Drawing
Opening Day Fishing Season - Fishing Fever
| Elaborate pen-and-ink drawing of two fisherman at night sitting in a small motorboat (named PAM) on a lake. Large trout are looming over their heads with a full moon (with a face inside) in the background. One man is sitting in the front of the boat, holding a bent fishing rod with a taut line that is disappearing into the water with a fresh catch on the line. The man on the left is sitting in the back of the boat, holding the hood of his parka pulled over his head. His fishing pole is braced in front of him and is also bent over it with a taut line. There is a large splash on the other side of the boat. Insects are flying around two lanterns hanging from hooks one two sides of the boat. Sid's authorship is in the lower right corner. Caption under the drawing: "For fishing fever, there's just one cure, catch a lunker on your favorite lure." The drawing is inscribed to Joe Domerhausen. On the back of the drawing is written: "There is an erie (sic) mysticism that haunts your senses when your go trout fishing on Devil's Lake. Your imagination conjures many illusory images that become phantoms in the night and feed the expectancy of a probable lunker nibbling on your worm or mayfly bait. One night Art Butterfield and I were fishing when both poles bent simultaneously. I had pulled the parka over my head to ward off the rising fog. Who caught the lunker? I had hooked it! It weighed about 4 pounds. The irony of the situation was that while Art worked hard I had nailed the trout with little or no effort. That's fishing." |
| Image ID: | 123045 |
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| Creation Date: | 1971 |
| Creator Name: | Boyum, Sid |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Genre: | Drawing |
| Original Format Type: | drawings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986 Box 15, Folder 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 25.75 x 22.25 inches |
| This drawing appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 13, 1971. Sid Boyum annually created an "Opening Day" drawing to promote the first day of the general fishing season, published from 1963 to 1989 in the Capital Times and the Wisconsin State Journal. In exchange, Sid would receive copies of the print to distribute on his own. |
| Boats and boating |
| Fishing |
| Men |
| Hills |
| Hats |
| Fishes |
| Coats |
| Clothing and dress |
| Signs and symbols |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
| Insects |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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