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| Duration | 00:13:42.446 |
| Abstract | Topics discussed include the following: Fishing in Coon Valley, 1950s -- Breeds of popular fish, Coon Valley -- Fly fishing limits -- Changes of fishing parameters, where to fish and how many fish one is able to catch -- Greatest threat to recreational fishing, pollution and land usage -- Quality of land and farming, run off pollution -- Role of Department of Natural Resources -- Effects of water pollution -- Conservation. |
| Interviewee | McMahon, Bob |
| Interviewer | Stekel, Susan |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| Type of resource | sound recording |
| Genre | sound |
| Genre authority | marcgt |
| Publisher name | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program |
| Place of publication | La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Date published | 1993-07-28 |
| Date captured | 2017-09-09 |
| Language | eng |
| Subject topic | McMahon, Bob -- Interviews Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | La Crosse (Wis.) -- History Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Fishing -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Fly fishing -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Trout fishing -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Water quality -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Coon Creek (Monroe County-Vernon County, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
| Subject topic | Timber Coulee Creek (Vernon County, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
| Content | 00:01:30—Fishing in Coon Valley, 1950s | 00:02:20—Breeds of popular fish, Coon Valley | 00:04:00—Fly fishing limits | 00:05:00—Changes of fishing parameters, where to fish and how many fish one is able to catch | 00:06:10—Greatest threat to recreational fishing, pollution and land usage | 00:07:00—Quality of land and farming, run off pollution | 00:09:30—Role of Department of Natural Resources | 00:11:15—Effects of water pollution | 00:13:00—Conservation |
| Source note | Part of the Coon Creek Fishing (DNR project). |
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| Collection | UWL Oral History Program Collection |
| ID | aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000073 |
| Doi | 18-0073 |