The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-08-13


waters OF Pelican Bay, Recreation
Odessa and Short creeks. every spot
famous In this countrys' history fol
past wonderful fishing. Arrivins
there. one may cast fly or spoon into
the waters and feel sure Of catch
before tho day is done.
To thoroughly enjoy this sport,
ono can almost become a rocking
chair fisherman" for the boats In
most places on the Upper klamath
Lake are fixed so that a persons
back does not tire out at the end Of
half a days fishing. The lake fish,
ing, however. Is for the soft sports"
and not for the kind who like to
hit the trail for the almost inacces-
sible spots near Mount Pitt and the
Crater Lake regiop. II 10 in such
spots that the rainbow and brook
trout await the coming Of the fish
erman, eager to both sample the
wares and the Witness Of the man
who holds the rod In his hands.
Ono Of the spots which is renown-
ed for excellent fishing is the district
near Rocky Point at the upper end
Of klamath Lake. II was but few
weeks ago that Dr.. A. E. Sykes Of
Oakland brought out of the waters
II Pelican Bay the largest reported
rainbow trout ever captured In this
county with . six ounce rod, a light
braided silk line with . tensile
strength of 30 pounds test. This
mammoth rainbow was lured by the
sight OF baserino or imitation club
to strike and for 80 minutes the
worthy man Of medicine had his
troubles with this catch. This fish.
By the way, will remain. q testi.
moniai to Upper Klamath Lake for
years to come As Il was taken {,
Ban Francisco for mounting. The
Telor'ed weight was 23ii pounds.
Sirth. 2sn iaches and tAc length.
IS inches.
The average rainbow caught in
this lake runs about 8 or s pounds
and when the tug Is felt on the
line. the man on :he other eni Of
Il knows well that q battle is on
Can one picture more delight than
20 have on OF those gane boys bat
tllng for his liberty after heing lur-
ed to strike on . fancy looking edi-
be. only to find that at the end Of
this tempting morsel. sharp barbs
are attachedf To fee, the resistance
and then bring the battling catch
closer to the boat, SEQ !, risc out Of
the water in an endeavor to snap
the hooks with a .'fishy, trick" but
IN the end to land II safely in the
boat and then make q happy and
minute inspection. No one but he
Or she who has landed one NJ this
variety can describe the thrill that
comes after the days sport is over
and the smell Of the catch is being
waited to the olfactory nerves from
Tire frying pan. Eyes are generally
bigger than the stomach" but how
enc can enjoy the Chow" that fol-
lows up . day Of such sport: And
this life 10 st the reach o: the poor-
est or wesithiest citizen Of this city
end county.
According to L. J. Bean. . member
Of the klamath Sportsmsns' asso-
eiation and one OF the real fisher.
men of this part Of the state. who
b the authority for much OF the ma
terial In this article. there are eight
varieties OF edible fish in the wa
tiers OF Klamath county. from the
sluggish club to the gamey peer Of
all fish. the true rainbow trout. In
cluding In this group are the large
species. the Great Lakes trout and
the lake rainbow. The latter in
cold water will give the best fish
srman who ever held rod battle
worth while.
Bean divides the line very finely
on the question Of the difference be-
tween a fisherman and an angler.
In the beginning. the man who fish
O. to catch fish is fisherman and
not an angler. The man who buys all
the equipment he can purchase for
the sake OF having II is fsddist and
the party who secures all the new
tackle to become proficient
in its use is an "experimentalist."
The angler must needs be Of the
hitter nature and first Of all. be a
lover Of the out-of-doors. An empty
sreel to him 10 not Q disaster but
INST . bit Of experience that will be
- use to him 'iator on. The person
wh0 makea the biR catch and boaata