The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-24
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With ElIiess MsseeH

sustained .Ieep. TIM aad again
they were aroused ~ terrific
splashes IN the river.
Tom cursed logrerr for knock
ing dosa tres into tire river
IT night
Mr.. Reid soolded them no
end.
That n they uttered their
protests to ore another.
Next dsy they packed up and
we're about to leave when the
resort man ssid.
Change your plans
Sure did" said Tom. AT
night we want 70 sleep. That
can't Be done when those log
gers drop those big frs into
the water. The noise Is terrific.
"Pshsw." said the resort man.
amt you the fooled ones >
Them's not fir trees fanin'. man.
ITEMS big trout jumpin' and
plsyin'. They're the big night
larkers OF the trout family"
DO they bite st night >" asked
Tom.
Sure do. man. sure do
Boy. win we have
Keep right on going. big boy.
Were heading for Diamond
lake said the trim little boss
Of the Reid family. I'm not
having you fishing At night and
being dragged to your end in the
river by trout big enough 10
make such terrible splashes."
And that In why the Reids
are At Diamond lake.
Snagless Hook
A snagless hook. as snagless
/. man has found 1t possible to
make, at last il with us.
It's the Heddon river runt
and q killer.
Snagiess. ~ II Ia, there Is
nothing 10 prevent the fish from
hooking himself. or herself.
Must never forget the ladies.
You can fire the gadget into
the thickes, brush. logs. lily
pads. tough grass or a farmers
whiskers and itll come
smack dab out.
The plug in really an answer
to bass fishermen's prayers.
ScOtty Shows Us
Scotty King. at the south end
of Tanwax lake. showed one of
his boats into the water We'd
nesday night and said:
Now, We 60 r-r-right over-r-r
there. And ye begin fishin' and
IN We donna get fish. I'll eat the
heel-l-l-l-l o yoor shoe"
so son and I fished and
caught rainbows and two bass
and had hot coffee prepared by
Mrs. King In their pleasant cot
tage on their resort property.
And Scotty. the inimitable.
did not have to eat any shoe
heel.
Tanwax lake, I might tell you.
IL one Of the beauty fishing
spots OF this section.
And there are many fish within
its body.
Incidentally, Fyle Bookmeyer.
7040 So. Lawrence, and Roger
Hebert, Route Z. Box $40, took
nine rainbows at our elbows.
The fish weighed four and
half pounds. giving you a fine
idea Of the size Of the trout.
about IL inches or 40 In length.
And are they fat and do they
fight!
To Pass Lake
Dear Met; How docs q fel-
low get 10 Pass lake. the exelu-
sive ny fishing lake set aside
by the state game chiefs
Well, air. You take the Ana
cortes road and 20 10 the De
ception pass bridge. where any
one will tell you the location
OF the lake.
It il not far from the end of
the bridge.
sksgit IL the county
Sksgit county.
Join the Poggie club and get
into the sport Of the Tacoma
Poggies' senior salmon derby at
Point Defiance, June 20.
Many prizes all worth
while.
Real Dictator
There 10 one dictator that all
the minds Of the earth cant
handle.
He dominates without inter
ference.
He il s1prsms ruling a.
he chooses bright and cheer
ful ~ times moross and
vicious and cruel At other times.
The great dictator il Old
Mar Weather.
Fishermen fall at his feet in
worship.
Or condemn and protest in
bitter tones.
But Old Mar Weather /
he just keeps going on dish
ing out what he sees III ana
alling il = day "a year.