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The Fish  
From: neilspeer@attbi.com  Tue 28 Jan 2003 05:50:32 PM MST
Does anyone else remember that fabled night at Council Horseshoe when I walked my prized catch all the way up the lake on a stringer and displayed it for the council? My brother, Jeff, who was a 14'er that year (1976 or was it 1977?) is in the photo with me. I caught it on my night off (I was a counselor that year) at A-Lake and kept it alive in my car the whole way back up that very, very bumpy road. We tried to keep it alive and revive it so we could release it into Little Horseshoe Lake, but, alas, she died. So, Merc had her stuffed and mounted above the Mess Hall door. He said she was 6 lbs.


From: lee@axelrad.com  Sun 20 Jul 2003 11:01:40 PM MST
I do remember you walking through the water to the Council Horseshoe. My recollection of the story was that you had somehow seen the fish before you caught it. And you were specifically, and very patiently, fishing for this particular lunker. For some reason, I had placed it as being caught off one of the piers though, not A-Lake.

From: lee@axelrad.com  Mon 21 Jul 2003 10:54:22 AM MST
Also, my recollection is that you used a rubber worm to catch it. True?

From: neilspeer@comcast.net  Thu 24 Jul 2003 08:19:36 PM MST
Sorry, Lee,
this ol' sow was caught on a white and black Hellbender. I was wading in A-Lake up to my waist to try and hit a drop off.
Neil


 

another good day on A-Lake - 1979  
From: speergroup@attbi.com  Wed 29 Jan 2003 09:27:11 PM MST
This was a late afternoon fishing session with my brother (and photographer, Neil). I think Neil was a counselor this summer, and I just came up to visit camp (and catch big bass on A-Lake !)

From: neilspeer@attbi.com  Thu 30 Jan 2003 05:54:33 AM MST
Nope, Jeff. I was a counselor 1976-7. This is the year we came up to visit camp and canoe the St. Croix.


 

neil and NZ Brown copy  
From: neilspeer@attbi.com  Sat 01 Feb 2003 04:07:31 PM MST
This is the 5lb. Brown Trout I hooked in New Zealand while honeymooning 5 years ago!


 

stuffed fish  
From: neilspeer@attbi.com  Tue 04 Mar 2003 07:48:38 PM MST
Since nobody else is posting their pix, I will! Here is "The Fish" mounted above the Mess Hall doors.


 

neil and stuffed fish  
From: neilspeer@attbi.com  Tue 04 Mar 2003 07:50:25 PM MST
Jeff and I visited camp in 1986 and took this photo in the Mess Hall.


 

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