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In the old days, at places like this one, the lake trout were so numerous you could stand on shore and catch them by throwing a hook and line into the lake! Today we use rods and reels to do this, but they had their ways in the old days, too. One of the best ways was to use a spruce branch as a bobber. They would tie two lines to a small spruce branch. On one they would attach a bone hook, and they would use the other to secure the branch bobber to shore. When thrown onto the water the hook and line would dangle below the surface attracting fish, while the fisherman sat comfortably on shore waiting to see if the branch bobbed in the water. When it did, he knew there was a lake trout ready to pull in for dinner!
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Spruce branch bobber (illustration by Autumn Downey)
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