about 16. The hump wasn't big.About the size of a Volkswagen bug. And justabove it, a giant school of big "hooks" lit up

the Kinniconick road at Comysville, was in badneed of repairs.

Stepping across a snoozing redbone houndthat had sought refuge from the snow-ladenwind besides the woodpile stacked against thetar paper walls, I noticed a quarter-size holenose high in the wooden panel of the old door.“Hey Joe, you home,” I shouted because Joedidn’t hear well and also because I wanted togive him fair warning that a familiar personhad come to visit. It has been said that one ofthe most dangerous people in the world is anold man with a go-to-hell attitude and nothingelse to lose.

Joe was all of the above. Some folks said hehad made a lot of whiskey in his time,especially when his was for years the onlycabin found for miles up and down theKinniconick. Joe was also a fiddler and playedhis share of parties during the Prohibitionperiod when moonshine flowed like water andevery man hoss in the region packed iron.Folks around the upper Kinniconick knew hewasn’t someone to mess with.

When Joe opened the door, a big smile spread

quickly across rugged features that had spentthe greater part of his 92 years in the out ofdoors. Joe and I had been friends for manyyears and I had talked with him countlesstimes about his muskie fishing prowess. Helikes the attention and had several magazineand newspaper columns I’d written about theaging muskie hunter tacked to the newspaper-covered walls of the old place.

It was hot inside the small room. The bigwood-burning stove he fed seasoned whiteoakand hickory lengths to, was cherry red aroundthe bottom. Joe’s age caused him to feel coldmost of the time when he was on the creek inwinter, but the big stove remedied that oncehe got the hardwood blazing.

“Noticed the hole in your door. Looks like it’sfresh, “ I said, pointing to the spot where Joehad placed a piece of tape across to keep outcold air.

“Had a little trouble last night, “ the old mansaid, motioning for me to sit down in the oneold wooden chair he had in the room. Joe tooka seat on the edge of the bed and lit a Camel.

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he smallmouth bass is definitely oneof my favorite species to catch.Pound for pound, they pull harderand longer than any other freshwater

predator. They'll fight deep, they'll jump withhigh-flying spirit, and they never, ever want togive up.

As much fun as it is to battle smallies, it'sequally rewarding to hook one. It meansfiguring out the fishing pattern based on theseason; what mode the fish are in (pre-spawn,spawn, post-spawn, mid-summer, early fall,late fall); where are they located; what they'reeating; why they're eating it, etc.

Of all the smallmouth "seasons," nonecompare to the late fall pattern on NorthAmerican rivers. At this time of year, the basshave abandoned shallow, fast-moving waterwhere they've enjoyed high oxygen andplentiful summertime crayfish buffets. Instinctdrives the fish to migrate from these warm-weather haunts to seek deeper, slower-movingwater where they'll feed heavily before winter(and also spend the cold months in the samedeep areas).

In addition to cooling water temperatures andshortening daylight, there's another "trigger"that sends smallmouth bass out of theshallows and into the depths during late fall,and that's crayfish. They love to eat them, butin the autumn crayfish get less active anddevelop harder shells. The crayfish buffet lineis closing. The bass need something toreplace that protein, and baitfish are theanswer. So smallies go where the minnowsare, which is in deeper water as bait movesout of shallow backwater sloughs and flatsand down the breaks into deeper river channel"holes" or reservoirs above dams where waterdepths are typically greater.

Notorious schoolers, smallmouth bass willreally stack up on late autumn spots if thebait is there and they have adequate cover,oxygen and agreeable current. The fish in tu i -tively know that winter is coming on, and thatthey'll be less active to conserve energythrough the cold upcoming months. So theyfeed heavy, then they feed again, followedimmediately by more feeding. You get mypoint.

The lucky angler is one who encounters anactive, hungry school of big smallmouth bassright in the middle of a fall feeding frenzy. Iwas one such lucky angler recently. Fromexperience I knew roughly where to look forfish, which I did initially with my sonar unit. Iwas downriver of a feeder creek that heldlarge numbers of big smallies all summer

my sonar - along with a cloud of suspendedbait visible on my screen too.

I pitched a marker buoy near the spot (but notdirectly on top of it), moved off a cast'sdistance and slowly lowered my anchor. Fromthat spot I cast the simplest of baits: a smallwhite maribou jig beneath a slip bobber set at12 feet. I'd throw it upstream and let thecurrent take it lazily over that hump. Thewater's movement made that maribou pulsateand to the fish, it looked like a distressedminnow tumbling in the slow current.

On my first cast I caught an 18 incher. On mysecond, a 19. A modest 16 fell to the thirdcast. It was then that I started keeping count.With the exception of six dud casts, I hooked,caught and released 20 near-consecutivesmallmouth bass between 15 inches and justover 20 inches long. All from a spot the size ofa small German car.

