Always love seeing videos of the different elements of the commercial game. As a kid growing up in NZ I worked on boats (all hand pulled gill netting fisheries) from when I was about 12 until literally the day before I came to the US aged 24. Every weekend and on every school break and occasionally when I just decided to bunk school. When I was at uni and the very long Christmas holidays rolled around and all of my mates were getting ready to dole bludge and head to the beaches for the summer I was fishing. It wasn't just the money it was the sense of achievement and the enactment of a plan. Brutal hours, tough weather and intermittent bouts of real danger.....greatest time of my life!
I'm 13 years old and I want to do this. I'm always biking to our harbor to look at these boats and I'm obsessed. I really hope I can do this when I'm older
Fished on a gill net boat in Northern Lake Michigan in 1972, ate fresh smelt all through the winter. It was my favorite job I ever had, but for money I spent 37 years in a papermill.
I loved those diesels their sound was unique. You could move the magneto lever back and cause the engine to fire backwards amazing simple. But reliable engine. Michigan
You only hear about sport fishing not the commercial fishing. Didn't even know it existed till now and I lived in the great lakes area all my life. Just turned 55.
I've fished whitefish with trap nets and I got to say this looks a lot easier on your back. It's a killer leaning over the side and netting them out of the pocket. Ya I'm old.
I was born in 1949. I can remember fishing boats on Lake Erie seining for perch. For as far out as I could see, I could see bottom. Sounds strange today to say that.
My dad was on a fish tug out of south haven Lake Michigan storm of “29” I think his crew all drown, he would of too but had to take care of personal business that day. Michigan
Are these what we typically see packaged as pickled herring? I'm in South Central Wisconsin, about 70mi. from L. Michigan, and near 300mi. from L. Superior. MSN area. Just curious. BTW, If so they are yummo, and some of the best durn snackin' in this neck of the woods! Thanks for the yummies, boys! Can I buy fillets or whole (gutted) fish too? Only too glad to throw some fish bux at you v. Mrs. Paul. Ick.
Most of the herring is used locally and sent to Europe. They also ship the roe all over the world. I know Bodin's is working to supply the pickled herring industry but I'm not sure how much is. Thanks for watching William.
LOL, I've been trying to figure out what was in those funny looking boats. I have no idea what they do on the Pacific Ocean where I live, but the boats look nothing like these.
The "Turtle Back" design was adopted so that fisherman could fish all year around. The sturdy hull allows them to plow through pack ice. www.greatlakesfisheriestrail.org/collection.asp?ait=jv&jid=10
Robert Forrester I’m not sure if they ship to the Hoosier land but you can contact Bodin’s www.bodinfisheries.com/contact-us.html or Bay Fisheries facebook.com/Bay-Fisheries-LLC-1617312855204510/
Not as bad as the left would like you to think and its going down every year. .5 PPM is considered a danger but most fish in Lake Erie for example, fall in the .18 -.19 range of PPM. Hardly a headline the left wants. I am no scientists or Doctor but these stats are out there.
We were cruising around Madeline island this past Labor Day weekend (2023)cruising at cocktail speed when this boat came around us. The number of sea gulls following it was unbelievable.
If you're of Port of Bayfield, you might even find folks who would pay to work on your boat. I would, but maybe a new greenhorn on deck every day wouldn't be productive.
I'm not a fan, sorry to say, but I do appreciate the acquired taste. I fell in love with the taste of fresh herring after this project but am still trying to convince my family.
cold spring if you are referring to the commercial fisherman and the natives destroying the fishery don’t forget about the federal ammunition facility that dumped all those barrels up out of Duluth! Do you thing the fisherman and natives had anything to do with that you ignorant fuck head?! How bout all the creosote ponds in the chequamegon Bay Area, oh and don’t forget about DuPont in barksdale, as the rivers that ran off that property used to have a red tint to them. Sounds like the natives are really hard on the lake.
