Jimmie finds time hanging heavy upon his hands and decides to go up on a fishing expedition. He finds what is to him an ideal spot from which to drop his line, but disturbs another fisherman by his amateurish methods. The other angler rudely rids himself of the youngster by the simple expedient of kicking him out of the way. Jimmie in tears starts to find his mother, in whom he knows he can confide, but on his way meets a fairy, to whom he tells his troubles. She sweetly sympathizes with him, supplies him with a magic rod and explains to him a way in which he may revenge himself. Jimmie now returns to his former location on the bank of the canal, and finds that the rod is indeed charmed, where he can hardly remove the fish from his hook as rapidly as he catches them. The old fisherman now becomes jealous and as Jimmie's good fortune continues, approaches the boy with a proposition to purchase the fish pole. The youngster, by skillful bargaining, manages to rid himself of the pole at a price which requires every penny the fisherman has with him. He then departs with his own string of fish. It is now that the crabbed old follower of Izaak Walton finds that in leaving the boy's hands the fish pole has lost its magic power and he is forced to content himself with the possession of a very expensive tackle which does not catch fish. Written by The Film Index synopsis

• Plot Summary

• Short
• Comedy