The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-10-10
S Fork
Now Scene Of
Much FishinQ
Sockeye Salmon Provide
Great Sport for Many
People.
THOUSANDS TRY LUCK
AT "OLD FISHING HOLE

During the past week thousands of
people have visited various places
on the Clark's Fork river to indulge
in sockeye salmon fishing. Most of
the fishermen try their luck at Her
on rapids where there are very large
rocks and deep pools in which the
fish can be easily caught when run
ming. According to various stories
this particular section of the river
is an old Indian fishing ground.
At the present, however, the In
dams would hardly be able to find
room at this spot in event they did
want to fish for while the salmon
are running thousands Of people WIS.,
it this spot to try their luck.
If you plan to visit the Heron ra-
pids fishing grounds, which is To-
Gated west of Noxon about 10 miles
on highway No. 3, you should take
! along Is cents for each car IN the
party for some ambitious farmer
/ who owns the land has put up a
/ toll gate and charges every car %
cents for all day parking. His sea-
son is short but he is doing very
we'll while it lasts.
Sunday estimate made the total
number present about 500 and the
number fishing varied between $50
and 200. Both men and women like
the sport and they are equally as
good at catching them. According
to an estimate given by party who
fished at the rapids Saturday there
were |, 900 people present and about
500 fishing.
People come from far away to get
in on the catch" Idaho, Washing
ton and Montana were represented
several times over and Saturday il
is reported that one car was there
from the deep south and another
from Nevada.
. The manner of fishing is simple
! for the only equipment needed is ;
Il 1arxe treble hook with an ampl
{ supply of lead fastened to it ant
i used for weight Some folks U.s.
copper wire, piano wire or ever
Z bailing wire for line and most an,
type Of pole is good. Many fish
I ermen didn't even bother to bring ;
Z pole with them but merely cut ;
Z small tree and after stripping it usee
7 it for a pole.
: After the hook has been placed
! in the water it is allowed to sinl
!. q short distance and is then jerket
!. upward In event a salmon hap
!. pens to be directly in the road 0
|. the hook he is snagged and thrown
i. back over the fishernan's head
Y When the schools are thick it is yer,
|. little trouble to catch the fish.
l. A fishing basket is something no
!. needed, for when the fish are run
!. ming good, mere basket would no
/. begin to hold the catch. Most folk
!. bring gunny sacks and one fellow
!. even appeared with wash boiler
!. Most people are of the opinio
|. that the Fish have a delightful fla
!. vor at this time of the year. Som
l. are smoked while others are came
/. and used at future time. Accord
!. ing to those who have canned then
l. it may be done with either olive o
l. or vinegar
y A great deal of tackle is lost dun
!. ing the fishing period and last yea
4. native of that district decided I
4. get bit of il back. He knew Wher
4. a log was in the river that ha
y been causing fishermen no end {
y trouble from snagging. Taking
4. huge graphing hook he proceeded
Y try to lift the log from the rive
y After much effort the task was CON
v pleted and to his amazement h
v found almost $50 hooks attached
v the log
y According to those who are Il
y the know" the salmon make thre
n. distinct runs and the first has jul
n. been completed, SO few more hal
n. by fishing days remain for those il
n. terested in sockeye salmon fishin
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