http://patrickquest.wordpress.com Patrick John King from Chazy Lake, New York Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:40:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/something-fishy/#comment-10 Dick King Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:40:31 +0000 http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/?page_id=16#comment-10 Frost fish are actually a smaller variety of white fish. It is unusual to catch them by hook and line. Dad (Exford) said that they were very good eating. Here in Minnesota some commercial fishermen do fish whitefish through the ice. They have a method of passing their nets under the ice. One of my former students does fish this way and has shared some of his catch with me. Frost fish are actually a smaller variety of white fish. It is unusual to catch them by hook and line. Dad (Exford) said that they were very good eating. Here in Minnesota some commercial fishermen do fish whitefish through the ice. They have a method of passing their nets under the ice. One of my former students does fish this way and has shared some of his catch with me.

]]> http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/an-epiloque/#comment-9 Dick King Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:29:11 +0000 http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/?page_id=56#comment-9 I was pleased to see the information about Patrick King and his family. For many years I didn't even know that he existed. Finally Aunt Valeda (King) LaDuke mentioned him in a letter. She couldn't remember much about him. I wonder if any mention of him was suppressed by our father and uncles to protect us or keep us from asking questions. I was pleased to see the information about Patrick King and his family. For many years I didn’t even know that he existed. Finally Aunt Valeda (King) LaDuke mentioned him in a letter. She couldn’t remember much about him. I wonder if any mention of him was suppressed by our father and uncles to protect us or keep us from asking questions.

]]> http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/tragedy-in-the-saint-lawrence/#comment-6 evelynyvonnetheriault Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:12:19 +0000 http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/?page_id=47#comment-6 We lost a little boy by drowning into the St-Lawrence River in the early 60s (my cousin). Evelyn in Montreal We lost a little boy by drowning into the St-Lawrence River in the early 60s (my cousin).
Evelyn in Montreal

]]> http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/something-fishy/#comment-2 Dick King Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:41:56 +0000 http://patrickquest.wordpress.com/?page_id=16#comment-2 I used to think that in the early days game laws were not enforced so this item surprised. My dad spoke freely about netting frostfish and lake trout there when he was a boy. He said that at one time they covered the boat bottom with one hauling of the net. Larkin's point was considered a good place to net lake trout. They also set night lines using a hundred or more baited lines. He said that one time they couldn't check their lines in time because of storms. When they did check, they had caught a lake trout bigger than they had ever seen. They estimated it at 25 pounds. Unfortunately, the flesh of the big fish had deteriorated, and it was not edible. I remember seeing an 18 pounder in the freezer at the Grove that a fisherman was storing there. I used to think that in the early days game laws were not enforced so this item surprised. My dad spoke freely about netting frostfish and lake trout there when he was a boy. He said that at one time they covered the boat bottom with one hauling of the net. Larkin’s point was considered a good place to net lake trout. They also set night lines using a hundred or more baited lines. He said that one time they couldn’t check their lines in time because of storms. When they did check, they had caught a lake trout bigger than they had ever seen. They estimated it at 25 pounds. Unfortunately, the flesh of the big fish had deteriorated, and it was not edible. I remember seeing an 18 pounder in the freezer at the Grove that a fisherman was storing there.

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