Was it fun? Oh my goodness yes. Did I goback the next day and do it again. Um, yeah!Will I give you the GPS coordinates? In yourdreams. But I will say this: Get out therebefore winter and locate some late-fallsmallmouth of your own. You'll probably havethe whole fishery to yourself, and if you findan active school like I did, you'll make amemory that you'll never forget.

Good Fishing!

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Babe Winkelman

Visit from a Short Man (continued from page 8)

he bream bite was good thismorning, just as we expected, andsince we had decided to eat some ofthe fish we caught, that was

definitely a good thing. It was Lew’s idea topack what we needed to cook a shore lunch:some cornmeal, salt, pepper, peanut oil, a fewpotatoes and onions, two big cast-iron skilletsand a Coleman stove.

“Remember when we took Ma down there tofish, and she cooked those fresh bluegills forlunch?” he asked when we were planning thetrip. “Well, that was probably the best meal Iever ate. I want to do that again.”

For all intents and purposes, Lew’s mom wasmy mom, too. I called her Ma Peeler, andduring the 30 years or so I was a member ofher household, she fattened me on a steadydiet of delicious vittles.

Ma was a high-school cafeteria cook of thehighest caliber, and it wasn’t in her nature toprepare a normal-sized meal. During rabbitseason several years ago, for example, I tooka couple of friends with me to hunt cottontailsnear her home. I asked if she would mindfeeding our crew at lunch. She quickly agreed.

“Holy smokes,” one of my friends said whenwe walked into the dining room at midday. “Idon’t think I’ve ever seen this much food. Mymom doesn’t cook this much for the wholefamily at Thanksgiving.”

We stuffed ourselves on fried pork chops,roast chicken, mashed potatoes, corn,tomatoes, peas, macaroni and cheese,homemade biscuits, sawmill gravy and threekinds of pie while Ma fawned over us like amaitre d’ in a fancy restaurant.

If there’s one thing Ma enjoyed more than

Ma’s Feast By Hall of Famer Keith Sutton

We pulled the boat up on the bank and firedup the Coleman. While the oil heated in bigskillets, Ma peeled taters, and Lew and Icleaned fish.

“Better clean a few more,” she said when we’dfinished pan-dressing two dozen fat fish. Sowe did. An hour later, we sat there in theshade of 500-year-old cypress trees and ate36 bream, along with a pile of fried potatoesand onions that could have fed an armyplatoon. She’d brought fried pies for dessert.And there wasn’t a smidgen left when wewere done.

I’ve never forgotten that meal, and neither hasLewis.

Ma’s no longer here to cook for us. She’sfishing in heavenly waters now. But as mybest friend and I sat beneath the oldcypresses today and feasted on fresh-caughtbluegills and fried potatoes, it was like shewas there with us again, smiling ear to ear.

I could almost hear her. “Have a little more,honey. You’re gonna need your energy to keepup with me fishing this afternoon.”

cooking for folks, though, it was fishing.Bream fishing in particular. So Lew and I tookher to Jones Lake with us one day to see if wecould catch a big mess for our freezers. Wedid. By noon we had more than 100 bream inour cooler. But even there, in the middle ofthe river bottoms far from home, Ma couldn’tbear not to do some cooking when dinnertime rolled around.

He looked at the smoking cigarette for a fewseconds then said, ”folks say these things willkill a man, but I don’t believe a damn wordthey say. Hell, I raised burley for years before Icame to the creek and started fishing.Nothing wrong with tobacco, it’s all the otherdamn stuff the air is filled with these daysthat’s causing people trouble. Didn’t use to bethat way,” he went on.

“What kind of trouble,” I asked.

“Bout midnight I was in bed, but woke upwhen I heard a vehicle pull up out front.Whoever it was turned the motor off andcame up on the porch. That damn redbone letout a yelp like someone kicked it. I figured itwas a drunk so I just lay there not sayingnothing.

“The feller said,’ hey, old man let me in. I wantto use the telephone. My car’s broke down.’Damned idiot must of figured I was dumber ‘inhell, since he drove up right out front and shutthe damn thing off,” Joe said his eyesflickering new light as he recalled the event.

“I told him to give me a number and I’d call forhim, remembering it was just after the first ofthe month and I’d just gotten my old-agepension check in the mail.”

“He said, ‘don’t give me no crap old man. Let

me in. You don’t want no trouble from a manlike me.’

“Bout that time I eased over against the walland picked up the single barrel. I figured I’dtake care of his kind of trouble, real quick.

“I aimed the shotgun where I figured his headwould be and broke a cap. Made a hell of aracket and that picture frame over there felloff the wall. Those high powers ‘er somethin’else.’ Joe added.

I looked at the old fellow in disbelief. “My Godman, what happened? Did you kill him, “ Iasked incredulously.

