The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-04-01
The Wet .
and the
Hungry
By Don Knowles

This is the beginning of new
column designed to be of interest
to those who expend portion Of
their hard acquired capital in the
chase of the mighty stag of the
hills and our finny friends of the
lake. and stream. The reports con-
tanned herein are those Observa-
tons of the writer and some of
his stooges and cannot be defined
as ''fool proof" but it is guaran-
teed that the truth will not be
handled too carelessly.
Characters who are described
above are of course better known
as "Sportsmen," although there
are many individuals who dis
agree with this definit ion-mos
Of these critics fall under the
heading of "Wives," whose des-
cription more or, less agrees that
these afe the boys who have cul-
tivated a refined manner of eS-
Gaping the unrefined duties of the
household, such as repairing the
leaky faucet, painting the kitchen
cabinets, moving the lawn, or
cleaning the last nine years ac-
emulation out of that corner in
the basement.
AT any rate we will leave you
to your own definition and merely
state the facts as we see them, for
we believe these men need help,
and, in turn, it is our belief that
both sides of the question will
definitely gain value through fol-
lowing the hunting and angling
reports of this column for
who knows?? Some time the
wife may have an argument es-
pecially when the fish are not in
the mood, and we can prove it.
Locally, the fishing outlook for
this week is NOT good, with all
waters on the rise and murky, al
though those who desire the deli
cate white meat of the White Fish
mot Greyling), it is recommended
that they try the upper backwaters
of the Yakima. !. However, should
sunny days continue, it will be
necessary to search pretty dill
gently for clear enough water, as
the snow is beginning to melt
pretty rapidly on the eastern noun
tain slopes. Ed Brand of Rich
land managed to bring in twelve
good sized Whitefish last Satur-
day from this area, all caught from
two holes on salmon eggs. The
whitefiSh run, as whole, has
eased off, however, and those who
are in quest of such sport should
make immediate plans for fishing.
Steelhead fishing on the Snake
and Columbia has been very poor.
with few catches reported during
the past week, and this condition
is due to grow worse because OF
the rising waters of both rivers.
For those of you who are eye
ing the calendar and anxiouSly
awaiting the opening date when
the fight goes out against the
mighty RainboWs of the back
country, we have discouraging
news. This writer has covered
both the Blue mountain and the
Wallowa mountain, and the Cas-
cade ranges pretty regularly dur
ing the past winter and even DUR
ing the last week end and the
snow on hand is above the aver
age, which means that, unless we
receive some good thaws very
soon, the opening day OF the trout
season in most areas will be a
battle against swirling, muddy
waters. This is particularly the
case in the Blue and Wallowa
mountains, where there was ex-
tensive snowfall and freezing
temperatures this last week with
nearly an 1S to 20 inch fall at the
tops.
We will attempt to keep you
posted on any changes affecting
one of these areas and others In
an attempt to tighten the dlsap.
pointment of that empty basket
on opening day.