The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-10


destroyed all their plugs and flies
so they cut line into pieces about
eight inches long and doubled them
over a set of grab hooks.
Strange as II may seem this lure
was the champion of the trip and
will be used by other anglers who
FISH these waters, even though they
have whole kit of tackle. This is
the second time this season that
Hughes has made the trip. and he
plans on the third jaunt in the neal
future.
Over at the Bell Telephone Com
panv. every one is watching the out
come Of the Blinn- Mathews battle.
These two anglers are preparing for
a fishing trip TO Canada. The task
OF getting everything in readiness
was a pleasant one. until Blinn
mentioned his order of six gallons
of worms.
Mathews looked at him. expecting
to smile with him, only to find he
was serious. The battle of words
then ragged until it ended in an
armed truce, awaiting a decision
from their guides in Canada.
Blinns message stated that he
really wanted TO catch fish. and
that he intended to bring the said
worms with him to do it.
Things were worse than ever
when the answer came, as it stated
that if he wanted to get the fish,
to bring a seine along. The part
ing shot from Mathews, as he
walked away, talking to himself,
was: And taught hiri to fly fish. .
Well, it won't be long now until the
boys are on their way.
Fred Schopp, golf pro at the
Woodstock Country Club, certainly
proved his ability as an angler last
Sunday. Schopp tried his luck in
White river, below Gosport, and re-
turned with six channel catfish that
totaled twenty-five pounds.
Garry Winders has new job Al
the meeting of the United Sports
men of Indiana, Inc, it was de-
cided that an organizer was needed
to cover the state, and Garry is it
Winders is we'll qualified TO fill this
post. as he knows the first name OF
every sportsman he ever has met
and also understands his job.
Lefty is on the spot About
twenty anglers tried one of our IA
vorite spots last Sunday and the
fish were not biting. Is my face
red?
DR.. William Arbuckle, count,
coroner. enjoyed the fishing at Bar
bee lake over the weekend, hi
catch being the limit in both bas
and bluegill.
Harry Achgill has been outsmart-
ing the rest of the boys this year
taking his bass close to home. While
the ma jority of anglers have beer
travelling a long distance for theil
fish. Achgill has been satisfied witt
Kelly lake. just a short distance out
on the Shelbyville road. and he ha:
been getting them, too.
The American Fork and Hoe Com.
pany has sent the writer one of il:
true temper casting rods and the
fish now are due TO receive a lot
of hardware from us. The rod j:
a beauty and we want to start whip
ping with it.
Johnny Beam did not have hi.
usual run of good luck at Springer
lake this year the fish refusing tc
bit while he was there. Beam in
tends to try it over soon. however
his claim being that the fish arr
there.
o. Stewart Imoff. president Of the
Marion County Fish and Game
Protective Association, and Jack
Vending were casting a jacks fly
along Eagle creek when Imhoff tieo
into a big one. After nice battle
he landed a large mouth bass
weighing five and quarter
! pounds.
1t won't be long until another
party of local anglers return from
the Friedly camp. one Half Moor
lake. near Midtown. Wis. with an
other great catch of northern pike
wall-eyed pike and bass. A letter
from the party. that includes Bill
Collins. Tyra Collins. Harry Land
meir. Walter Adams. Bill Dwyer
John CutShaw and their wives. tell
ing about the wonderful sport they
are having, and shipment oi
beauties to Mrs. r. White, Collins
daughter in the iipoff of what tc
expect. The party left Indianapolis
Aug. /, and will break camp Aug
Is.
Harry Trester. former ground.
keeper Of the Highland Country
Club, never again will trust any one
TO handle his stringer when he goe!
fishing. Trester was having load:
Of luck. and his string was some.
thing TO be proud Of One of thc
girl with the party also was PROUD
Of his catch, and took the fisr
from the water 10 display them t.
other anglers who happened along
The young lady returned them t
the water all right, but forgot Il
tie the other end. and the result
was nothing but memories Of a rea
catch for Trester.
Howdy Wilcox is a great race driv-
er, but as an angler he goes gooc
az pinochle. Wilcox, his parents
and other relatives spent Sunday
along Raccoon creek, at Portland
Mills. The alibi for making up the
trip was fishing, but from the time
they arrived until time TO break
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