The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-06-25

Just quota. There will not be Que cgg
shipped from Diamond Lake, all tn-
cgss taken there viii I've halchcd aud
put back into the streams IN that
vicinity.
The statement is made that kDam.
ath County is furnishing millions OF
trout eggs for the streams ot the
State and that II is not getting It's
share Now as matter ot fact
the records will show that OF
the trout hatchcd in the State. kiau,
ath county has received about one,
fourth. and the big kick from other
portions OF the state has bcrn that
Klamath County WAS getting more
than it's share.
II Is also asserted that Spencer
Creek has practically ceased To be OF
value as q trout streaY, The person
who makes that statement does not
know what he is talking about Here
eggs at Spencer Greek seven years
ago and each year put back good
supply OF young trout, For the last
four years the number OF eggs taken
have gradually Increased each year.
and the present season We secured
over 100000 eggs. or million
more than any season before. Just
inquire OF PEOPLE who have hstcd tn
klamath River below Keno this seas.
on. They will tell you that the fish.
ing was never so good before. These
are the Spencer Creek fish Another
thing Spencer Greek is not closed To
fishing and never has been. except
small section OF the creek where the
the fish being small. Certainly the
fish IN Spencer Greek at this time
OF the year are not more than ono
ycar old trout All the big ones have
gone back into the river. There never
was any bIg trout In Spencer Creek
at this time OF the year.
The falling off ot the fishing AT
Spring Greek and Williamson River
this year has been due to the Inn
meuse mum Der OF logs that have Gov
cred the surface OF the river all
Spring and Summer This has pre-
vented the usual run OF trout. the
fish will not ascend stream that Is
covered with logs. The Fish and
Game Commission has put million
fingerling trout In Williamson River
and Spring Creek within the last
three years. and hut for the logging
operations utilizing the river. the
fishing would now be the best In the
history OF these streams.
know what am talking about
when | say there are more trout In :
Klamath County today than there (
were fifteen years ago. Certainly the
fish may not be found in Klamath
River. Lost River or some OF the
nearby streams. You must take into .
that for every angler ,
In this county fifteen years ago there +
are now ten and that the universal .
use Of the automobile has made most .
Il the old angling places easily ac-
cessible; also. that many OF the trout .
streams have been tapped by irrigat.
ing bitches. These agencies have
taken "a big toll and but for the large
number OF trout fry placed In the
streams within the last seven years.
Klamath County would have nothing
TO offer In the way OF angling. To
the sportsmen for the
loss OF some OF the trout streams.
most OF the lakes OF Klamath county
have been stocked with trout. Six
years ago there was no fish life In
Four Mile Lake, Diamond Lake. Fish
Lake. the group OF lakes at the head
Df Cherry Creek. and hut few fish In
Crater Lake. These lakes were all
stocked with rainbow trout. There
Is no better trout fishing In the world
.oday than Diamond Lake. The
akes In the Cherry Creek country
are teeming with the finest kind of
.rout: Lake OF The Woods is an ang-
er's paradise: one can soon get the
init at Four Mile. Crater Lake or
Fish lake. The sportsmen from out
,ide points who have fished at the
places mentioned have gone away
Iinging the praises Of Klamath as an
lngler's Mecca. Then why should The
Herald send out the sort Of mislead-
ag slop that was dished up to It
II would be interesting to
tnow whether The Herald man or
he writer of the sO-called letter ever