The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-09-17
FISHERMEN HAVE
GREAT LUCK At
-FOUR MILE LAKE
(By One Of The Party)

town was still buried in sleep and
slumber, DR.. j. w. Eckford, DR.. B.
M. Walker, Major H.. S. Chiffon and
Mr.. j. d. Mallory quietly stole away,
leaving all cares and troubles behind,
for week of fishing, recreation, and
pleasure at Four Mile Lake in the
Delta.
After brief stop at Greenwood
for gas, oil, and other liquid refresh
ments, the congenial party made the
trip through the country in about ten
hours without experiencing either
serious accident or important Incl
dent zen route; though one who
rides with DR.. Eckford in Ford or
follows him on a drive of one hund-
red and forty miles, going on a fish
ing trip, will know that he has been
riding some" when the final desti-
nation has been reached.
Four Mile Lake, some hundred and
fifty yards or more in width and sew
eral miles in length, whose quiet
waters seem literally alive with fish,
is indeed an ideal fishing place; and
delightful parties from Belzoni, Itta
Bena, and other nearby towns are OF
slaily occurrence and the fish caught
will run we'll up into the hundreds
of pounds weekly. If this lake we're
in Oktibbeha County and owned by
private parties who could charge
nominal fee for fishing privileges it
would furnish an Independent living
for a family.
DR.. Eckford had previously en-
gagged rooms and board for the party
at the hospitable home of Mr.. Siddon
and all necessary arrangements for
the. week of intensive fishing and de-
lightful pleasure had been made. Mr..
and Mrs. Siddon greeted the arrival
of the pleasure party, which had the
appearance of dusty travellers, with
a hearty welcome and placed the hos
pitalities of their home and grounds
at it's command. No time was lost
for a try-out fish in Bear Creek, dur
ing the late afternoon, for Dream to
be used both for supper and break
fast as these chill billies" were hum
gry for real feast on these Euro
pean fresh-water cyprinoid fish. DIR.
Eckford led the way and waded out
into the stream nearly up to his
waist before making his first cast or
throw. He was quickly followed by
Major Chiffon and Mr.. Mallory, while
DR.. Walker brought up the rear wear
ing a long pair of hip boots. Wad-
ing in the stream was the custom
and did not interfere in the least with
the fishing. If you happened to
stumble and fall, it made no differ
ence or if you got your hook hung
on a snag and snags were in abund-
ance just wade out further and un-
fasten it then proceed to catch
larger size fish than usual. The cur
rent was swift and strong so that any
disturbance in the water was soon
washed down stream and lost. In
couple of short hours a catch OF
some sixty odd fish was reported and
all parties returned to camp Slight
ly disheveled" in appearance, but
gay in spirits. At the supper table,
the smile that lit up the countenances
of the quartet, as the two large dishes
of steaming hot fried fishes were
brought to the table, would have
been fit for a moving picture.
The Dream fishing was confined to
the early mornings from five to sew
en- o'clock and the late afternoons
during the same hours, and the rest
of the day was devoted to white
perch fishing, which was simply fine.
The party's daily catch amounted to
some fifty pounds and more. The
problem was not how to catch enough
for home consumption but how to
dispose wisely of the fish caught with
out seeming waste and destruction
of such delicious meat. DR.. Eek
ford was fortunate IN catching the
largest white perch, DR.. Walker
caught the largest gar, Mr.. Mallory
caught the largest channel cat, and
Major Chiffon caught the greatest
number of spoon-bill cats as the
celebrities of the outing. The even
ings were spent indoors, after a
plunge in the lake, and were made
enjoyable by the dry humor and wit
ty Jokes of Mr.. Mallory, interspersed
nth some interesting anecdotes by
VI. Eckford and Major Chiffon, while
DIR. Walker loosened up his reserved
dignity and related some of his ex-
periences as trapper. DR.. Walker
says that mixed perfumes should be
pnx>. in the same class as mixed
drinks"
The cod spirit and friendliness OF
Mr.. Siddon and the genial disposition
and pleasant company of Mrs. Sid
don, together with the splendid meals
which she always served, impressed