, 1923-04-29
Woods. and
WaeerSE H R8a
SPRING HAS CANE.

~HE spring song OF the robin b
IN the air. down tho street about
4 ha1f q block q flicker is broad
casting his Gathering can, there
In q towhee about twenty feet from me
scratching away In the brush liks
= barnyard hon. and the spring 1ow-
err r pohng their heads above the
ground Yes. cdr, spring Tbless herI
seems to be with US again. and maybe
we aren't glad to SEQ heri
But w don't have to look around
for evidences OF spring. Can tell that
h welcome season Is at hand by the
way or feeling. We've a hankerin'
to loaf IN some wooded spot-tust to
stretch u somewhere under the trees
and watch the birds drift through the
forest And we have the desire to
see tho spring beauty. the b~loodroots
and some other early flowers that turn
= spring woodland into a paradise
Last. but not least, we're wishin' to
go hshin'. and this Is thu most serious
symptom Of them all.
. .
April b q tough month for the out.
doorsman, especially for the fisher
man Goshl what n stretch It is until
May 1. whom the trout season opens!
However. it's only q few days until
the boys VIII be wading the streams,
welding a rod and otherwise perform
ing fitting rites in celebrating the
opening day. Even though the OPEN
ing day OF the trout season brings
relief to the fishing hungry outdoors
man. the tackle buying fewer gets him
n all the rest OF ua at this time OF
the year. When you want to go fish
ing and you cant-buy fishing tackle,
seems to be the motto Of the dyed In
the wool angler, and 50 now the spend
ing orgy Is on
And this stunt Of buying more tackle
does help when spring Is in the air
and q fellow has q hankerin' to 70
fishing. But it's funny, when you
come to think about II. how wo do be-
have when We hit a sporting goods
store.
Although the wild eyed angler, HIS
fever high. his conversation an In
coherent mixture of such words as
Yes. SIR. It's a beauty Got some
big. one there last year. and Hon
est. II weighed fully that much,- may
0wn Q half dozen excellent rods,
proven favorftes on mani a stream
and lake. at this time of the year Il
makes nc difference. He must have
another. Such 10 the way this Tickle
fever works on him Although his
tackle box is fred with all kinds Of
lures and his ny book replete with
beautiful. tempting products of the
fly ter's art he must have mora Yes,
even though every bit Of the storage
and closet space at the house Is occu-
pied with fishing tackle lmuch to the
wtfe's distress1. tho hahins tan must
how the money rolls away
4 .
But who eares7 It's a grand and
glorious feelin' when the spring fever
germ sinks its fever dealing harpoon
into a fellow and there is nothing like
buying tackle to alleviate the pain
And. after all Is said and done, is there
any sport that has more comrensa-
tons than no fishing gamer It's ono
that takes you out Of doora, it's one
that brings you close TO Nature, it'a
one that requires skin, perseverance,.
patience. quick thinking. and stamina
However. I feel sorry for the angler
who fishes for fish only. You know
the kind He eve talks about any
thing except how many pounds he
took in in n day from some lake. Or
about the stze Of his killing on some
stream That's not an there n 10
the 1shtn' game CHEEKY camp nrez,
good fellowship. placid waters. rushing
brooks. g1mey, fighting fsh that are
given a chance" sporty tackle, get
ting next to Nature and learning " for
gotten pieces that's fishing. which
after an Is Just aymbohcal with good
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