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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(...)

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(...)

Date2/11/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 brother; Don; caught in Lake Ontario. The brothers operate the only commercial fishing trawler on Lake Ontario; and work it all year round. Some smelts will be sold for 8 to 25 cents a pound to fish markets; rest will be sold for cat food.
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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(...)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Caleb Moffat, 5, of Milton, beams with his first catch yesterday in a trout derby at Milton's Kelso Conservation Area
Caleb Moffat, 5, of Milton, beams with his first catch yesterday in a trout derby at Milton's Kelso Conservation Area
5/14/1988