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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

Slipper business: A fisherman can earn about $25,000 a year in about 200 days of smelt fishing

Date12/11/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Slipper business: A fisherman can earn about $25;000 a year in about 200 days of smelt fishing.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007072F
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
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
Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake(...)
Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake(...)
8/19/1976
On ice: Danny Brunato of Thornhill, left, and Bill Linders of Bill's Fishing Huts at Virginia Beach Marina, peek out of their fishing hut door with a sample of the day's catch
On ice: Danny Brunato of Thornhill, left, and Bill Linders of Bill's Fishing Huts at Virginia Beach Marina, peek out of their fishing hut door with a sample of the day's catch
1/11/1989
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
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
Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
9/20/1975
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
They escaped. Fishing's common pastime - but not for Toronto's tenement children this summer. You can help by bringing contribution to The Star Fresh Air Fund, 80 King St. W
They escaped. Fishing's common pastime - but not for Toronto's tenement children this summer. You can help by bringing contribution to The Star Fresh Air Fund, 80 King St. W
7/11/1968
The technique: Tying flies is the mysterious preserve of the dedicated fly fisherman, someone who enjoys a relaxed and low-cost hobby
The technique: Tying flies is the mysterious preserve of the dedicated fly fisherman, someone who enjoys a relaxed and low-cost hobby
3/23/1982
Commercial fisherman Marshall Nadjiwon displays a Georgian Bay Splake
Commercial fisherman Marshall Nadjiwon displays a Georgian Bay Splake
6/3/1986
Fisherman Ken Read holds two of the catches of coho salmon he made at 2
Fisherman Ken Read holds two of the catches of coho salmon he made at 2
9/20/1975