It’s stating the obvious, but not enough websites are like the New York Times. While so many other publications are busy chasing each other’s tales in a race to the bottom, the Times go a little off-piste and dig out interesting and fresh stories. Last week they gave us a short film about the greatest bowling story ever told and this week they have brought us a picture gallery about spearfishing.
Every year a group of fishermen in Wisconsin take to the water with their five-prong spears hoping to nab a sturgeon, a species of fish that has been swimming in those waters since the dinosaurs walked the earth. In the picture below, local fisherman Steve Krueger shows off his catch of the day.
