Dominic Carmona

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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Howard Wruck People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish

On October 12, 2006, Dominic Carmona interviewed Howard Wruck for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Wruck was born in the town of Friendship and grew up in a family of four children. He began sturgeon spearfishing in the late 1940s, inspired by his brother, who had been introduced to the activity by friends on the east side of Lake Winnebago. Wruck discusses his extensive experience in sturgeon spearfishing, which he has participated in annually since the late 1940s.

Dominic Carmona Oshkosh, WI University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum
Leroy Remme People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish

Leroy Remme, while only sturgeon spearing for around six years, caught one of the largest fish ever recorded on Lake Winnebago in 1990. In his interview with Dominic Carmona, he talks about seeing the fish, spearing it, and the trouble it took to get the fish out of the water, out of the shanty, and into his truck. He talks about feeling bad for killing a fish that was suspected of being 100 years old. Leroy also relates some changes in the sport. Finally, Leroy ends with how quickly word spreads on the lake, and how some people like to keep trade secrets.

Dominic Carmona Appleton, WI University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum
Mike Remme People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish

Mike Remme describes his personal fishing history in and around Green Bay in an interview conducted by Dominic Carmona. Mike began fishing at around age 13 and tells of his biggest catch. Also tells of his father, Leroy Remme, catching the largest sturgeon one season, the death of a friend on the ice, and of the accidental destruction of a friend's shanty by fire

Dominic Carmona Fremont, WI University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum