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

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Of the same family. Enviroumcn,
Temperature OF water feed and
coloration OF the sround) makes q
Inference In color Of the sucker as
we'll as all other fish. One variety
caught In the Klamath river is very
rare but when q person cats one
and to the average person II Is not q
pslatabis fish, then he is eating q
variety which is as rare as the
other species are common.
Very little summer fishing Is done
for this variety but during the
spawning season, which occurs In the
spring. hey are caught by the tons
by the Indians. The Indians dry or
smoke them for winters use. The
sucker Is not found In the Upper
Lake waters as he 10 more OF IN In
habitant Of the sluggish. slow NOV
ing reaches, somewhere in q deep
hole in still water. compatible to
its nature. At Rocky Point, or out
from the point. In the clear water.
one may see them In schools feeding
on the bottom and II IL possible to
take them on bait.
The next variety Is the cat fish
found In abundant numbers In Lost
River. southeast Of Klamath Falls,
q distance Of ~ miles. While they
do not attain any sise and are not
q sporty fish. they are fine a. q
table food. Flea or other artificial
bait, or spinners, are not attractive
to II but wiggie a garden hackle or
an angle worm. meat. liver or In fact
any kind OF natural bait IN front Of
him. and At once he Is inQuisitive.
This fish Is found from the diver
sion dam on Lost river to Clear lake
a distance OF nearly so miles. Mr..
Bean comments on the gaminess Of
this variety az. follows, Don't think
it's not sporty to catch them but the
real sport arrives when you stsrt
to skin them. Despite his horns and
general appearance. it's excellent table
and worth your time"
Lower Klamath lake has a var
iety Of perch known as the Pump |
kin Seed or yellow perch. This
variety has a shape similar TO n
pumpkin seed and the edge Of the
yills has q beautiful golden tip edg-
ID with red. While not many have
,ecn caught. occasionally some are
AIKEN in Lake Ewauna, At the out (
Ikirts Of this city. Like the cat
ish, the perch are bottom feeders
md can only be taken on bait. In
however. this species
readily takes to . small springer
rog or flies strung out on q lead
,r.
Mr.. Bean stated that while the
our varieties mentioned above do
Tot appeal to the average angler.
It'll. not overlook them as q change.
Sitting on the bank watching
Loaf. smoking your old pipe. OBJ
erving the birds and Wild life
Iround II win make you wonder
{ It isn't one more venture In con-
and under the conditions
% outlined. wouldn't II make you
ealiss that Il isn't all Of wishing
o catch Q fish!"
The anglers ideal fish ara the
rol-. and taken seeordIas q their
bun l,,.... tho lest L-.wn and sell
om csvsbt 10 tho ':rcss Lake trout.
oun't sniy IN the i'rr.r klamath
ske This fiss was planted some
our ycsrs aga ~ the fish and game
ON aissi-a snS 90 far. have only
cen caught on the east side OF the
ypper lake IN the vicinity Of the
'elicsn Bay mill 40 far as Algoma,
distance of IL miles from klamath
'alls to the latter named point. This
rout resembles the rainbow and
nay be easily taken. One method of
atching them is by trolling with
poons and should an angler catch
ne weighing around 40 pounds.
which is not considered large.) do
ot think that he has broken any
ecords for rainbow trout for he has
ot as this variety is'a char and ac-
ording to authorities. aside from
he rainbow. all trout found in the
'aters OF klamath are "chars."
The next variety In trout is the
Eastern Brook trout. also Q Char"
nd not true trout. So far. none
ave been caught elsewhere except
a Rock Creek. small stream on
he road to Rocky Point, about az
niles from klamath Falls. Although
ot considered o fish who will take