A R-eel Fish Story
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R-eel Fish Story
Two weeks ago a group of four men, Steve Hoyland, Jr., with friends Bruce, Ken and Erik, set off on an overnight fishing trip. They left at noon on a Tuesday, and went about 120 miles out into the Gulf.
They were having a great night of fishing, catching big snapper, grouper, ling and kings. About 3 a.m., two of them went down below to catch some sleep. The two remaining on the deck were catching fish and drinking beer, enjoying the warm tropical night air.
All at once, Bruce got a big run on his line. This thing went all around the boat and took more than twenty minutes to bring up to the surface. When they got it up to the surface, they could not tell what it was. It looked prehistoric.
Steve, Jr. put a gaff in it and the two men dragged it aboard the 33 foot boat. As soon as the big creature hit the deck, it went crazy, attacking them. It was an eel over 6 feet long weighing close to 100 pounds. It had a mouth full of sharp teeth and was extremely pissed off.
The eel was later estimated to be sixty years old. Bruce said it came at him and Steve, Jr. like an anaconda, rearing its head up and striking at them like a rattlesnake. It was highly agitated and quite energetic.
In the midst of thrashing around, the creature fell down below onto the floor between the two sleeping men, Erik and Ken. When they heard the thud and turned on the light, the eel raised its head right above Ken’s face. Erik rolled over and grabbed his 9 mm pistol. Steve, Jr. started yelling, “Don’t shot the gun in the boat! We’re 120 miles from land!” Next thing you know, all four fishermen were on the deck and the gigantic eel had sole possession of the bottom of the boat.
The four needed to work up a plan of action, so they drank beer while considering a strategy. It was determined that Steve, Jr. would distract the eel because he had drank the most alcohol and believed he was bulletproof. He opened up the sliding door down below to see what the “monster” was doing. As the door opened, the eel came up the two steps biting at anything along the way. The four brave men then ran to the wheel house like women and slammed the door shut. They never did identify which one of them screamed like a girl.
Inside the wheelhouse, they started calming down and decided they would drink a couple more beers. Then they hatched a new battle plan. Steve, Jr. went out on the deck to get the beast’s attention. The eel attacked and Steve, Jr. climbed up on top of the captain’s chair. Ken threw a blanket on top of the giant eel while Erik and Bruce beat the hell out of it with a steel gaff and a large ice chest lid. After the creature was finally subdued, they put it into a large ice chest and closed the lid on it.
The four brave sailors all got themselves a beer and were laughing at the situation when the lid of the ice chest was suddenly knocked off and the eel sprang out onto the deck and resumed his attack. Bruce stated that the eel was clearly out for vengeance. The four men each picked up something and the fight was on. After beating the creature with gaffs, ice chest lids and fire extinguishers again, they once more subdued the massive carnivore and put it back into the ice chest. This time, they tied the lid down and put another ice chest on top of that one.
Eighteen hours later they returned to the dock and started unloading the boat. None of them was anxious to open the lid to the ice chest, in fact, they did “rock, paper, scissors” to determine who would pop the lid!
Above is the picture of Bruce Gordy with the eel that he caught and bravely fought in that epic and desperate battle for control on the high seas. (Steve Hoyland, Sr.)
30 Point Buck Taken in fond du lac.
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Fond du Lac resident Wayne Schumacher was accepting congratulations as he related how he downed the elusive buck around 6:45 p.m.
“It’s so hard to believe,” Schumacher said, noting he’s hunted with bow and gun for more than 30 years. “I had known people had seen it in the area but I had no idea (it was nearby).”
The 30-point deer has an inside antler spread of 20½ inches. Its field-dressed weight was about 225 pounds. Estimates are that the deer is at least 4½ to 5 years old.
Schumacher said he was in a tree stand looking at partially wooded flat terrain when the deer appeared.
“In 30 seconds, it was over,” he said, noting the shot covered about 15 yards.
The deer ran off 60 to 70 yards, and Schumacher’s hunting partner, his brother, Pete, was first to reach the animal.
The deer was shot at an angle behind the rib cage, and the arrow went through one of the front legs.
Schumacher said he and his brother dragged the deer and struggled to get it onto the tailgate of a truck. They stopped at Wayne’s home in Fond du Lac to take some pictures. They then took the deer to Pete’s home east of Fond du Lac to get it into a large cooler.
The brothers and a group of family and friends toasted with beer and homemade wine as they celebrated what is being called the “deer of a lifetime.”
He went to work Monday morning at his job with the construction and maintenance division with the city of Fond du Lac. He said he worked four hours Monday. He asked his boss if he could have the afternoon off.
Though he had up to three days to do it, Schumacher said he wanted to get the deer that is known by some as “Lucky Buck,” registered.
He also admitted his mind wasn’t on his job, which Monday involved mixing concrete.
tournament results
By · CommentsThe third annual Fox Lake Fishing Tournament was a great success with 26 boats and almost 60 anglers.A lot of great fish were brought in for each category.Patrick Muldowny won 1st,2nd and 3rd with his three walleyes that he brought in at weigh in .the biggest measuring 25″ and weighing 5 pounds 6 ounces. everyone received a goodie bag from our sponsors and a chance for some great raffle prizes Taylor Cummings won the basspro tolling motor.
here is the results of the 3rd annual Fox Lake Fishing Tournament
walleye
1st place Patrick Muldowny Fox Lake 25 “ $250
2nd place Patrick Muldowny Fox Lake 15 3/8 “ $120
3rd place Patrick Muldowny Fox Lake 14 3/4 “ $50
Bass
1st place Jon Fitzpatrick Ingleside 15 7/8 “ $250
2nd place Don Pilarczyk jr Mchenry 15 “ $120
3rd place Taylor Cummings Lakemoor 14 1/2 “ $50
Catfish
1st place Paul VanHeirseele Ingleside 21 1/2 “ $250
2nd place Robert Madlear 20 1/2 “ $120
3rd place Mike McCollum SilverLake 20 “ $50
Pan fish
top ten by weight
1st place Harold Henkel Ingleside 4.15 lbs/oz $250
2nd place Jerry Henkel Ingleside 3.14 lbs/oz $120
3rd place Tony Mrkvicka Lake Zurich 3.9 lbs/oz $50
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