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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1937)
PAGD F0U2 Tie CnHGON STATESMAN, Calea, Oregon, Sunday, Marnin, llzy. 23, 1837 Salmon Run Is Notable Event Fun and Profit for Those Who Fish, Interesting Scene to "Witness Tli! Mwtpaprr la co-oprtIns with itui . rtnrmr Sutt Motor associativa and Tha Oresanian to preaentlns a. aa- riw or motor cruise mow vm m. "Motor CrulBlnif for Fun." It i hoped thereby to stimulate travel In tba Pa eiiic northwest. Rt HERBERT S. LAMPMAN The strangest salmon fishing In titA world Ilea rleht at Portland'! civic back door. Here the fisher man doesn't row a boat frantical ly over miles of water nor gallop niritediv across acre of slippery devilish boulders. He simply man euvers his craft to a suitable lo cation and anchors; be assembles his trolling tackle, cocks ma ieei inriniontir on the thwart and waits snbseanent developments. nulla wheel Insolently above and the thnnder of the Willam ette river falls at Oregon City De- comes a drowsy obligajo to tne niscatorial srmDhonv. At least that's the way The Ore- gonian-Oregon State Motor asso ciation travel party zoana iu , Aforementioned nartv arrired at the state police dock promptly at, 7 a. va. Here was zoana atarun nhristlansen. nilot and proud -possessor of, a new launch built 'several weeas ago uy iae uregua state, fish commission for the ex press purpose of patrolling tne river between the mouth of the Clackamas and the falls. Patrol Stops Netting ; It seems that certain of the fliliAnnr inatst nnoii netting the salmon-infested waters immedia tely below the barrier and that uch a patrol Is necessary to dampen their ardor. Also upon moonless nights they inhabit the twin fishwava across the falls and snag vast boatloads of struggling cbinooks in the dare. The morning was brassy and windless when we set forth. Tackle, bountifully supplied by Guy D. Jones of the Pacific Fish ing Tackle company, rattled mu sically In the stern as the propel ler shot a white shaft out into the river. The salmon were In the river Tast silTer salmon of the cov eted spring run, that enter the Columbia river with the spring rains and more steadily upstream toward the spawning beds where they were born. The Willamette river below the falls had held the run of several weeks, because for some inexplicable reason these fish had not started to use the rambling concrete flsbways across the, bellowing falls. Gunwale to gunwale, the boats Jar A vaa iMnAMil Avar Avar Ta TAV. j . ww a . a t a. was decorated by ne and some- Boats Crowd Willamette Below Falls Dining Annual Salmon Run - times two eager individuals who held heavy salmon pole. From time to time " they would raise these In a slow arc and then drop the tip again. ' One Mu Hooks Fish We watched for several min utes before we heard the brittle call, "Fish on!" i Far down the line of boats a rod bent to the surface and paunchy man stood op in a sway ing boat. His line cut thin white traceries in the turgid water. Ills face was tense. For a full IS min utes we watched until the salmon broke water beside the boat. The river literally exploded. Someone lunged downward with a gaff and the lithe silver body glinted dally as it was drawn into the skiff. "About 20 pounds," said the pilot of the patrol boat' as he let in the clutch and headed the craft toward midstream, i ' ' A 20-pounder Isn't', by any means a big enmoor. une ave rage for the Colombia basin is something like 23 ! pounds. The world's record Chinook, taken in Alaskan waters, scaled over 100, and only two or three years ago 9 -pounder was taken at As toria. ' : Big Fish Rare These big fellows, however, are comparatively rare. They are, in the main, 7-year-old fish. The average Chinook enters fresh wa ter to spawn in his fourth year. He may run anywhere from 15 to 4B pounds. Whenever a giant is taken yon may look for a 5, 6 or 7-year-old fish. -j These grow to their prodigious size amply because they have re mained in the ocean. Because they haven't the biological urge to spawn their reproductive or gans haven't developed they stay with mother ocean until they do. After their spawning they die eaten away by fresh-water fun gus that attacks the braises and sores created In the battering against rocks in the ascent of the native stream. j How do these fish find their way back to the same beds from Lincoln-Zephyr Is Popular Here Gunwale to gunwale, boats were anchored over every favorable eddy In the Willamette river below the Oregon City falls whea the salmon run was at its height. Below, the Oregon fish commission's new launch. : ; ' J J -;r;: . ) whence they sprang? No blan knows. Tet back they ' eonss, bright of flank and burning with strength. It Is then that the an gler takes them from the yellow stream. We rigged up heavy rods, lin en lines, piano wire leaders and some propeller spoons. From the leader swivels we attached a good 10 ounces of lead. Most Get to Bottom "Ton got to get down to the bottom if yon want to connect with 'em," advised Christiansen. He