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TH« SANDY (Or».) POST Thur».. J»»t I, 1966 (Uc. 1) immuni orrnrninnrYTriT^ By Lillian Ten Eyck • This is the second part at a letter written tn 1918 by Mrs. Lillian Ten Eyck to her brother Archie describing her honeymoon journey into the Jef ferson Park primitive area. fAir Oui MH Cut IT if * GOÛ) TO COOK STüff aMTO fiM) OUTholy hai/e Wyaushoo] AJ.tv4.Kf Ko UK Fire MAINE SEEMA TTER INSURANCE Sandy MU 7-3102 LEWS Rigging Shop OPEN HOURS Monday thru Friday Saturday« HOMELITE Chain Saws and Parts SALES and SERVICE Complete Logging Supplies, Wire Rope, Hardware OREGON CHAIN All Sizes and Lengths LEN'S Rigging Shop located Mi. E. Barton Store and 2 Mi. West of Eagle Creek Store Rt. 1, Box 177 - Eagle Creek Estacada 279-6400 The next day wa- lovely and we prepared to climb Olallie Butte. There is a good trail to the top and George wanted me to ride Kate but I was sure I could walk, so taking the kodak, the gun and some lunch we started out. The trail led thru the woods for about a mile and then it branched off and we -tarted to climb the butte, the trail being four mile-- to the top. It really was lovely and as we climbed higher and the trees grew smaller and further apart, we caught the mo-t enchant ing panaromas. Up,up, my leg- became cramped but I was determined to get to the top. Fo. the last 1000 feet there were no trees but just sand and gravel. The summit is quite a large level -pot with a cabin and lookout. We climbed to the top of the lookout and the view. It is impossible tode-cribe, they say that one can see thirty seven lake- from the top and I don’t doubt it In the least. There they lay, ne-tling among the green hills, reflecting the wonderful blue sky and the fleecy clouds. Then beyond the lake- were ridges and ridge- of far dis tant mountains, with Mt. Hood to the north, looking rather small now. Tothe south towers Mt. Jefferson, fairly dominating the landsape, craggy and grim, while in front of it, George pointed the snow covered ridge we would have to cross before reaching our heart’s desire Jef ferson Park. -Ide at the butte to Olallie Lake which nestle« just at the southern base of the butte, but I was too tired to try any fancy stunt- like that so we went down the -ame way we came up. I was completely ex- hau-ted when we reached camp. The ten mile tramp was too much for me and I wa- so stiff I could scarcely walk. George fixed a good bed that night of fragrant fir boughs and after a good long rest, I felt better the next day. ’ Z We rode a little farther to George told me at immense rainbow trout that inhabits these a clump of trees anddismounted waters. to pitch camp. I insisted on We hadn’t left Olallie Lake George (Hitting up the tent and very long before we saw another preparing a good bed at once expanse at blue thru the trees for he had spied a trout in one and so it was for the whole of the streams that flowed into nine miles of our ride. First to the lake and I knew if he once the right and then to the left got started to fishing there of us we caught the glitter of would be no end until dark. sparkling waters. After we had things in pretty Some were pools with water good shape we went over to see lilies rocking on the surface the packer. George found out and others stretching for some from him that there were quite distance thru the trees, which a good many trout in the streams Lillian Ten Eyck in front of Ranger Cabin Yesterday was cloudy and cold but we decided to get on to the next camping place, even if we didn’t get to the park. I wore my old gray coat and it certainly felt good. The ride yesterday was lovely for we were in the lake country that we could see from the summit of Olallie. We first came to the lake by that name. In the east the plains of Imagine a vivid blue sheet of Eastern Oregon were visible water three or four miles long with the yellow of ripening with a rocky shoreline with grain. It’s wonderful -cene of charming little Indentations and God’s country and I wish every nooks while beyond the shore lover of nature could rest his were the green trees and In eyes on it. We were very thirsty the background the Butte. but had tocontent ourselves with “I gazed and gazed” and I snow, until George climbed be had a good opportunity to do so low one of the snowbanks and for the trail was within a few caught some of the snow water feet of the water for a long that trickled from it. distance. We saw some wild We were going down the other ducks swimming at ease and were mirrowed in their clear depths. Much to our disgust however we spied traces of sheep. You know they have whole flocks of them in the mountains, and they eat everything in sight. They just ruin for beauty every county they go thru. Sure enough when we came out on the shores