THE BIG CATCH....BY ROBERT CHRISTENSEN! IT WAS CAUGHT A COUPLE YEARS AGO BY THE LAKEHURST DAM AND JIM RANKIN WAS THERE AND SAW ROBERT STRUGGLING OUT IN THE RIVER IN ABOUT FIVE FEET OF WATER. THE WALLEYE WAS A 10 POUNDER AND WAS RELEASED AFTER HE SHOWED IT TO FRIEND RED HENTON. ROBERT SAID HE TOOK QUITE SOME TIME TO GET THE BIG ONE TO BREATHE AGAIN. THE FISH IS PROBABLY STILL FREE AND SWIMMING THE BEAUTIFUL MAQUOKETA RIVER.
YOU CAN'T FISH DOWN THERE ANYMORE AS THE SHORE IS NOW OFF LIMITS. YOU'LL NOTICE THE NO TRESPASSING SIGN POSTED RECENTLY.
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DENNIS VOY