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| A LITTLE FISH TRUCK |
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| A BIG FISH TRUCK |
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| FISH PROCESSING LINE |
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| WHERE'S THE SMOKED FISH? |
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| BODINS WHARF |
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| FRESH FISH ALL YEAR 'ROUND |
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Thursday, 8:00 AM. 36 degrees, wind SW, moderate. The sky is clear except for a few puffy white clouds scudding across with the westerly winds. There is some haze in the east over the Islands. It is a very nice morning.
Yesterday evening was the monthly Chamber of Commerce After Hours get-together, which was held at Bodins Fisheries on the lakefront. Bodins is a fourth generation fishing business. They have their own fleet of boats and are also processors for independent fishermen. They process salmon, lake trout, whitefish and herring, sell retail at their plant, also wholesale to stores and restaurants throughout a wide area. There are fresh fish year-round except during the worst of the ice conditions. Commercial fishing is still a big business here. It went through rough times in the later part of the Twentieth Century when the parasitic lamp ray devastated the lake trout populations, but the lamp ray is under good control and the commercial and sport fisheries are healthy once again. Bayfield is a maritime community and depends upon fishing, sailing and the lake for much of its economy and most of its charm, and Bodins plays a large role in that scenario.
Commentary: I see the Administration is holding "secret" talks with the Taliban. Can't be very secret if it is in the news. This is like the lake trout negotiating with the lamp rays, and will be about as successful.
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