A magazine reporter on fishing vacation in the out-of-the-way little lake town of Winogga, Wisconsin slips on a rock and after a couple of stitches from the local doctor hooks a bigger story than the size of any trout. Local Winoggaites are only too happy to direct him away from town: "trout? Too bad mister, there was a virus hit that lake. There aren't any fish in it." It doesn't take many such peculiarities for the newsman to want to stay for more and get in trouble. Raymond Burr casts a big shadow, but for my money the old ex Nazi takes the prize.