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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon) 1958-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1968)
Offshore Salmon Catch Fair For Sport Anglers 50th Anniversary of Column . . . I am fully aware than no writ er is capable of presenting to his readers matters of Interest that prove of an Interesting nature to all readers. It Is an Impossibility for anyone to write In such a manner. In view of this, we seek to pre sent in each lssueof this column a variety of articles or items that serve to deal with various subjects, and, in doing so, hope to present some topic that will serve to at least in a small manner, prove of marked in terest to you readers. So, if the lead off subject as pre sented here fails to arouse your interest . . , then do not give up . . . keep on reading, for, somewhere along the line we feel certain that beneath the various captions that ex press our views, that something of particular Interest will pop up that serves to hold your interest. Virtually all subjects pre sented deal strictly with the outdoors; they cover a wide field in the realm of hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation in general. And, while on the subject, I wish to express my appreciation to you readers who have been so thoughtful to inform me of y o u r Interest c o n c e r n in g various subjects discussed and items of interest published dur ing the past. I am extremely grateful to those readers who have taken the occasion to com ment concerning them. Both your praise or criticism, whichever it happens to be, is deeply appreciated. that have furnished me material for publication so many times during the past . . . and to each and every one of you who still continues to read this column. I am grateful to all. So now, on this 50th anniver sary of “Outdoor Ramblings,’’ in retrospect I gaze backward to that first published edition, and trace its progress over the years up to the present time. Several million typewritten words lie behind me, together with something like a dozen worn out and discarded type w riters bearing mute testimony to the ambition expended in pre senting my views and news to the r e a d e r s of this column. Thay are highly representative of the hopes, the desires, the failures, the disappointments, the disutility, the disillusion ment and the sorrow so often encountered along the pathway of a writer; but there are pride ful moments also, as well as marked success at times, fond memories, good f r i e n d s acquired along the way . . . such is the life of a w riter, be he talented or not. It’s a good life “ if’’, according to that time-worn phrase; “ you don’t weaken.’’ and almost 24,800 Chinook com pared with 333,600 coho and 42,500 Chinook landed the pre vious year. Winchester Bay was the only popular fishing center on the coast where anglers enjoyed better salmon fishing than they did in 1967. Also, because of the excellent fishing reported in this area all summer, more anglers participated than the number recorded the year be fore. At this port, more than 78/100 salmon were landed by 57,400 anglers compared with 49,000 salmon caught by 43,600 anglers in 1967. The catch at both Yaquina and Depoe Bays was down by Port Orford News, Thursday, December 12, 1968 —3 In most areas biologists re ported salmon to be pretty well scattered all summer with very little concentration or school ing of fish as in previous years. In addition, several bad weather periods occurred atwhich times anglers were unable to get to outside fishing waters. These two factors contributed to both the fewer angler-days cat alogued as well as the much reduced catch. The bright spot for the entire coast was at Winchester, where anglers con sistently returned with limit catches when weather allowed outside fishing. home I RENTED IT THROUGH THE WANT ADS row SHOP ir ossi r/ssr SPOT APS ATE 5E A E LUNCH M E A T ‘M y family likes the quality and I SA VE M O N E Y! PREM Helps Needy At Christinas The local Salvation Army committee is prepared to help anyone in need with food, shel ter or clothing. A special ef- ford is made at Christmas by The Salvation Army so that no child will go without toys or so that homeless, lonely persons of all ages will be touched by the peace and joy of Christmas said William J. B. Head, local committee chair man. Chairman Head states that Christmas is more than a time for remembering family and friends. In the hustle and bustle of personal prepar ations, he urges the residents of this area to take time to remember those