“Don’t reckon as I did. I never heard a broke-down car start up so fast in my life. Thebastard spun his wheels and throwed creekgravel all over the porch. It took me a halfhour this morning to clean it all up.

“Cripes, Joe, you think you might have hit him?”

“Don’t reckon. I didn’t bother to look lastnight, but when I come out this morning torun that damn redbone off the porch, I lookedaround to see if he was laying there. Didn’tsee no sign of blood, either. “Bout the onlything I could figure, son,” Joe said am impishsmile once again creeping across the ruggedfeatures of his face,” wus that he must ‘ufbeen a short sonofabitch!”

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Keith Sutton

Ma Peeler

Visit from a Short Man (continued from page 9)

World Angling Records Granted

Jeff L. FrederickSUCKER/LargescaleDivision #1 – Rod/ReelAll-Tackle line class6 lb. 5 oz.Moses Lake, Washington8/23/2013

Dan SmallMUSKELLUNGE/Hybrid or Tiger

Division #2 – Fly Fishing25 lb. tippet line class. 39”St. Regis River, New York

9/11/2013

David RobsonWHITEFISH/Lake

Division #2 – Fly Fishing10 lb. tippet line class

4 lb. 1 oz.Talbot Lake, Alberta, Canada

7/24/2013

Patric A. McDanielCARPSUCKER (Quillback)Division #1 – Rod/Reel

All-Tackle (only) line class. 19”Salt Fork Lake, Ohio

8/15/2013

Conrad ProctorMUSKELLUNGE/Hybrid or Tiger

Division #1 – Rod/Reel15 lb. line class. 45”

Lake Luena, Michigan7/22/2013

4th QUARTER - 2013 UPDATENOTE: World angling records are updated quarterly and the ultimate synthesisis published annually in book form each April, distributed free to members,media, manufacturers and world fisheries as a public service.

NOTICE TO REPRINT©COPYRIGHT 2013 FRESH WATER FISHING HALL OF FAME. Ex cerpts or whole may be reprinted withoutwritten permission as public information only, but not for commercial profit purpose. The source of thisinformation must be credited to the Fishing Hall of Fame in a type size readably noticeable or as thecontents of the companion text.

“Kept” World Records List

DIVISION #1 – ROD/REELLine Lbs./

Fish Class Ozs. Angler Where Caught DateSUCKER/ All- 6-5 Jeff L. Moses Lake, 8/23/2013Largescale Tackle Frederick Washington, USA

(only)

DIVISION #2 – FLY FISHINGLine Lbs./

Fish Class Ozs. Angler Where Caught DateWHITEFISH/ 8 lb 4-6 David Talbot Lake, 5/26/2013Lake Tippet Robson Alberta, Canada

10 lb. 4-1 David Talbot Lake, 7/24/2013Tippet Robson Alberta, Canada

12 lb. 3-8 Jeremiah Talbot Lake, 7/5/2013Tippet Robson Alberta, Canada

14 lb. 4-0 Nathan Talbot Lake, 7/6/2013Tippet Robson Alberta, Canada

15 lb. 4-1 David Talbot Lake, 7/6/2013Tippet Robson Alberta, Canada

“C&R” World Records List

DIVISION #1 – ROD/REELLine

Fish Class Length Angler Where Caught DateCARPSUCKER All- 19” Patric A. Salt Fork Lake, 8/15/2013(Quillback) Tackle McDaniel Ohio, USA

(only)

DRUM/ 16 lb. 32” Steve Nickajack Headwaters, 8/20/2013Freshwater (Sheepshead) Norris Tennessee, USA

GAR/ 17 lb. 47” David Tennessee River, 8/23/2013Longnose Carpenter Tennessee, USA

MUSKELLUNGE/ 15 lb. 45” Conrad Lake Luena, 7/22/2013Hybrid Or Tiger Proctor Michigan, USA

DIVISION #2 – FLY FISHINGLine

Fish Class Length Angler Where Caught DateMUSKELLUNGE/ 25 lb. 39” Dan St. Regis River, 9/11/2013Hybrid or Tiger Tippet Small New York, USA

SALMON/Atlantic14 lb. 32” Alan Patapedia River, 6/16/2013(Sea-Run) Tippet Madden New Brunswick, Canada

16 lb. 31” Alan Patapedia River, 6/15/2013Tippet Madden New Brunswick, Canada

30 lb. 31” Alan Patapedia River, 6/15/2013Tippet Madden New Brunswick, Canada

TROUT/ 14 lb. 22” Alan Miramichi River, 6/23/2013Brook Tippet Madden New Brunswick, Canada

15 lb. 20” Alan Miramichi River, 6/23/2013Madden New Brunswick, Canada

Steve NorrisDRUM (Freshwater)

Division #1 – Rod/Reel16 lb. line class. 32”

Nickajack Headwaters, Tennessee8/20/2013

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