Show a B JIM RHODY Right Clothing A light jacket is essential when fishing in t the e mountains both in spring and summer Early morning or late evening breezes are often very cool and the light leather jacket or poplin windbreaker is good the year round in high country A slicker or plastic raincoat will come comein comein comein in handy for sudden rain squalls Your list of at accessories besides rod reel line and hip boots should Include a creel landing net bait box spinner and lure box leader box split shot hooks knife jack or small hunting knife a fishing license and directions on how to get getto getto getto to your fishing spot Waders of ot the waist-high waist variety are not essential for stream fishing in spring Most bait fishing is done from shore Lake fishing may call for waist-high waist waders In all cases cultivate a healthy respect for the water Losing your footing tooting is no fun tun and the water is uncomfortably cold and often orten dangerously swift A pair or two of at heavy wool v socks in rubber boots when fishing in the spring will cushion the foot against uneven rocks Wool socks also keep your feet warm despite the low temperature temperature temperature tem tem- of at the water in which you may be wading As a word of precaution in the springtime it is a good idea to put a couple of at blankets in the back of at your car when starting out in the Rocky Mountains These blankets plus a couple of at chocolate bars may prove to be savers life-savers if it you get stuck in mud or snow A coffee pot and a can of coffee under the back backseat backseat backseat seat might be useful on such an occasion too Wear loose comfortable trousers a woolen shirt a short fishing jacket jack jack- I et with plenty of at pockets and a felt I hat when you start fishing Remember Remember I I ber bel a belt too for holding up your boots The bulge at the waistline waistline waistline waist waist- I line may sustain your trousers but I Ithe the extra tug of at boots may cause you embarrassment in the end A A A AThe I IThe The hippopotamus differs from the rhinoceros in having jour four instead of three toes A n A A n Surprise It was a very unhappy landing for a large flock of Canada geese which stopped for a rest in Raleigh county one night a few days before the goose season opened The In Incident incident incident in- in was reported to the conservation conservation conservation con con- commission by Conservation Conservation Conservation Conser Conser- Officer Progresso Instead of ot a placid pond the honkers came down about 11 o'clock on the sheet metal roof root of at the machine machine ma ma- chine shop of the Winding Gulf Collieries at Riffes Riffe's Branch Branch- Floodlights Floodlights Floodlights Flood Flood- lights shining on the roof root was believed believed be br- to have attracted the geese Hearing a commotion of at thumping thumping thumpIng thump- thump Ing honking and hissing on the roof E E. E. E Rineheart Rineheart Rine Rine- I heart at first was startled Then realizing what was happening he rushed outside amidst floundering geese and flapping wings and I turned off the lights Soon the I thumps on the roof root stopped and Rineheart turned the lights back back backon on All AU but six of at the geese promptly prompt prompt- ly took off aU The six appeared dazed and some were bloody but all but butone butone butone one soon staggered up and made I takeoffs The remaining one still stil stunned was captured By mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing he had recovered his equilibrium lib lib- and Rineheart carried him home and placed him in a ch chicken chick chick- ck- ck en coop was notified came and examined the goose and found both wings apparently in wor working ng condition Carrying the honker to the GOO acre acre lake at Flat Top the officer placed him In the water to recuperate Returning to the lake two days later to check on his patient found the latter apparently had resumed his southward southward south south- ward flight A A A AThe The bald eagle was ad as our national emblem by the Congress on I June 20 1782 An t A A A AHard Hard to Beat BeatA A good split bamboo fly rod Is Isa isa isa a thing of beauty and personality When you hold it in your hand it seems to say to you Lets go fishing It asks for a place on your team and promises an eager participation that helps you capture capture capture cap cap- ture all the fun tun there is In fishing The best rods are made from tram selected hard Tonkin cane split with the grain heat treated heat treated and straightened milled to a mathematically mathematically mathematically mathe mathe- correct taper accurate to 1000 1 inch and glued Into the strip six-strip sections that make up the complete rod These rods are sensitive as a abear's abear's abear's bears bear's sore nose powerful as an archers archer's bow l A nod A A 11 Good Dry Flies Dry flies nies as their name Indicates are tied so they will float They must be tied on light hooks and have hackle that is stiff still and glossy One One I must pay a good price for really good dry flies nies for they r re sive If It one wants the best best and and nothing else should do one do-one one must I pay more but results will more than compensate for the outlay Poorly tied dry flies wo wont won't t float proper properly and consequently wont won't catch as many fish as those properly tied |