of Breintenbush Lake there was the tent of the sheep herder just where George had planned to camp. That wasn’t the only place to camp however and we started to ride around the lake. As we crossed one little outlet, we came across the packer of the sheep camp doing his washing and hanging it on a bush to dry. He seemed to be a pleasant man and very glad to see us. Poor fellows: They do get lonely. and pools around the lake and we made a bee line for them. I didn’t try to fish but George hadn’t been casting long when he got the prettiest Eastern brook. We both went almost crazy. I was granted the honor of carrying the beauty on a forked stick, as we hadn’t brot a basket along. Well, we went from pool after pool and my stick got heavier and heavier, until we had 12 good sized fish. George acted as tho he was about ten. He is simply crazy about fishing not only for the sport of catching the beauties but also for the delight of partaking at the delicious morsels. I enoyed them, too. The little pools all around are the pret tiest things, they are back among the trees and seemed to be joined together by little streams. The water is so clear, no stagnation as they all have rocky or sandy bottoms. Tall grasses grow on their banks and on the little islands. I lov» to make that kind at grass tn a picture. | think they are so stately. I think this is the prettiest place. There are green meadows all around the lake, too with clumps of trees here and there. [ just raved over the beauty but George says “Walt until you see Jefferson Park’’. The packer of the sheepcamp told us he was roaming around the hill one day. He speaks quite broken English) He doesn’t have to go out with the sheep. The herder does that) He said the country was quite rough when suddenly he went over a ridge and there was the Park lying below him, ”1 chust gave a yell, I was so surprised.” It was lovely last night when the sheep came home. I don’t like the beasties but they did look pretty on the green mea dows. It is so foggy today but we went fishing in the dear little pools. George only got one fish and then we started to walk around the lake. We had gone about half way when George saw a raft. He has just been wild to get out in the middle of the lake so he could fish and when he saw the raft, he examined it to see if it was allright, so I walked on and came back to camp and startl'd to write. I hear George talking to the packer so I guess he must have gotten the raft to the shore. I suppose there will be some great fishing now. I don’t know when we will start on. Depends on the weather. There isn’t a trail from here and it might be quite easy to get lost In the fog. Have just finished a supper cooked over a camp fire with the wind blowing the wrong way. My eyes are full of smoke and ashes and so was my food but it tasted good anyway. George poked around on the raft all afternoon altho It was cold and he had to stand In water up to his shoetops. (to be continued next week) You DO SAVE MORE in Kelso! irUEID UfAMTtn ★ OPEN REGULAR HOURS LABOR DAY ★ CONE PICKERS BARGAINS AT KELSO DISCOUNT CENTER EVERY ITEM AT DISCOUNT PRICES. COMPARE AND SEE . . . USE YOUR PENCIL - DON'T TRUST YOUR MEMORY! SAVE 14c PUREX ^ 29 Shasta Pop . Crackers Fig Bsrs 12 t 98 c * 19c FIRESIDE ■ Imperiti Oleo . . . Tuna Towels unto . Northern u.39c Kelso, Ore ROUND STEAK -69' 29 35‘ LIVER Young Whole . ■ U.S. Good BEEF FIRESIDE» 4 ■■ FRYERS Jumbo Rolli PRODUCE ★ BACK TO SCHOOL BARGAINS ■■ C|Q0 BREAD 3^*1 Peaches $r Chiffon Yakima Facial Tissue Tomatoes Bananas 10c 20 Ct. Pkg «200 Ft. 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New Shoes .60 less 20% Discount $2.40 Good through October '66 CHUCK'S TRADING POST _____________ fly; although, when the wind riffling on the lake or stream surface is very light, a linger leader is in order. ihere are two ways to cast for distance with a spinning out fit. One is to u-» a fast snappy cast with lots of power. This often make- the bubble rotate in the air during the cast and foul* the fly and leader around the line. The other way is to lob the bubble on a higher trajectory with a more sweep. Ing cast and stop the line just before the bubble hit« the water. This usually lets the tiubble absorb the slack Une from the high ca-t and also permit* the fly to travel to the end of the leaders exten*ion before hitting the water. Thus, all Une fouling of the fly 1* eliminated. After letting the fly Ite there for a short Interval, start the retrieve. Retrieve painstaking ly slow, but bob the rod tip oc- cassiotially to impart some ac tion to the fly. if you have retrieved for some distance with no takers; jerk the rod enough to cause the bubble to create som* disturbance in the water. This will often attract a hungry fish on the prowl. If you buy all your