Show 9 By JIM RHODY For Better Fishing Never Nev r invade another's fishing area When meeting another angler particularly in a trout stream get out and walk far enough around aroundhim aroundhim aroundhim him so as not to scare the fish for fora a reasonable distance ahead If he heis heis heis is fishing a pool stay pool stay away from the pool unless its it's large enough to fish well beyond his range Even so its it's good relations to ask whether your own operations will interfere When moving in a boat keep reasonably clear of trolled lines or still fishermen Never invade the extreme casting range of another Avoid unnecessary noise or other disturbance Dont Don't splash or bang rocks need need- needlessly needlessly needlessly lessly when stream fishing Dont Don't throw things in the water even after quit a pool An oncoming ng angler ange may have to wait longer than necessary for things to quiet down At least hell he'll think so Dont Don't put down the fish by walking close to a streams stream's bank unless youre you're fishing or unless youre you're sure it wont won't hinder the operations of another When running an outboard be sure to cut down speed when necessarily necessarily necessarily passing close to fishermen Never lessen another's angling opportunity by damaging needless needless- needlessly ly the fishes' fishes room and board The destruction of such cover and food larders as overhanging branch branch- branches es which may impede your own casting by cutting the the removal of bankside trees and stumps logs rocks beneficial aquatic vegetation sod and the like definitely is bad news for the fish Dont Don't do it Of course never pollute either the water used by the fish or the land land- landscape landscape landscape used by the human eyes Never needlessly cause or contrib contrib- contribute ute to muddy water or cause a waterway to become silted or other other- otherwise otherwise otherwise wise choked Dont Don't obstruct the passage of fish Never N ever take more fish than actual actual- actually ly will be used Let usage rather than laws govern gov gov- govern govern ern the maximum number and min min- minimum minimum minimum size of the fish you take Never unnecessarily injure a fish which may be released Use a dis- dis gorger Never N ever cause the introduction of an unwanted species Never dump bait pails The care care- careless careless careless less or unwitting introduction of yel yel- yellow yellow yellow low perch bait has h s ruined many a trout water Young carp often are very hard to distinguish from fro f r o m shiners Tolerate the other anglers angler's point of view or selection of gear T l'-T Be careful with your hook No Joe is welcome in any boat for example if he shows an inclination inclination inclination tion toward swipe side-swipe mayhem Learn to cast without endangering others Taking ten minutes after the t h e side bank-side lunch to plunge fresh-cut fresh willow shoots well into the ground may pay amazing dividends during your own fishing lifetime There are always ways to improve unproductive unproductive unproductive water Often a man can do much muc in a few hours especially to help control erosion or to establish cover or even to improve the beauty of the stream Its It's funny how fishing anticipation generally runs much higher on a pretty stream or at least one not unnecessarily messed up by Man A A A I Baby Cat I t This L S baby cat cast cast- casting casting casting ing lure shown here is an entire entire- entirely ly new lure in the casting plug category Officials of the firm report that this plug was test test- tested tested tested ed hard for more than 10 years before being marketed and as as- assert assert assert sert that it is an effective fish- fish getter get g e t t e r. r r It isn't generally known they say that baby catfish Is a major item in hi the diet of game fish but it is and weve we've found that a lure simulating simulating simulating ing the appearance and action of the Uie baby catfish really gets results A A A AThe AThe The electric Sparks from a cats cat's body when the fur is under friction are probably caused by the peculiar dryness of the hair which is free from the oily substances common to the coats of animals A 0 A A AThe AThe AThe The tongue of the anteater is fastened to his breastbone A A A When Lakers Take Experience may show you that lake trout are inspired to take both live and artificial baits on those days when the moon is at the zenith of its travels and in its fullest face Surface water is cooler at this time and the fish feed longer But few if any trout will be wooed by your lures when the water is densely clouded with greenish plant life lif stirred up from the bottom when bottom when the lakes are working |