Synopsis:
Donald claims to be an expert on ice fishing but he immediately gets into trouble with a large fish. Perhaps dynamite is the solution?

Comments:
Donald sees himself as a master angler but his temper launches a veritable vendetta against a stubborn fish that refuses to get caught. Donald's attempts to conquer the uncooperative fish rapidly become increasingly more insane, until it is finally caught by the nephews in a normal and straightforward manner.

Synopsis:
Donald wants to rise bright and early to go fishing, but a stray cat ensures that he doesn't get his sleep...

Comments:
Donald and the nephews seem to be competent anglers, but after a sleepless night Donald sleeps all day at the fishing spot, while the fully rested nephews catch an abundance of fish. This unbearable defeat causes Donald to chase the cat out of the county.

Synopsis:
Scrooge tries to hide his money in a far-away lake so The Beagle Boys can't find it. But it is not that easy...

Comments:
In this story Scrooge is fishing - for money. After hiding his vast fortune under water he gets the urge to take a money bath, and he builds a small money island in the middle of the lake.
In the end, Donald and the nephews are invited to 'fish' for their salary using fishing rods and lines attached to purses...

Synopsis:
Gyro is breeding worms that drag fish out of the water. Donald is an avid angler. Now for some serious fishing...

Comments:
Donald only catches a few small fish and he quickly blames his worms. But Gyro has trained special worms that can bring in fish by themselves. As usual, Donald neglects to heed sound advice - he should not to use too many worms at a time. Soon the lake is swarming with fish-catching worms...

Synopsis:
Donald is checking on how to catch the biggest salmon in a contest in order to win a Snobmobile. But Gladstone is checking in, too...

Comments:
Finally, a bit of luck for Donald; he immediately hooks the biggest salmon in the entire lake (Yow, what have I hooked - a Submarine?). Then the story goes on to show how difficult it is to actually land it...

Synopsis:
Scrooge longs for some peace and quiet so he buys a large, remote area to enjoy its tranquillity. But the land is inhabited...

Comments:
It is said that it is every angler's dream to catch a fish of enormous proportions, and in this story Donald gets more than he has bargained for - a gigantic sturgeon! Although it is an open question as to who is chasing who in the beginning, Donald succeeds in landing the monster in the end.
In two earlier stories Donald encountered similar large sea animals that took control over him. In WDCS097 he was abducted by an oyster, and in WDCS177 he was seen as bait for a gigantic shark!

Synopsis:
Donald sees an opportunity to earn some easy money by delivering porpoises to the Seashow Aquarium. But he has to catch them first!

Comments:
In the Seashow Aquarium Donald sees porpoises worth a lot of money. He decides to catch some to sell to the Seashow without realizing that their porpoises are trained. Catching wild ones in nature is not that easy!
Barks used a similar plot two years earlier in WDCS193 where Donald managed to catch a whale! Then he did not realize how much seafood he would have to catch just to keep the whale alive...

Synopsis:
Scrooge goes hunting for a mysterious gold-laden ship which sails without a crew. Donald tags along with his fishing rod...

Comments:
Donald's fixation with fishing goes through the whole story as a running gag, but at one point his hook happens to turn over a map with dire results. Still, Donald keeps on fishing...

Synopsis:
The nephews have been building kites all winter long and now - on the first spring day - they want to try them out. Donald is more interested in fishing...

Comments:
At this late point in his comic book career Barks returns to a farcical plot in which gag after gag is unleashed. The basic story is that the nephews constantly get their stock of new kites destroyed by Donald whose only thoughts are on fishing...

Synopsis:
Donald is captain on Scrooge's schooner in a race to win a prize for the biggest fish. And Scrooge has a secret device on board!

Comments:
Donald is hired to catch a whole shipload of codfish and he is in the right place for the task. The trouble is that there are neither fishing gear nor bait aboard the ship. But, as usual, Barks has a surprising solution to the problem...