The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-10-05
LOCAL SPORTS TELL
TALE OF FISHING TRIP

A fishing party consisting Of Will
lam Stewart, P. NJ. Hall-Lewis, vi. ).
Bryce. James DeBorde, Major Booth,
o. Ii. Gray, Charles Foster, Ralph
Reed and father, Fred Wheeler, Mr..
Bishop, Cecil Holman, Ralph Lara
way and Thomas Kinnard chartered
the steamer Maja last Thursday and
proceeded to Little White Salmon to
snare the willy trout. All of the boys
saw they enjoyed the trip more than
any heretofore taken. No accident
happened to mar the fun, except II
few broken fish poles; also exit few
spoon hooks, leaders and lines.
Good trout fishing was to be had at
the junction of the two rivers, but
the big sport was up near the hatch
ery, where several fine holes were dis
covered full of big salmon. And those
holes are as far as the majority OF the
boys ever got. Landing salmon that
weigh from l5 to 80 pounds on an .,
ounce pole is no amateurs part, and
very few succeeded in taking the hig
game from the water.
Mr. Bishop was rlgged up with a
telegraph pole with clothes line at
tachment and graphing irons for
hooks. He succeeded in landing the
first salmon. He would place the butt
of the pole on the fourth button of
his vest, Fourth from the top and
with both hands on the rod try to
throw Mr.. fish over the mountain.
The old gentleman Reed asked his son
what he intended to do with that little
thing, (meaning the 8-ounce rod l.,
which might hold fish over pound.
Shortly after Mr.. Reed, jr., hooked a
salmon as large as hog, and weigh
ing close to 80 pounds, and succeeded
in landing him on the very same roo
which the old gentleman thought
would not hold two-pounder. That
il science.
At one time O. IL. Gray, Cecil Hol-
man, Ralph Laraway and Ralph Reed
all had salmon each hooked in the
same pool and standing in space OF
ten feet. Excitement WAS high at
that stage, but wreck Was all that
was left of the tackle after 10 minutes
of hard fighting. None of the four
succeeded in making the land without
broken poles, crippled reels and lines
minus their hooks. But the supply
was plentiful, and they had the habit
- bad by this time. Dynamite could
not have driven them from the sport,
for sport it was, and of the richest
kind. Stewart, DeBorde and Foster
we're the only hard worked fishermen
that day They flshed hard from early
morn till late at eve. But thei
efforts we're rewarded by catch of
90 fine salmon trout.
Hot coffee was served on the boat
with the lunches, and the appetites
that had been growing all day were
appeased. A whistle from the boat 3
siren, the jingle, jingle of bell in
the engine room, and all were off for
home tired but happy.
Some of the stories that are coming
out now as to the way soma Of the
married men got the day off for fish
ing was great. The majority of them
got their wives in the notion to go to
Portland to see the fair. Others had
different ideas.
Stewart 8 Land Deal MIR. Stewart
claimed that he had deal on Sin
timber and that he could not pos
sibly go to Portland as it was
essential that he should remain at
home and sec to business. What will
his wife sayH
Kinnard's Bad Foot. Tom Kinnard
the night before the day after limped
into the house with turned up ankle,
but with hard coaxing his wife was
persuaded to go on to Portland prom
Using to be back on the first train.
As she went out the front Tolh went
through the back door. What will his
wife sayY ~
p. Nj. Hall Lewis had to help survey
the North bank Yes
James DeBorde thought he had the
small poX. Oh, no, wait
o. II. Gray said he had to stay
home to clean out the barber shop, ms
the state board of health had warned
him of dire consequences. He stayed
home oh yesY
Mr.. Bryce said that Hood river was
so muddy that he was afraid that II
he did not watch it pretty close 1t
would clear up. He did not say how.