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1. Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit Fishing Northern Glacial Lakes by Dr. Harold C. Lyon, Jr. The Northeast Fishing & Hunting Expo Hartford Connecticut www. deepwaterspress .com February 27, 2010 Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will... every day Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will drink beer, tell lies and wear a stupid hat.
2. Winnipesaukee: Abenaki Indian for... “ The Smile of the Great Spirit” … or “ Beautiful waters in a high place” 6th largest natural lake in the US not connected to Canada
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4. Why do the 15 Master Anglers in my book fish? • Generation to generation - passed on from forefathers to fathers to sons and daughters • Kind of therapy with roots in primitive times • Escape from stress of life, relationships, spouse • Addicted to powerful strike of the fish • Competition -- Type “A” • Bonding with other anglers (Slovakia) • Hunters & food gathers -- genetic pogramming
8. MY FORMATIVE YEARS The major changes in my 69 years: • Proliferation of high performance boats • Pro Bass tournaments • Decline of yellow perch and increase in white perch • Water quality and t he acquisition and preservation of land and islands • Evolution of Fishing tackle
9. The Smallmouth bass Early French settlers, St. Lawrence River, called smallmouth bass, “Achigan” Algonquin Indian word for “Ferocious.” • President Grover Cleveland on smallmouth bass (p.25, 27) • Fly casting for Salmon & bass •“ Fish dogging” • French kissing a frog • Baits: Hellgrammites and crawfish and lures which immitate them
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12. The Landlocked Salmon “Bean Counter’s” (the late Paul Philipee) Compulsive Research on 2 sides of the boat • Copper vrs Brass Mooselooks (8%) • Light (4-6 lb) vrs heavier leader (8-12lb) (14%) • Long (50+’) vrs short (12’) leader (10%) • Swivels snapped to lure vrs inline (9% inline) • Suttons with vrs Suttons without red stripe (23% red) • Leadcore vrs Downriggers (20-30%) • Close vs. far behind the boat (12% far)
22. “ A Love Affair with Angling - Folklore from the Master Anglers of lake Winnipesaukee” In our series of DVDs, the 1st disk was released in 2007 and the 2nd in February 2009 Excerpt from DVD 1 starring the “Grump Master”: Dr. Vincent Giuliano:
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25. Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was using a dotted line. He caught every other fish.