in hospital rooms, rest homes, those cut off from family and friends, the ill, prisoners, elderly per sons, unwed mothers and alcoholics, all of whom The Salvation Army seeks to help all year long. The Salvation Army has spent more than a century trying to spread the spirit of Christmas through out the year. Head, chairman of the local Salvation Army Service Extension Committee, urges all those who have not yet done so to send their con tributions to help in this annual Christmas appeal. Contributions shoud be sent OLDEST COLUMN “Outdoor Ramblings’* is the oldest column of its kind pub lished in southwestern Ore gon . . . possibly in the en tire state. It has appeared in both daily and weekly news papers during the past 50 years. It was the first column of its kind to appear in print in south western Oregon -papers. Tom McAllister, outdoor editor of The Journal, informs this scribe that he is of the opinion that it is actually the first outdoor column of its kind to be published in the entire state. As this month marks the 50th anniversary of our column, I trust that I may be forgiven for dwelling upon it to such an extent . . . naturally, I’m sort of proud of having kept it alive and functioning up to the present time. And, may I be permitted to brag just a little more to the extent that Francis Sell, noted author, dedicated his last—fifth published book—to this humble w riter. His reason for doing so, he informs me, is due to -my having been the first out door w riter in this neck-of- to: Gil Rush, First N ational Bank, the-woods those many years Port Orford, Oregon. ago when this column first ap While the Salvation Army is peared in print, to advocate a United F u n d p a r tlc ip a tln g the teaching of the conservation agency, this portion of its act of wildlife and of our natural ivities is not supported by the r e s o u r c e s , to the general United Fund. public. BEING THANKFUL We are thankful and exceed ingly grateful for both the co operation of the many editors of the newspapers that have continued publ ishing ou r column during the past half century, and to the reading public whose interest in it has kept it going those many past years and, still express an interest in it; to those that have taken occasion to write me concerning it; to those that have contacted me personally regarding it; to those The offshore salmon catch by sport fishermen totaled just over 282,700 fish b r o u g h t to creel by almost290,400 anglers who fished the bays and adjacent offshore shoal areas along the Oregon coast last summer, ac cording to Game Commission fishery biologists who monitor ed the sport fishery at ten popular fishing ports. According to the catch figures, the take by sport fish ermen during the summer of 1968 was almost 90,400 salmon below the 1967 catch in these same waters, when over 376,100 salmon were taken by 336,200 anglers. The 1968 sport catch included 257,600 coho salmon 50 percent from the previous year. At Yaquina Bay 59,400 anglers caught 30,200 salmon, while at Depoe Bay 35,900 ang lers caught 30,400 salmon. The previous year’s catch records show 80,800 anglers with 67,100 salmon at Yaquina Bay and47,- 500 anglers with 61,000 salmon at Depoe Bay. The catch was down by one- third at the mouth of the Colum bia where 59,900 anglers landed 76,100 salmon at Oregon port», compared with 56,000 anglers landing 106,000 salmon in 1967. Coos Bay is another popular fishing port, with the catch down slightly from a year ago but about on a par with pre vious years. Here, 33,400 ang lers caught 32,500 salmon com pared with 37,500 anglers with 34,200 salmon in 1967. Other fishing ports at which records are maintained Include Garibaldi, Cape Klwanda, Sius- law, Gold Beach, and Brookings. More than 9,900 anglers em barked at Garibaldi, catching just over 8,400 salmon. At Cape Klwanda about 12,600 ang lers caught 10,000 salmon. Ang lers off the mouth of the Sius- law numbered almost 11,400 with a total catch of close to 9,300 fish. Just over 10,200 anglers worked out of Gold Beach and returned to port with more than 3,400 salmon. B r o o k in g s anglers numbered close to 9,100 and their catch totaled just under 4,400 fish. SAFETY TIP Youngsters are more suscep tible than adults to injuries from sudden stops. Even If you’re only going around the block at 25 mph, children should be restrained by safety belts or solidly anchored Infant car seats or beds, the Oregon Traf fic Safety Commission says. eilAB 9 ÌW home smusnssr eoweuss (CCF CUBE* “> 7 9 + (Tl? 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