The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-06-19
Season Opened
For Bass, Graphic
June 10 Set As New Opening
Date; Closed Since May II
To Protect In Spawning

Fishing season for bass and
crappie reopened after a 34-day
closure Sunday, June 16, anglers
are reminded by Ray F. James, di-
rector of the washington state
game department. The season will
remain open for these two species
Of game fish until the last Of Octo-
Der, which also is the closing date
for the trout season.
Bass and crappie season has been
closed since May II to give the fish
extra protection during the height
of their spawning period. The sea-
son originally opened April a..
There are several exceptions to the
regular open dates on bass and
crappie, most notable being that the
season is year round in Clark county
until further notice.
It is unlawful to take and keep IN
possession bass under 10 inches in
length.
Anglers Make Long Hike
The best. fishing story reaching
game department. headquarters this
week comes from Sultan, Washing
ton, where F. H. Hcgle, president Of
the Snohomish county sportsmen's
association, and John Chaffee, COM
panion fisherman, returned after
reversing the usual procedure by do
ing their prodigious hiking after
first catching the big fish.
After landing approximate limit
catches of fine big cutthroat at
Lake Calligan, Hogle and Cheffee
decided to shotcut home by walking
to Tokul creek and thence along
that stream to the highway.
They reached Tokul creek. They
walked and walked. They couldn.
understand why they didn't reach
the highway. At last one of them
noticed that the sun was in the
wrong place. Then it dawned upon
the anglers that they had walked
the wrong way on Tokul creek,
heading directly toward the heart
of the Cascade mountains, IL miles
out of their way.
Nature Has Hard Law
The wild animal law of survival
Of the fittest is the basis for two
wild life oddities revealed this week
in reports of washington state
game protectors to their head
quarters in Seattle.
On Lake Sammamish in King
county Game Protector Floyd Banta
saw two mallard ducklings devoured
I in quick succession by large
mouth bass. The mother duck pre-
vented further casualties by bring
| ing her brood ashore.
| From Clallam county Game Pro-
tector Fred Binkie reports the kill
ing of a yearling deer by an, eagle.
A service station operator near the
Pysht river saw the killing and
summoned the game protector.
This is the second such deer kill
ing recorded within a month. Dur
ing May a similar occurrence was
witnessed by Jack Booming, Okano-
gan county, who saw yearling
fawn die from exhaustion in an
attempt to free itself from the
eagles claws, clamped securely on
the deer's head. In this case Bon
ming notified Game Protector Harry
Stark, and the two men returned to
find four eagles feasting on the
carcass of the fawn.
Eyeing Stations Busy
Washington state game depart
ment crews are busy at four cycling
stations this week, according to
William Dunstan, field superintend-
ent of hatcher1es.
An excellent take of rainbow trout
spawn already is assured at Pack
wood lake, Lewis county, where ap-
proximately million and a quarter
eggs have been secured. The out
look is good, too, at Dumpka lake,
Chelan county, where the. egg take
is nearing the million mark. Two
cycling stations are in operation in
Chelan county, cutthroat trout
spawn being taken at Twin lakes.
After hike through snow with
supplies, the crew of the Walupt
cycling station reached their base at
the head of the Cispus river, Lewis
county. High water temporarily Is
holding up the spawn take there.
Find Crow Hawk Colony
Maybe this pair of hawks agreed
not to eat the parent crows Off
spring, provided the old crows would
not steal the hawks eggs.
That's what Game Protector G..
L. Winters, Goldendale, Washing
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