The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-03-11

Rod
And Gun Club
Is Active
Transacts Much Business
At Meeting Attended
BY Sixty Members.
TO TRAP SUCKERS
AND SQUAW FISH

Sixty members of the Libby Rod and
Gun club gathered last Friday night
in the community hall at the court
house and transacted much business of
value to the sportsmen of this district.
r. N. Whitefield, president, presided.
The subject of naming and designat-
ing lakes in the Thompson lakes and
Happy's Inn districts was brought up
by w. j. Darlington. 1t was suggested
that proper signs, giving the names of
the lakes, be placed at entrances to
the lakes and along the highway.
The chair appointed John Kuklinski,
j. T. Brindley and Ira c. Miller as a
committee for the purpose of ascertain
ing the names of the lakes in these dis
tricts and to procure signs giving the
names of the lakes. 1t was pointed out
that the names OF some of the lakes
are confusing to a number of persons
who 90 there fishing.
The club went on record favoring the
opening of Thompson lakes to ice fish
ing and the secretary was instructed
to take this matter up with the state
fish and game commission.
The matter of opening Of Loon lake
on Pipe creek for fishing on May 81,
1887, was brought up and discussed, it
being pointed out that this lake was
closed at the request Of the Libby club
several years ago for the purpose of
using the lake as a feeder for Pipe
creek. At that time the club had in
prospect project of opening up Loon
creek so that fish could run back and
forth between the lake and Pipe creek.
This project failed to &c. through and
it was shown that there wefe>a number
Of the larger Rainbows in tRe-Iale
which should be caught out in order
that the smaller fry would have bet
ter chance to mature. The club went
on record favoring the opening of this
lake TO fishing on May q. 1897
The state fish and game commission
having shortened the trapping season
and II being shown that fur becomes
prime earlier In this territory, it was
suggested that the club ask that the
original ruling on the trapping season
be restored The chair appointed w. j
Darlington and Vernon Friend to re-
port on this matter at the next meeting
The buck law, having never failed tt
be brought up at any meeting, wa.
again discussed by several of the mem
bers. Thos. Brindley told of seeing
seven carcasses Of deer on the ice along
the river in a distance of four mile.
where the deer had been killed By
coyotes and because of losses such a!
this among the deer, favored the bucl
law. This matter was tabled until som,
future meeting.
Several members suggested that tn
suckers and squaw fish be trapped OH
of the lakes in the Happy's Inn ant
Thompson lakes in order that NOR,
feed be left in these lakes for the pro
pagation of trout. g,eJohn Sheehan toll
of the good results the commission hat
obtained over a period of years il
trapping suckers out of Georgetown
lake and advised the local sportsmen t
do everything possible to reduce tn
numbers of these fish now in thes
lakes. He also offered the club tn
use of traps and equipment belongin
to the local hatchery.
The matter Of removing the larg
Rainbow trout out of Rainbow lake wa
Continued on page 81