Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Friday, April 6, 1849
The editor of the Manchester Democrat tells of a man who had a large nose, and who in crossing a corner of Lake Winnipisiogee to reach the wood where he was chopping, cut a hole through the ice for the purpose of quenching his thirst. A large trout, mistaking, for some tempting prize, the nose […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Published in the Sangamon Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, July 3, 1845
At New Haven, yesterday morning, from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 white fish, as nearly as could be estimated, were hauled ashore by Mr. Davidson & Russell’s seine, on the west side of the harbor. These fish weigh about three quarters of a pound each, and are used for manure by the farmers of adjacent towns, who […]
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Wednesday, June 13, 1849
A short time ago, my host Stewart, of the Denton Hotel, purchased a rock fish weighing about sixty pounds. Upon opening it he found in it a certificate of membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which is as follows: Member Methodist E. Church, Founded A. D. 1784. Quarterly Ticket, 18 Our light affliction, which is […]
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, September 24, 1836
A party of persons of both sexes, were crossing the Hudson from Saugerties to Trivoli, in a little boat rowed by two of the party. On reaching the river, a large sturgeon sprung from the water in front of them depositing himself in the bottom of the boat. Great was the surprise of all on […]
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, May 14, 1836
Some of the Piscatorial people of Pekin and Peoria have assumed a very belligerent attitude toward each other in the matter of taking catfish from the river. The last accounts from the north left the Pekinites ahead-the latter having in possession a cat-fish of 178 lbs: while the Peorians, with all their diligence, had not […]
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, April 29, 1837
To preserve fish.-Fish may be preserved from dying and putrefaction in warm weather, by introducing into their throats a paste made of soft bread and Brandy, and wrapping them in straw. A little should be poured into the mouth after the paste has been put in, and great care taken not to wound the fish. […]
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 26, 1876
Residents of Boston and vicinity have been excited by the operations of a man who has been killing fish at Quincy Point, Mass., by the explosion of nitro-glycerine. Large numbers of sea-bass have of late appeared off the Glades, and in the waters around Quincy Point, and it was upon these that the man made […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, September 8, 1877
During the recent severe fire on the big meadow below Plover, the water in Buena Vista creek became so heated that large numbers of its fish died. One account says that barrels of them were picked out by the people, who went there for that purpose. This is probably the first instance on record where […]
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, February 7, 1880
    A curious incident of the whole of the occupants of a small fish pond being destroyed by a flash of lightning is reported from Seck, Grand Duchy of Nassau. The Nassauer Bote states that during a very heavy thunder and hail storm at night a flash of lightning struck a small pond, well stocked […]
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Published in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, June 9, 1870
Three hundred tons of fish have been taken from Spirit Lake, Iowa, this spring, and one man in the vicinity has bought 300,000 muskrats since January.