Humphrey the bear isn't having much luck with his fishing; every time he catches some nice fish, he gets distracted and drops them. So he goes after the catches of the local anglers instead. But ranger Woodlore frowns on this, insisting the bear fish like one.

Director
Jack Hannah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jack Hannah directed 48 Disney shorts and basically created Humphrey as a recurring chaos agent after audiences loved his debut in 'Hold That Pose' (1950).
This short captures peak 1950s Disney 'personality animation'—where characters weren't just moving, they were thinking, scheming, and failing gloriously.