He undertook an apprenticeship in pharmacy and dentistry in 1885 before becoming manager of a chemist in Jetty Road, Glenelg, subsequently taking over the business himself.
He clashed vocally with prominent rural independent Tom Stott in the aftermath, having fallen out over Fisk's failed candidacy for chairman of committees.
[5] He also voted in support of the retention of five-year terms, differing from most of the other independents on a key issue.
[6] Fisk opposed the reintroduction of the Holdfast Bay railway line, labelling advocates "nitwits"[7][8][9] He also ended the prosecution of "topless" male bathers for wearing trunks at Glenelg beach, and unsuccessfully advocated for the construction of an airport at Glenelg.
[10][11][12] Fisk died in office in December 1940, after having been ill for several weeks, and was buried at North Brighton Cemetery.