Show 8 6 JIM RHODY Fish Those Ponds Every year there is a great clamor raised over trout fishing by bya a relatively small but highly vocal segment t of American anglers I Despite all that and the millions and millions of words written on the mysticism of trout fishing and its myriad concomitants the fact remains that warm water pond fishes still support most of the fish fish- fishing fishing fishing ing activity in these United States Unfortunately most anglers even when going after pond fish con con- concentrate concentrate concentrate on bass or pickerel Since these are predators the predators the wolves of the aquatic pastures pastures bass bass and pickerel constitute only a small pro pro- proportion proportion proportion portion of the finny crop Most fish present in in our public fishing waters are trash fishes like suckers carp eel etc and a tremendously large quantity of pan fish both largely arg ly the result of unwise stock stock- stocking stocking ing mg in m in past years The the sheep of the aquatic pasture pastured are are yellow perch white perch pout or bull- bull bullheads bullheads heads calico bass or black crappie bluegills and sunfish The antics of any of these common com com- common common mon attached to a fly rod soon dispel the phony glamour that has been smeared on trout by a steady diet of success stories from magazine writers Properly cooked are even better than most trout and this is especially true of the bluegill or bream and crap- crap crappie crappie crappie pie or Furthermore these fish produce abundantly at little or no expense expense and and while trout fishing is becoming more and more restricted and more of a lux lux- luxury luxury luxury ury and is practically limited to the springtime season fishing for pan- pan fishes is within reach of all are extremely abundant abundant abundant dant in most waters Indeed they have lave been so overstocked and un un- der for years that a program of control to thin down pop pop- population population population is underway in in some states The continuous annual removal of large numbers of by licen licen- licensed licensed licensed sed anglers using hook and line and by Dy fish and game technicians using nets will mean bigger and better and more bass and pickerel because more food will be available for or remaining and predation pred pred- predation on bass and pickerel spawn will be reduced It would be a fine and wise ac ac- activity activity ac- ac activity for all sportsmens sportsmen's clubs to initiate and organize a widespread series of kid and adult fishing der der- derbies derbies derbies bies for to be conducted several times annually Such a move would initiate pond manage manage- management management management ment on an effective scale since increased harvest of preferably by angling is one of the most pressing fish management needs It should be remembered that unless are harvested in greater numbers than ever before pond fishing will continue to de de- de- de Springtime fish kills often resulting from diseases diseases and and parasites running rampant among overstocked fish will very soon be be- become become become come a widespread public nuisance A e A II A II Adjustable Weight tJ P 1 f Ir- Ir i I i I d X i i If v F D l t f. f f 1 q j tt rJ t. t i j 1 J J Wi This fly reel is the answer to a long- long longfelt longfelt longfelt felt need of fly rod anglers who are partial to the single action reel Designed to balance even the type lightest-type rods this reel made of one of the strongest of light metals has hasa a distinctive balancing fea fea- feature feature feature ture that enables the user to get all the weight needed to balance his rod The spool re re- release release re- re release lease cover on which the name appears is removed disclosing an opening through which BBs BB's may be inserted inside the spacing spacing spacing ing ring until the desired weight is obtained This exclusive exclusive ive feature coupled with an ad ad- adjustable adjustable adjustable drag which operates only while the line is going out makes the practically a must in the fly rod anglers angler's equipment A A A Taking Crappie fish be be- because becausE The crappie is a favorite cause of his abundance readiness to bite and savory flesh He mul mul- multiplies multiplies multiplies rapidly and makes a good pond fish They are willing takers of artificial flies flics even more so than thana a lot of other The surface fairly boils when they are arc rising in the evening for mature insects and at such times a carefully- carefully placed dry fly will add weight to the he creel Cast fly over spot crappies hide hide- s I |