Arizona republican., 1922-02-17

The ancient and honorable pastime
OF casting a hook and line into the
still waters of some mountain lake.
or the rushing splashing canyon
stream. brings profit as well as
pleasure.
'Frinstance, A. p. Wadlow and
Clark Miller motor down to Roosevelt
Lake and enjoy two days of sport,
trawling the lake and pulling in bass.
Wadlow and Miller enjoy the sport
Wad says there's nothing in the
world that compares with fishing and
he follows baseball, football. wrestl-
ing and boxing. When you see a
crowd gathered around the box Of
flee where sports are concerned a
, little investigation will reveal Wad-
low and his pasteboard. But fish
ing's the thing" says Wadlow. A
dyed in the-wool angler can wallow
around in boat for "a hours and let
the rest of the world roll by. That's
the pleasure end OF 1t.
Messrs. Wadlow and Miller then re-
turn to Phoenix with a mess, of bass
that would stock any market in the
city. They are not in the fish busi-
ness for profit, but they could sell
the results of their labors and in
lUGlT AHCOlDS LdA TtDOI
Twenty-six big mouthed bass don't
figure on one table, or two tables. or
three tables. so Wadlow and Miller
surprise their friends with fresh fish
for dinner and Wad and Miller are
not forgotten at the feast. Between
meals supplied by their own labors
and meals to which they are invited
by the lucky recipients of fish pres
ents Wadlow and Miller don't have
to worry about keeping the wolf from
the door That's the profitable end
Of the sport, ia
Wadl6w and Miller f1aotored over
to Globe, via. the Superior highway
and back to the dam via the Apache
trail. Monday. They spent two days
at the lake returning to Phoenix yes
terday morning with 26 big mouth
black bass. The fish weighed from
three to eight pounds each.
The anglers caught theirA fish with
artificial tango bait. Changing the
color of the bait from time to time.
They trawled east of the hotel at
Roosevelt and the bass fought for
the hook.
Sportsmen who have been making
regular trips to the lake report Wad-
low and Miller's catch the biggest
and best of the season. Last year
Wadlow made record catch at the
lake. but this year he boosted the
number and size.
Many other good catches have been
reported from Roosevelt and fishing
parties leave here daily.
Wadlow says the fish snap at the
bait and the angler who can't land
some big ones must be followed by
a jinx. Roosevelt is one of the IarE-
est fresh water fishing resorts in the
country and eastern visitors who are
spending the winter in the Salt River
valley declare local fishing cannot be
excelled anywhere in the country.
The valley streams are giving I'D
their quota of fish. but the lake is
the mecca for the knowing ones. The
lake Is well stocked with bass, SAL
mon. crappie, big mouth bass and al
most any variety of the smaller fry.
The accompanying photograph
shows 3. A. Gillespie pulling in fine
bass. Gillespie was so busy pulling
In his catch that he was forced 70
use the skipper of his dreadnaught to
take 'em off the hook. When they
come that fast they almost reach the
point OF a fish story. But GILLESPIE
has the evidence ard the photo backs
him up.
Perhaps the largest fish ever
caught in the valley was hooked y
Mrs. G. A. Shanhart OF this city. q
80 pound salmon measuring 40 inches
in length. The fish is known as the
Colorado river salmon. Old timers
say the fish came up from the Colo
rado river during high water. Mrs.
Shanhart made her record catch at
Mormon Flats on the Apache trail.
Anglers seeking a channel for their
endeavors can find any variety of
fishing and any number of streams