Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-25
m THE OPEN
TroutOpening Marred
BY High, Roily Waters
BY DON GILES

\ By Dor
Early In the spring, when
the water IL very cold, trout
feed only TO q limited extent. A
water ten peraturo of between
50 and 50 degrees probably is
the range from one extreme TO
the other.
within these limits trout
will usually feed rs long rs
food Il ut hand. Below or above
those temperatures, trout be-
como inactive and should II rise
or fall six 70 eight degrees, they
will practically cease to take
food"
So said the late Ozark Ripley.
who, in his wanderings about the
North American continent, prob
ably caught as many trout as any
man who ever handled a bamboo
wand.
In making this claim, Ozark
provided one OF three answers 10
the poorest trout season opener in
years. Travel restrictions and war
work are the others.
STREAMS HIGH
Anglers who Travelled TO the
northern counties Of Michigan this
weekend found streams high and
discolored. In the Roscommon sec
ton, including Crawford, Kalkaska
and Missaukee counties, they en-
countered roily waters.
Successful trouters sought out
the smaller streams, using natural
bait in preference 10 flies.
Reports from Boyne City told of
snow still in the swamps. Streams
there also were high and dis
colored.
The rainbow run already has
started on the Jordan and Stur-
geon rivers, but ice il still in most
lakes. including the pot hole lakes
of the Pigeon River area.
Bob Furlong. conservation super
>pisor, wired there still was no sign
Iof the smelt run. Anglers found
the weather unseasonably cold on
streams in the Mic section Waters
were from three 10 six inches
above normal.
Only good news was the perch
run had just started at Tawas
Bay. The Au Ores River furnished
fair rainbow fishing.
PERCH RUN AT ALPENA
Further south the situation was
little better. Perch are running
fair in Saginaw Bay from Qusni-
cassee TO Port Austin and in Wild
Fowl Bay. In Mud Creek. perch
fishing is reported good in the
mouth of the Pigeon River at
Caseville. No smelt has been OBJ
served to date.
Fishing Is only fair in the lower
Detroit River and Lake Erie and
inland streams. Fishing is pro-
hibited In the ST. Clair River
under coast guard order. Anglers.
however. may FISH from the banks
No sizeable catches OF smelt have
been taken yet. Fishing is only
fair in Lake 81. Clair.
In the counties around Jackson,
conditions are not favorable either,
although pike fishing was reported
good in Parshallville Pond. Living
Ston County. and Thornapple River
in Eaton County Legal trout
have been planted in all trout
streams throughout the lower part
OF the state.
Over in Oakland County. 5000.
more rainbows and brook trout!
all keepers, were planted. thanks
10 the efforts of the new Oakland
County Sportsmen's Club
TROUT IN OAKLAND COUNTY,
The spring planting Of these
legal size trout was completed
Thursday. Charles A Sparks,
\resident, and Ray f. Harrington,
Eecretary. announced.
The department took the trout
10 the Drayton Plains hatchery
from the Wolf Lake hatchery at
Kalamazoo and consigned them 10
Oakland County after analysis OF
Oakland's streams showed them TO
be fine for trout habitation.
Where were they planted?
Sparks said:
ct wouldn't be sporting 20 the
trout or 70 tho sportsmen To tell
the exact spot, but II Is fair to
inform anglers that the streams
planted In Oakland County In
cIude Paint Creek, Thread
River. Stony Creek. Upper Gin
ton River and Sashabaw Creek.
Fly and worm anglers may
be assured that there are big
brooks and rainbows for their
pleasure In Oakland county. We
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