The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-05-29
Fishing Season
Opens Sunday
With Splash
Frank George Wins Rod &
Gun Club Cup and $40
Prize For Largest Trout
WALTER KEMP LANDS
BIG MACKINAW SUN.


The fishing season opened Sun
day with a big splash in Lincoln
County where all the highways and
by-ways were filled with cars carry
ing the disciples of Isaac Walton
to their favoEite fishing streams and
lakes. While practically all the
streams are stin high for good fish
ing, many limits were taken both
from streams and lakes with most
of the better catches coming from
the lakes.
The Rod & Gun Clubs silver cup,
goes to Frank George, whose name
will be engraved on it, with the
privilege of keeping the cup for one
year He also received the clubs
$40 cash price, both of which went
to the member of the club, who
weighed in the largest trout caught
in Lincoln County on opening day
George also received the Leader
Snip leader dispenser offered as a
prize for the largest trout weighed
across the scales at Jaqueth &
Charnholm's in the Rod & Gun con-
test, and given by that store The
rize-winning fish weighed in at
one pound, liz ounces, and was
10 inches long. 1t was caught in
Rainbow Lake
The George Wood Hardware prize
of SIS in trade for fishing tackle to
any boy or girl under IS who 1
weighed in his trout across the store
scales, went to Billy DeShazer, age I
Is years, who snagged a 1884 lib. (
Eastern Brook from the Lower I
Thompson Lake. This fish was 1872 /
inches in length and was a beautiful (
speciman of his variety attracting
much attention as he lay, packed in
ice, in the window of the hardware
all day Monday.
Mrs. Frank George won the Koo-
tenai Mercantile prize. of free mer-
chandise with her 1914 in. rainbow
weighing one pound, 103a ounces.
This fish was also taken at Rain
bow lake. The largest fish weighed
in at the Libby hardware stores was
a Mackinaw % inches long, weigh Il
ing dressed Abs. This fish which
with two smaller ones of the same
variety, was displayed Monday at
the George Wood Hardware, was
taken by Walter Kemp in McGregor
Lake. The variety of fish and the
fact it was not taken in Lincoln
County, each disqualified the fish
for entry in the club contest In
cidently Kemp and Lorne Bolyard
caught mackinaw, weighing from
! " to Abs dressed.
George c. Earle, secretary of the
Rod & Gun Club stated that num-
Der of fish were not entered in the
contest, which were eligible for
xrro,,lI L-rya q rfOol
with a possibility of carry
ing away the grand prize. One big
rainbow which was not entered in :
the contest, was taken by Max :
Sturm, who with Mrs. Sturm, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Boyes, MIR. and Mrs. :
Fred Cloutier, Mr.. andN Mrs. w. ]. y
Harris, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Christie fished opening day at Fish 4
Lake near Stryker. All the party
made good catches, and Mr.. Sturm's
fine rainbow tipped the scales at a
21z LBS.
Another Libby party that enjoyed ;
the good fish at Fish Lake, con- .
sisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Allen n
If Dishman, Wn., Mr.. and Mrs. P. v.
Kitley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Donald 81
Kilbrennen Lake drew :
Is usual big crowd, while the banks
If Swamp Greek, Fisher River and Il
)ther favorite haunts of the fisher g
nen were we'll lined with fisher G.
ok
AS a finale comment regarding g
he contest, Mr.. Earle stated that II
III who catch Lincoln County trout !,
over one and one-half u
pounds, will do well in future con- u
ests to enter them for prizes. A C
whole year is long time to re- D.
member advice, but it may pay some
Rod & Gun Club member to re- =
member that of the secretary, and a
text year weigh your prize fish in
ven if it does not weigh 5-lbs. or h,
more. G
The Club prizes will be awarded ~
o Mr.. George at the Annual Spring K
'icnic, which is scheduled for June .,
7 at the Fish Hatchery g
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