Source,The Sherbrooke (Que.) Telegram-- Thur. May 14, 1953. Page 6. The following is a news item about Wm. Nichols fishing in Canada. Along Main Street in Magog by Ed, Kingsland. THE FISHING SEASON OPENS. May first saw the largest number of fishermen out on Lake Memphremagog ever before. At McGowan's in Georgeville there were some twenty-five cars from the USA and points in Canada. Owls Head, and other vacation locations also had full houses. Row boats towed by a motor boat left Magog to be on certain fishing grounds when the zero hour struck. The weather man co-operated it was an ideal fishing day. The fishing fever was so high that Mr. John Lavers, J. P. at Ayer's Cliff had twenty-four in front of him the proceeding week for illegal fishing, they could not sort of wait till the season opened. Mr. William D. Nichols of Danby, Vermont , USA, caught the record breaking catch of a brown trout, a beauty, weighing 13 pounds and 3 1/2 ounces, length 29 inches, girth 18 inches. He caught it fly fishing with a McGowan's Fly. Using a Orvis four onze (sic) rod, with a Pfluger reel (metalist) his line was a Gladding. Mr. Nichols was one proud man, he only regret was that his business would not allow him to remain fishing for two or more weeks. We heard of many other catches but none to come near the fish caught by Mr.Nichols.Congratulations Mr. Nichols, and come again, we enjoy seeing our American cousins made happy. Our canadian fishermen are here all year and catch their share, and are also glad to see folks from "over the border" make a record catch. Transcribed by Joan H. Bixby