New Britain herald., 1928-07-20

These boats. as to hull and general construction. are similar to the fishing boats of our coast. But. mounted amidships on them they have their fishing poles" in appear ancs like our bamboo rods and of 20 to 30 feet in length. Usually there are two on each side of the boat, one
 long one and one short one. To each of these is fastened a heavy line with a large spoon. similar to our trolling spoons, and a single hook of large size. The troller usual ly drags a spoon astern as well. making five lines which he has out
 There is sufficient spring to the poles to hook fish when the boat is travelling at slow trolling speed and the line is so rigged that 1t can be switched from the pole and trans ferred to q power winch. When the salmon is on the line it is dragged in and the big and scrappy fish
 "horsec" aboard.
 Government Ha!ts Exterr::rat.on cance:!es, !c the past, have ove.- coce the trapping 0. fish .ea. the mouths 0. the rivers. Nearly the entire ruc las bee. taken. and TO fish allowed to go Up to spawn, or 50 few that the demands os birds and beasts ot prey have made serious !.- roads rpo. them. As the young re-
 tu-: to the stream where they are spawned to spsw. again. the .C. 0: heavily trapped has dw!.c!ec cow: to nothing i. some cases, due to t.e lack c: parent fish. But tAa
 government .:as stepped j. and . compelled remedy so. tie s:tua- t!o:, wit. w!:ca tie cs::e:!es are TOW j: hearty accord, by holding up operations C.t:! .easo.a b!e cC-:he. G. :!sA have -u. vp tie stream. O: tAe Xa.!vx rive. tAe.e
 rust be 100000 ss!:o: pass tse gate" st its mouth before tHe ca.- :e.e may start work
 Trolling. was the style o: Asking wA:c! Joe Lamb and ' attempted ore evening. We were rot equipped 70. 'ho:s:ng" OUT fish !.. TO. c!c We care particularly to do so. We used ordinary bamboo casting rods, w:tA bait casting reel, zoo yards 0. No. 3 cuttyaunk !:.e and the large spoo: mentioned before. We lad ex- pected to wreck OUT rods ard had rot purchased expensive ores, pre- :e-:!cg to buy seve-s! ot the cheap est p-act!ca! outfits which We could lose w!ts pleasure.
 T!e Westward" lay :. cu!et !:tt!e bay among tie wooded .ou:- ta::s oe soctAeaste.: Alaska 6 Jew miles ..o:: tse 5.ovts c. tie cha::e! wH!cA lee to S:txa. 0. o:e side and tae Gu!s ot Alaska 0. the other. About se. were anchored possibly q hundred t.o!!e.s manned by com- .ecc!a! t:she-c.e. which were fol- lowing the sa!mo. along the coast. We coU!a rot ascerta!. exactly why they were rot fishing whe. We pull ed !., assuming that 1t was slow" It late. developed, however. that there was dissatisfaction. with tAs prices that were being paid Tor King salmon by the packers and the ss!.- e.me. were :c!!rg expecting to get 3 price of .2 cents pound 10. the!- catch. So we prepared to shove of" The sra!!-5oat os the Westward" was used Tor GU. expedition and we departed before the thrust ot en outboard motor into the soft twilight Of an Alaskan night" Soon we were or the grounds. Schools o! herring were seen to he Hopping about just below the surface and occasionally jumping clear. giving the effect of a handful of small pebbles thrown upon the water as they fell back, certain indication that big fish were feeding upon them and they were to escape.
 The spoon had reached the vicinity of the herring school when a vicious tug occurred upon my line. I struck. mindful of the flimsy rod was handling. and was fast into a King"
 King Salmon Puts Up Fight
 "Whee-ee-ee" went the reel and mentally. if not orally, I echoed its sentiments. A slack period and an- other rush. No use braking the fish too hard just yet. he was running in good shape and tiring himself. Up he came then, seeking the surface and the open air to rid himself of the thing which had hold of him. Then down, deep down in search of q friendly snag or rock to entwine the line and cut it. Frustrated in this attempt. and probabl feeling the expenditure of strength he content cd himself by poking his head to. ward the bottom of the sea and hanging there. Followed another outhurst. This time my friend was playing heads and tails' or swim- ming in such fashion that the line followed along his body where he could strike it repeatedly with his tail in an attempt to break it. A process this, which was to my relief. with a change of tactics and more rushing toward the boat and away. Every now and then he would hang" in an effort to rest, but was now more prepared to force the issue and pumped" him despite wrists which were start Ing to ache. Exerting nearly all my strength. would raise the rod tip as high as I dared. then lower 1t as