Fishing guide dies after snowmobile breaks through Lake Superior ice
One day after losing her husband to a Lake Superior ice fishing accident, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took small solace in what she considers one indisputable fact.
“He died doing what he loved,” she said Sunday.
Jim Hudson, 34, a well-known fishing guide from Bayfield, died after his snowmobile went through the ice near Madeline Island’s South Channel shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday.
Hudson was born and raised in Bayfield, spending much of his youth on Lake Superior with his grandfather, a local commercial fisherman.
After working 10 years as a member of the Bayfield Police Department, Hudson had left the force a couple years ago to devote himself full-time to growing his Lake Superior fishing guide service.
“All he wanted to do was to teach others about the lake and the importance of preserving and taking care of it,” said Stonehouse Hudson of her husband. “He was living his dream.”
Chris Beeksma, a fishing guide from Iron River with 26 years of experience, considered Hudson a good friend.
“He was always smiling and always jovial,” Beeksma said.
But Beeksma said Hudson didn’t fool around when it came to fishing.“He was all about catching fish and helping others catch fish,” he said. “He always wanted to be fishing on the best possible spot.”
Beeksma said Hudson distinguished himself as a gracious, knowledgeable and driven guide. Unlike most of his peers in the business, Hudson managed to book clients steadily all through the winter ice fishing season.
“People trusted him and knew they would catch fish with him,” Beeksma said.
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One day after losing her husband to a Lake Superior ice fishing accident, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took small solace in what she considers one indisputable fact.
“He died doing what he loved,” she said Sunday.
Jim Hudson, 34, a well-known fishing guide from Bayfield, died after his snowmobile went through the ice near Madeline Island’s South Channel shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday.
Hudson was born and raised in Bayfield, spending much of his youth on Lake Superior with his grandfather, a local commercial fisherman.
After working 10 years as a member of the Bayfield Police Department, Hudson had left the force a couple years ago to devote himself full-time to growing his Lake Superior fishing guide service.
“All he wanted to do was to teach others about the lake and the importance of preserving and taking care of it,” said Stonehouse Hudson of her husband. “He was living his dream.”
Chris Beeksma, a fishing guide from Iron River with 26 years of experience, considered Hudson a good friend.
“He was always smiling and always jovial,” Beeksma said.
But Beeksma said Hudson didn’t fool around when it came to fishing.“He was all about catching fish and helping others catch fish,” he said. “He always wanted to be fishing on the best possible spot.”
Beeksma said Hudson distinguished himself as a gracious, knowledgeable and driven guide. Unlike most of his peers in the business, Hudson managed to book clients steadily all through the winter ice fishing season.
“People trusted him and knew they would catch fish with him,” Beeksma said.
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