Duration | 00:20:02.236 |
Abstract | Staats discusses fly fishing for trout in the creeks and streams around Coon Valley, Wisconsin. In particular he mentions fishing in Coon Creek, Bohemian Valley Creek, Timber Coulee Creek, and Spring Coulee Creek. He also comments on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources efforts to improve fish habitat. Topics also discussed include the following: Fishing as a child -- Most common fish in streams -- Kinds of gear used -- Changes in fishing -- Greatest problem with trout fishing -- Changes in trout and other fish population -- Changes in farming and land use -- Changes in streams -- Pollution -- Flooding -- Greatest threat to fishing. |
Interviewee | Staats, Dick |
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 | 2017-09-12 |
Language | eng |
Subject topic | Staats, Dick -- 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 | Trout fishing -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Fly fishing -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Fish habitat improvement -- Wisconsin -- Coon Valley Authority: LCSH |
Subject topic | Coon Creek (Monroe County-Vernon County, Wis.) Authority: LCSH |
Content | 00:01:20- Fishing as a child | 00:04:21- Most common fish in streams | 00:05:24- Kinds of gear used | 00:06:06- Changes in fishing | 00:09:35- Greatest problem with trout fishing | 00:11:00- Changes in trout and other fish population | 00:12:54- Changes in farming and land use | 00:13:12- Changes in streams | 00:14:08- Pollution | 00:15:10- Flooding | 00:17:50-Greatest threat to fishing |
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/wlacu000/00000018/00000100 |
Doi | 18-0100 |