Hard to believe that nearly 70 years passed before this 1947 documentary saw any kind of wide release (no more than 21,000 copies distributed by Alpha Video in 2016), shot on film in Kodachrome color, and simply titled "Fish Story." F. Herrick Herrick is credited as both writer/director for New York's Mannon Productions, with "Stu" Pritchard ('wizard of the casting rod') and "Tubby" Toms (columnist for the Indianapolis News) joined by saltwater enthusiast and Hollywood veteran John Carradine for a freshwater fishing expedition in Woodruff, Wisconsin, just south of the Michigan border. The trio arrive at their destination, set up camp and pitch a tent, then set out on the lake with their rods and reels. John confides that he didn't do much fishing as a child, but once he moved to Hollywood found himself with the entire Pacific Ocean to contend with, but until now not much experience in fly fishing. The banter is lightweight and relaxed, John quite animated at times and eager to play it up for the camera in the broad Barrymore style. He learns not just the art of catching his prey but also releasing it back to the waters for the next fisherman (his comrades believe in conservation, not catching more than they intend to eat). By the end of this 55 minute farrago, the actor has mastered all the techniques needed for a day's enjoyment, even boasting that next year he'll be bringing his three sons along for their lessons (meaning Bruce, David and Christopher, as Keith and Robert were not yet born). Fishing enthusiasts may enjoy this more than a Carradine fan, but those who qualify as neither need not apply as the old adage goes: old fishermen never die, they just smell that way!