WILDLIFE
By Phil White
Emerald Sports Writer
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Last week we tried to cover the subject of bait fishing for
trout. This week we will concern ourselves with some spinning
tactics that may help to fill the creel on opening day.
There are four general types of spinning lures which can
successfully be fished for trout. The first of these we will
consider are spinners.
Spinners are deadly trout lures. They are made to represent
a small minnow, which is one of the favorite pnacks of lunker
trout. Big brownies especially, become canibalistic and relish
minnows.
There are many spinners which are suitable for trout, but
the ones in small sizes are to be preferred. The C. P. Swing,
the many Colorado spinners, and Indiana type spinners with
a weighted body are our favorites.
Early in the season, if the water is cold, the trout are usually :
inactive and residing in the deep pools. This is the time to use j
a weghted spinner. Cast across the current and allow the spin- j
ner to drift down, then make the retrieve. To achieve maxi-;
mum depth, cast upstream, and reel in as the lure bumps j
along the bottom.
Weather Determines Lure
“Bright lures on dull days, and dull lures on bright days,” !
is a good general rule to follow in choosing the spinner or ;
spoon to use. If the stream is muddy and the sky overcast, a
shiny lure has a better chance of attracting fish; but if the day
is bright, a shiny lure often scares more trout than it attracts.
The second general type of spinning lure is the spoon.
Spoons of the Wob-L-Rite type, which are thick-bodied, are
good in the early season when you need to achieve depth.
The daredevil type spoon is also very good for trout.
There are so many varieties of spoons on the market that a
novice angler finds it hard to make a.choice. As a general rule,
it is advisable to have some of the thick, compact spoons, and
also some of the thin, long spoons in your fishing kit.
Spoons are fished in the same manner in which you fish
a spinner. Remember when fishing artificial lures to vary
your retrieve occasionally if you are not catching fish. One
day they might want a quick, darting motion and the next
day a slow, hip-swinging retrieve might be the tickets.
The third type of spinning lure for trout is plugs. There are
only two plugs in our trout spinfishing box. They are both
so-called fly rod lures. Both the Flatfish and Hotshot have a
wobbling action in the water.
Rainbows Like Flatfish
W e consider these plugs mainly hip: fish lures. Rainbows
especially, seem to like our orange flatfish with red spots. We
like to fish them, in big deep pools, covering all the holding
water thoroughly.
The fourth type of spinning lure is very seldom seen on
the stream. In fact, we’d be almost willing to bet that only
about one percent of the readers has ever used a weighted
streamer fly.
When we find purselves unable to fi-di fast runs properly
with fly tackle, we like to probe the pockets with a weighted
black marabou streamer. This black marabou has produced
enough good fish to deserve the honored spot it holds in the
tackle box of the few who use it.
Weighted streamers are hard to find in sporting goods
stores. The best bet is to find some person who ties flies, and
have him tie you up a dozen. Fish them exactly as you would
a regular streamer fly. This will be covered in our next
article.
In summary, we would suggest that your tackle box contain
a couple of spinners of each type and in both brass and nickel
finish. Add to that a couple of wobbling spoons in both the
deep running and shallow types, and both finishes; plus a
couple of flatfish, 'and a weighted streamer fly or two, and
you’ll be all set for opening day.
Athletics Move
Past Cleveland,
Bums Win Eighth
By THE ASSOCIATED CHESS
The Kansas City Athletics
swung from the heels against
Mike Garcia for the second time
within 24 hours Tuesday to stage
a five-run rally In the ninth that
beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7
and snapped a five-game losing
streak.
In the National league Brook
lyn's red-hot Dodgers did it
again, number eight out of
eight, as they slipped by Phila
delphia. 7-6.
Monday night, the A's had
blasted Garcia out of the game
with a five-run third which In
cluded three home runs while
building up an 8-0 lead. The
leud didn't hold up, however,
and the A’s lost it in the ninth,
11-9.
In Tuesday’s game, it was the
Indians who couldn't hold the
lead. Rookie Herb Score gave up
homers to Gus Zernial and Jim
Finigan, but fanned nine to go
into the nines with a 7-3 lead.
