n• Indians fished for anadromous shad at the Weirs 9000 years ago. n• In 19th century dams on the Winni River stopped the shad from getting up to Lake Winni n• Early white settlers fished (nets & spears) for food and income for shad, lake trout, silver eels, and pickerel (the only native game fish) n• Between 1829-1869 sportfishing began (yellow perch & pickerel). Creel limits imposed n• Smallmouth bass (1873), landlocked salmon (1866), whitefish (1870) made the lake popular tourist resort