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Seine Haul From Under IceHard1Work/But Has Moments Of DramaBy KEN BROWN jit is extended in a straight line Up until that time, Rohde,,of the fish froze. They worked (La Crosse Tribune Outdoor writer) I from ^e main seine. who had donned waders and until midnight Tuesday, but theA seine haul of rough fish -phe jast operation before the climbed into the opening to hold fish were not all marketed untilfrom under the ice on the sejne was drawn ^ was driv- the lead line on the bottom, with Wednesday.River is a drama that unfolds jng jnto net was ^g kacj keen ^usy Maas, Rohde and Koch haveslowly. . done by cutting holes in the ice throwing out pieces of wood fished together for about sevenA sudden, murky boil-up visi-,and ugjng piungers t0 SCare the caught in the seine. Shortly years. They operate on the primble under clear ice approxi- ^ towarcj the seine. The area after that,i, ______ , the opening was ciple of sharing profits and loss-mately 100 feet from the open- 0f the drive started above the filled with flopping carp, and es equally. Maas’ father was aing in the ice through which the beginning 0f the lead seine. At dipping the fish from the main commercial fisherman.seme is ?r8W1?u about 3 p.m. the area had been seine began. Leo and Alois Hansen arethe first mdication that there pretty well covered, and haul- The haul was not the biggest brothers, and started fishing?r« an* Vs m ,e netlt; Pn°r ing in the main seine began, one caught by either crew. The commercially in 1927. Alois’to that opinions of commercialj lt;r ☆ * Hansens and Zielke had a 21,* son, Jim, now holds the license,fishermen may change a dozen Tbe first obstacle in the haul 000-pound haul the day before and Zielke is a partner with tunes to whether they have a wag a gnag wag easj|y found Christmas. Several years ago them.°r T . because the cork line sagged the two crews together had a None of the fishermen haveOther things, such as logs and down from ice, and a hole haul of 102,000 pounds. ever had what they call a “wa-stones, can weight down a seine. was cut t0 free seine. it is is Iter haul” which means puttingA snag on the river bottom can Although the seine was put in The law of supply and demand out a seine and drawing it inby one crew, members of the works freely in the fish market.;completely empty. It could be!ice is covered with 0^er j0jnecj ^ f0 help pull it in. Maas said Wednesday the catch!worthless shad or game and snow, fishermen don t get any Aj0jg Ransen who retired from brought only 2vk cents a pound pan fish which they are required indication of what a catch rnignt commerciai fishing because of because there was a glut of to put back. There may, be nobe. If they hook a snag, it might a heart condition, spotted the carp on the market. profit in such a catch, but thererequire shoveling snow along underwater disturbance that in The three men did not get all are always some kind of fishseveral hundred feet of seine to cheated fish were in the seine, the catch to market before some in the seine. 1find it. ——— — ---------- —-----— ..............——htear it. If theio^^TCS;!Zelinske Didn't Intend To Becomethere are several hours of hard, cold work in laying it. Lastlt; Q* . j * O 1 OCGame Warden; Test Gave Him Startsissippi St., Wayne Koch, 2126 •F a r n a m St., and Rudolph By jqijn WYNGAARDRohd©, 4114 Bank Drive, put! 111 Cross# Tribune Madison Bureau)out their seine and brought in MADISON—There is a legendU 000 pounds of mostly carp. L „ conservation wardensThe haul was somewhat of a , „ , ,.surprise because the area about and forest rangers and civila half mile above the Clinton servants in kindred fields fulfillStreet Bridge is better known boyhood dreams when they get for its haul of sheepshead, and their jobs, this was what they were after.j Walter Zelinske, a 51-year-old The day was mild, and the veteran of the Wisconsin Con-ice was clear, having formed servation Department service over the weekend. Several days and new boss of 134 conserva-before the river had been open, tion wardens is one of the ex-Although the ice echoed hoi- ceptions. Ilowly as they sawed and punch- Zelinske didn’t intend to be-ed holes to put their seine in, come a warden when he under-they said it was safe. It meas- took studies at Wisconsin State ured between three and four College at Oshkosh in the early inches. 1930s, and had in fact, neverOperation of laying the seine met a warden when he reported began at about 10:30 a.m. About for his first assignment on the an hour later four other com-(conservation department en-; mercial fishermen, Jim and forcement staff nearly 30 years' Alois Hansen, 2837 S. 20th St., ago.Leo Hansen, 2555 S. 16th St.,ichief warden.Zelinske grew up in Red Granite, Waushara County, where his father was a barber and an avid hunter and fisherman. Zelin-ske’s father kept as many as 20 hunting dogs. Zelinske has two, but says he rarely has a chance to use them His officeroutine is such that he has done virtually no hunting and fishing for several years. He spends his free time in field visits to hismenit tfrWALTER ZELINSKEChief Game WardenBefore he entered the army in World War II, Zelinske had worked as a field warden in Clark, Eau Claire and Vilas Counties. After his discharge from the army he was returned to duty in Eau Claire County. In 1950 he came to Madison as chief assistant to Chief Warden George Hadland, who retiredand Clarence Zielke, R. 1, La“I saw the examination post- e(j anc| decided to give it a about a year agoCrosse, joined the others most- ki'ly to observe and to do some MinneSOia UpenSfriendly kibitzing.•A*Dozen Lakes ToThe main seine was placed KJn I imjf- Fkhirm ider the ice bv first sawing a l—l III 11 I IblllflUunder the ice by urst sawinghole. A line attached to theseine was floated under the ice by using a long length of flexi- no-limit fishing because fish areST. PAUL (AP) - A dozen. . „ .small lakes have been opened to warden» he recalls.whirl. I thought you’d have tot When Zelinske chose whatknow half a dozen politicians at turned out t0 be his life work,least, to land a state job. I was the warden service of the statesurprised when I was called and bad 68 men. Today it has 134.told that I had passed the ex- He hopes to persuade the con-amination in a field of 2,000 and servation commission and thewas asked if I wanted to be a legislature to authorize more.New duties, including the enforcement of the boating laws Zelinske is now settling down!and the “‘Witter regulations.ble board which was guided ^ danger of winterkill. i *•* **w” have brought long work days toalong by punching a series of The state Conservation De-Ito his duties as head of the larg-j ^holes in the ice. partment saia oxygen aeticiency es, staff of law enforcement °^eOnce it reached its destina- i Minnesota lakes is occurring agents his department has ever ultimate tinamtion. the line was drawn a little earlier than usual be- ha* and one that “ ciaUtion of ^through. The cork line on the cause °f snow wbich accompa-ifrom the force he joined threetion department as a whole. Histop side of the net kept in snug frae?euP Th»n ih? n,m» “hr..ch r,m agency now has a budget ofagainst the ice while a weighted Winterkill is caused by cloudy Then the name brush cop agol/$1 5 miuionor lead line carried the bottom ice’ or heavy snow, or other con- fitted the warden s popular im-side down to the desired depth ditions which prevent light from age. Today the warden is a pro-When completed the main reaching lake bottom plants fessional law enforcement agentseine, which was 600 feet long, which Produce oxygen. and a general representative offormed 3 pocket or semi~circle of Dec. 31* Conservation his service w? h i c h embracesNext a 100-foot lead seine was Department crews had removed many duties and functions thatput out. Its function was to I87*000 northern pike from the early warden could not haveguide fish into the main seine ^a^es threatened with winterkill, imagined. Today, he says, *he-_____- ! I abac nnon tn nrnmic/Mtnnc warden is dealine with a nuhlic15th ANNUAL
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La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Jan 19, 1964
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