| Show ri 9 By JIM RHODY No lip Pan an fish II Its It's always nice when some one onen in n your own field comes forth with facts or vi viewpoint supporting your own so S it is is with no little pleasure that hat we pass along here what another another an an- oth other r outdoor writer has to say sayah about ah ut the ill or bream as ashe ashe as he is also lm known wn As reader- reader of this department know we always have plumped for the scrappy little bluegill bluegill blue- blue gill ill and have argued that if they grew rew as big as some of the bigger bass ass they might pull an angler in instead of an angler pulling them out iut At any ny rate heres here's what A A. A EAbe EAbe E. E Abe Abe f Andrews outdoor writer of Syracuse Ind adds to the reputation reputation tion ion of the bluegill May I m make ke two suggestions relative t to your so-called so problem First the First the name itself itsel The crappie crappie crappie crap- crap pie may be a the bullhead may be a even the rock rack bass bass' bassand and perch may be so called in my very humble judgment but One of Gamest Yo Your bluegill is one of the very gamest fish on the American con- con It definitely is not a pan fish A A. inch 9 bluegill is just as and d inch 9 rain- rain strong trong a gamy garri gamy as any bow Size for size the bluegill is just as game as any fish that swims I can kill a bass on a fly rod turn him lim belly up and make him quit fighting but I never yet have killed a bluegill on ri the rod For my ow own fishing I would rate rate- the he brook trout first the rainbow second the brown trout third the bluegill fourth of all the fish I have ever eve caught If the bluegill lived in fast ast water I would place it third As I have nave fished in a few states from rom Florida to the Yellowstone and in two countries I dont don't like to tobe tobe toe be e classed as a p when I fish for bluegills Two red-letter red days ays for me were spent on Big lake lak in Wisconsin last year We went southward to Birch lake to o get shelt shelter r from the wind and both oth times I took good catches of lusty usty bluegills bl gills Let others fish for forn n or walleyes Ill I'll take the blue bluegills gills for a good scrapPLE scrap PLEASE SE please to save some of f us game fi fishermen he men from embarrassment embarrassment embarrassment embar embar- not to say insult quit insult quit calling your bluegills Second The Second The Tackle Personally I fish only with an artificial fly Even Sven walleyes and northern pike have been taken that way But one of the greatest of all sports in the world worl is to fish for bluegills with a alight alight light ight fly rod Use Fly Rod To the man ma who has never attempted attempted at- at tempted empted it here are some ideas or suggestions If If you already dy have a fly rod use it f for r your bluegill fishing no matter what its weight But if you I have rave no fly rod and wish to join a alot alot lot ot of us timers old-timers in fly fishing for bluegills get a rod 7 to 8 feet long and rather light but not lighter than 4 ounces 4 ounces These new glass rods take punishment and I could well suggest suggest sug- sug gest est getting one of them Your line should be Size E or D your tackle merchant will know which I 1 use an but it is better to start with a level line it casts easier for forthe forthe forthe the beginner and arid costs less Use a light leader not heavier than han four pounds test or even lighter if you can resist putting on too Much pressure The leader should be at least east 7 feet and longer would be better setter if a level line is used as a level evel line makes more disturbance t A 0 t A 0 A 6 AFre Fire re Control A new method to assist in forest forestire fire ire control I in West Virginia has been Deen introduced by the conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion commission It consists in the use of fire wagons for fighting fires which can be reached with motor vehicles The wagons are ton one-ton jeep trucks which have been converted into through installation of Panama pumps The latter designed designed designed de- de signed especially for such purpose are manufactured by a Mississippi concern and have been on the market market market mar mar- ket for several years A majority of at the states are said to be making use of them in forest fire control The commissions commission's forestry division division division divi divi- sion recently completed installations installations installations in five trucks One of these is kept at each of the following district district district dis dis- headquarters rs Middlebourne Romney Buckha Buckhannon neon Ripley and Summersville Districts 5 and 6 with headquarters at Hamlin and Beckley are without he he new equip equip- ment Because of the unusually rough and rugged nature of the terrain in these areas it was decided decided decided de de- de- de not to equip these districts with until those on hand demonstrate their capabilities A 6 A G A 6 Best Bucket The best bucket for ice fishing Isa is isa isa a big one of about gallon five capacity capacity capacity ca ca- ca- ca with a lid It will hold enough minnows for a couple of days' days t skiing Ashing for several angler anglers and because it holds more water it wont won't freeze up so quickly On a cold day small buckets soon ice up and have to be thawed out That doesn't help the bl bait t. t A small net to dip minnows out of the bucket without getting your hands wet is well worth the cost |
