The Scotts started their fishing season as early as possible each year, as soon as the ice was gone from Grand Marais Harbor. On a typical day they were out of the harbor by 5 a.m., motoring four hours to cover to a location near Outer Island where lake trout were abundant. They would spend six hours playing out over of fishing net and reeling it back in. They cleaned the day's catch on the way back to harbor, where they packed it in ice at the fishhouse. In fall they would fish for herring near Duluth.
