Show 9 That Time Again Yes for all but the southern- southern dwelling members of the angling fraternity its it's that time again again again- that dismal time when fishing gear must be put away until Spring comes again However even in this depressing act there can be instilled a meas meas- measure measure measure ure of prolongation of ones one's fishing fun for the preparation of fishing tackle for the long winter months of storage can be engaging and interesting No angler worth the title any any- anyway anyway anyway way would consider storing his gear for the winter without putting it in as good shape as possible for forthe forthe forthe the months of inactivity Store Re-Store Lines And that means Taking lines from reels and stor stor- storing storing storing ing them on large-diameter large con con- containers containers containers hung where dry air may circulate through them Giving casting reels a good clean clean- cleaning cleaning cleaning ing and greasing and seeing to it that automatics are oiled and greased where they should be and that single-action single reels are well- well cleaned and oiled The storing of reels in places where the cold will not cause grease or oil to congeal conge 1 The wiping dry of all fly rods inspection of ferrules and guides and taking care to store bamboo rods in places where there will not be a great variation in heat or cold at any anyone one time A very thin coating of fine oil on steel rods will protect the finish during the winter but glass rods will need no care other than a good wiping-dry wiping of the surfaces and an inspection of the guides and wrappings Win Win- Winter Winter Winter ter offers a good time to replace worn eyes and rework frayed wrap wrap- pings Clean Tackle Box Bog Going through the tackle box and cleaning used much-used plugs and re- re refurbishing refurbishing furbishing the metal hardware on same same Checking ones one's fly book for worn wornor wornor or frayed flies and steaming wilted hackle hackIe to bring back its erectness Looking through upcoming cata- cata catalogs catalogs logs of next seasons season's tackle offer offer- probably ings-probably probably the brightest ac activity activity in the anglers angler's indoor sports during the winter season A A A Now You Know During the summer months fish fish- fishermen fishermen fishermen ermen resort owners and others are occasionally disturbed to find dead fish floating in the water or washed up on shore on some of the many many lakes lak s in Wisconsin Although sometimes the mortality is small at other times the dead fish are found in sufficient num num- numbers numbers numbers bers to warrant a fishery tion The appearance of a fish mortality on a lake during July or August is aptly called summer kill In any discussion of the reasons behind a summer-kill summer on a lake reference should be made to some of the factors that could be re re- re- re These are 1 Natural mortality due to old age 2 Natural mortality following f 0 win g spawning 3 Parasites and diseases 4 High temperature of the water 5 Depletion of dissolved oxygen in the water 6 Beaching of fish by storms and stranding of fish in pockets by rapid changes in the water wate level 7 Shortage hortage of the proper kind of food or consumption of improper er kind of food 8 8 Pollution 9 Mechanical injuries due to a wave action sand in gills etc b commercial and state fishing gear various types of nets and c sport fishermen 10 Detrimental effects of aquatic plant life Ll non Ll Ll About Aboul the t I h e only protective weapon the toad has bas is s a milky fluid which they can carl give off 1 and which it is s ob to dogs A A A Trolling for Perch Both white and yellow perch of ot- often otten ot- ot otten ten are caught by trolling Most fishermen use fly rods or bait casting tackle and they troll bright spinners with blades about an inch long l ng followed by a hook baited with worms The problem here just as in fishing for perch by any other method is to find the fish They usually strike readily once the proper depth and the right location are arc determined Shallow trolling will help you find the fish l an A 6 A 6 A n Fishing Frogs There are many anglers who do donot donot donot not like to fish frogs and wont won't do doso doso doso so because of the humane clement element involved but for those who haven't any such scruples heres here's a tip When fishing frogs below the sur sur- surface surface surface face they should be fished like minnows and a float may be used or not as fits the desires of the angler There are two schools of thought on the frog as bait but most will wili argue minnows are better |