He left after failing to re
tire the first three batters and
Garcia came on to give up a
triple by Vic Power, a pinch
double by Elmer Valo and a
bases-loaded single by Bill Wil
son that broke it up.
That was the only Amerio%»
league game played and
dropped the Indians to a full
game deficit behing first place
Boston, whose dnubleheader
with Washington was rained
out.
In the National. Milwaukee
got a gift run in the eighth to
beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2. Pitts
burgh at New York was post
poned by cold and rain.
The winful Dodgers used three
pitchers to quell the Phils.
Four Philadelphia hurlers gave
up 10 Brooklyn hits. The Dodg
ers winning number eight.
UO, OSC to Bowl
In National Test
Oregon State college, recent
winner of the Northwest Region
al championship, will roll on the
University of Oregon alleys when
both teams compete for the Na
tional Intercollegiate Bowling
title Thursday The two teams
will start bowling at 7 p.m. in
the Student Union and specta
tors are welcome.
Forty schools will vie for the
championship, won by Marquette
in 1954 and by Oregon in 1953.
The winner will be decided by
the total team pinfall for four
scratch games. As in all cham
pionship events, new pins will be
used and regulations, such as
foul lines, will be strictly ob
served.
jfhe Oregon team, coached by
Lou Bellisimo, will include Blake
Boggess, Bryce Reimer, Bob
Boyle, Scott Page, Vern Jack
son and Ray Christensen.
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Gridmen Open
Spring Workouts
Spring- football one thing
Oregon's extra-wet weather
doesn't affect too much got go
ing at Oregon this week as Duck
Coach Len Casanova opened
spring practice.
More than 60 varsity grid can
didates for 1955 greeted Casa
nova Monday afternoon as the
Webfoots began practice sessions
that will continue daily for the
next four weeks. A full-length
scrimmage will climax the prac
tice on Spring Sports day, Muy
14.
Thirteen Lettermen Burk
Among those reporting for
practice were 13 lettermen from
the 1954 Duck team that defeat
ed all four Northwest rivals and
finished with a 6-4 season's mark.
Casanova faces a big rebuilding
job, however, as only three
starters from that team will be
back for next fall's campaign.
Tackle Lon Stiner, captain of
the 1955 team, Guard Re&noua
Cochran and Halfback Dick
James are the three starters re
turning. Other lettermen include
End Phil McHugh. Tackles Chuck
Austin and Harry Johnson,
Guards Jim Potter and Jerry
Nelson, Centers Art Weber and
Nick Markulis and Back Tom
Crabtree. Johnny Keller, George
Shaw's understudy at quarter
back last season, is playing short
stop for Coach Don Kirsch's
baseball team.
Transfers, Frosh to Help
Casanova is relying on several
varsity reserves, eight promising
junior college transfers and a
host of freshmen to pick up
where the 1954 edition of the
Webfoots left off. Twenty prac
tice sessions will be held before
the scrimmage.
Elsewhere around the North
west other conference schools
were also encountering rough
weather to hamper spring foot
ball workouts. Both Oregon State
and Washington State ran into
rains that necessitated postpone
ment of practice.
The Beavers opened workouts
at Corvallis Friday under new
Coach Tommy Prothro after
practice wan put off from the
rii-Ht of Inal week. Tin- former
UCLA bark field mentor wel
comed 00 prospective griddors to
the fold, InrludlriK 28 lettermen
from lUM's t»«ni that won only
one of ten games under Kip Tay
lor.
Workouts were slated to get
going Monday up at WSC but
heavy rains and snow turned the
practice field Into u quagmire
and postponed Cougar workouts
until the end of the week. Coach
A1 Kircher will have about 7!»
players out when the weather
man lets up, including 24 letter
men.
Washington opened Its drills
Monday also, as 73 gridders
turned out for practice under
Coach Johnny Cherberg. Hurt
by the transfer of star quarter
track Bobby Cox to Minnesota,
the Huskies wilt have 22 letter
men working out plus seven lop
junior college transfers.
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