flies in stores, the Mosquito pattern in size 12 or smaller would bv your first choice. If you tie your own, or buy them from a local tier custom made, then get Guinea and Condor In size 14. This is a better imitation of the Mosquito and al-o has more hackle or leg action, and Is a better producer. In some lakes, such as Wind, Mirror, and Hidden Lakes, where Brook Trout are your targets; the Guinea and Yellow is best. In Clear Lake, a large fly was needed for success. Here a »6 Carey Special wa« good medi cine for both Brook and Rain bow trout. The ties of Guinea and Condor; al-o Guinea and Yellow, will be given below as Lure- of the week. When depth of water, color of water, and surface condi tions of water permit I prefer fishing flies with conventional fly tackle. But tn clear, shal low lake areas, on crowded portion* of streams, and in bad wind conditions, this spinning ■ method is often the one way to I success. To use it on streams, I cast cross stream to the run or I glide you wish your fly to drift I thrixjgh, let It drift below and I behind the bubble as tar as you can and then retrieve It. Here the bubble is ju«t drifting through the flshable water, so I that your retrieve is not so important here. More often than not, the fish hook themselves when they strike the moving fly. But for insurance, an extra twitch of the rod tip will anchor the hook more securely, on my first trip to Wind Lake; for the first hour I tried a number of lures, and when no strikes at all were forthcoming, I tried salmon eggs. Still nothing happened, so I rigged a fly and bub ble, using a Guinea and Yellow. I started getting hits but no hooked fish. Finally it dawned on me that these f|-h weren’t taking solidly. The thing to do then is to stop everything for an Instant when you feel the hit and allow the line to slacken ever so little and then strike. Then I started taking fish. A number of years ago, in early September, I was fly fish ing the shallow east end of Frog Lake from a canoe. Fish were bulging the water here and there but none would take my file*, The canoe itself seemed to be keeping them a long dis- tance away, and the cast did not reach them. The surface of the lake was wind riffled at the time. Meanwhile my attention was drawn to two fishermen on the shore making long casts with their spinning rigs, and retriev ing very slowly. These two were hooking fish every few casts. I finally tired it my own fruitless efforts, and paddled over to them to see just what they were casting. They were a very coopera tive pair of lads, and, in a very few minutes, I had my spinning outfit rigged as they directed me, and started spinning the bubble as they were. I had used bubble * on spinning outfit- be fore, but never the kind they were using, nor rigged their wayt They were u-lng mosquito pattern file- fished wet with their bubble to catch these > fish. A light or ultra light spin- ning rod with 2, 3 or 4 pound | test line, and a slow retrieve is the best basic equip- ment for thi- type of spinning, With tht- light an outfit you can use the lighter 1/8 oz. torpedo bubble which doe- not make so large a wake as the larger 1/4 oz. does. Most stan dard weight spinning outfits for trout use require the larger 1/4 oz. float to make the rod perform for the long casts re quired in shallow water. These floats for spinning the wet fly this way are torpedo shaped. They seem to produce best when they don’t wobble. To prevent the wobble, the small end of the float attaches to your line; and your leader and fly attach to the large end. Four feet has proven to be sufficient leader length from bubble to OLD LOOP HIGHWAY IN KELSO LURE OF THE WEEK The Guinea hackled flies have been mentioned before in this column, but exact ties were not given. As these are most productive when used with the bubble, they are appropriately the Lure of the Week. These are usually tail-less. The Guinea and Condor has a piece of stripped Condor Quill tied on at the bend of the hook and spiralled forward with the light edge of the Quill leading so the dark edge shows thus giving a segmented appearance. Then at the shoulder tie Ln two Guinea hackles (tie in the butt ends). Take three turns around the hook right behind the eye, tie off, trim the tips and finish off with a neat head and there you have it. For Guinea and Yellow, use yellow silk in stead of Condor Quill. Many other variations may be had just by changing the body color. Two other body colors that have been usefill at times are orange silk, and tan spun fur. Peacock herl should be worth a try -- sort of a Guinea gray hackle. can really be Budgets for back-to-school stretched Clothing when people shop in a Goodwill store. And purchases help finance Goodwill Industries program of training and jobs for the handicapped.