kicked the craft into trolling speed and we paid oat line into the current, Funny thing about the salmon he won't hit a spoon because he's hungry. He hits It because he's sore as a boiled owL He seems to resent the glittering con trivance that dances along a few inches above the dark bottom of the river. Unfortunately for the fisher man, the big fish doesn't resent the spoon all the time. For hours on end, as we can testify, one can drag a pound of such hardware along the coarse of a stream with out a single strike, even . though . fish are to be seen rolling and ' Tha, for some reason that an glers never can fathom, the tribe of salmon becomes definitely in terested In such tackle. If their ardor in the matter of such Inves tigation reaches a proper height, fishermen say "they would hit a clothespin." They are belligerent, savage and given to fits of tem per that would shame a fishwife. Fish Full of Smelt i These fish have been taken in the Columbia with their stomachs foil of smelt, yet they do not feed after entering fresh water. They are intent only upon reaching their spawning grounds in the Mc Kenzie, the upper Willamette or another of Its numerous tributar ies. V: - , - i - Icthyologists say that they sometimes take smelt simply be cause they are angered at' the small, silver glittering . of those cousins of theirs also upstream bound to the spawning. . j ; They're tackle - smashing, paunch-bellied holy terrors. One never knows when a strike is at hand, and the casual angler had better hang onto his rod as tight ly as ever he clutched a pay check. One good strike, delivered when the angler is half aaleep. 1 hands into the river. The Chinook of the' Willamette is wona lamous as a xignier. ie hasn't the brilliance of that sil rerside, because he doesn't . leap and gyrate aeross the surface. He Is bullishly powerful and given to seeking the bottom, where he as sumes s "doggo" attitude. Pumping a 20 or S 0-pound fish from the black, ancient river bot tom is a "job of. work." V Attracts Many Sportsmen . But - it's exhilarating, exciting work labor that draws .men and women from all over the state and covers . the likely spots on the swirling Willamette with literally hundreds of fishing boats. On a recent Sunday the state police force tallied r a total ; of some 4000 fishermen who carried hpme with them over 200 salmon probably more than two tons of firm red fish to be served in crisp slices for dinner or placed in glass Jars for later use. And like most forms of angling, it's a caste -leveler, this salmon trolling. In adjacent boats en gaged In friendly conversation or relating experiences of previous "runs," may be a WPA worker on temporary "vacation," a prom inent business man from Portland or some other nearby city and a gingham-clad housewife. The new three-passenger Lincoln-Zephyr V-12 with its ultra-smart body lines is reported by Ford and Lincoln dealers of Oregon as fast becoming one of the most popular body types in the entire line. It Is shown above. Valley Motor Co. Is the local agency. Own f era of Lincoln-Zephyrs in Salem and vicinity include J. E. Donald son, I. B. Dyatt, A. C Van Xuys, Dr. A. S. Jensen, Joe E. Roman, Dr. James Sears, Dr. C A. Downs, Sheldon F. Sarkett, Dr. Frank V. Prime, J. W. Ferguson, George M. King. Barkley A. Newman, Ben Pade, Gay Bond, J. C. Jones, Ray I- Smith, Sirs. Ronald Jones, Louis L. Iachmnnd, Lee I'nnih, D. Arthur Lowe, R. D. Woodrow, George B. Guthrie, Oscar E. Price, Rollln Price, Harry Hart. c r t f Skilled Workers If your need is for skilled workers who have their diplomas in the school of experience, the quickest means of finding them is to adver tise in the "Help Wanted- columns of the Statesman Want Ads. The Statesman reaches the better class of worker it's the preferred medium for reaching preferred people in every trade and profession. Use Statesman Want Ads to solve your employment problems quickly and satisfactorily. j The Statesman Phone 9101 leaping on every side of the boat, and a rod will Jump from his Accepts Principalship UNION HILL, May 22. Mrs. Jessie Pendleton, teacher in the Underwood, Wash., . schools, has accepted the principalship of the Mill City grade school for the coming school year. , Special Sunday Dinner 60c - 75c Continuous Service THE SPA Legion Baseball Is Curtailed, Dallas DALLAS, May 22. American Legion junior ' baseball, though being .carried . on In. the junior high school here, will not be car ried. farther into county competi tion, ' Bill Blackley, ' member of the - baseball committee of Carl B. Fen ton post, reported, to the post here Thursday night. - It was explained by , Sidney Whitworthv member of the school awards. , committee, that; awards would be presented In the various schools before the . close of the school year. --; '-J::, v Memorial day plans were dis cussed, and Clarence Smith, chair man of , the - Memorial . day com mittee, 'will announce the com plete program later. The Legion and. auxiliary members plan to attend the , Presbyferian church for . Memorial day services Sun day while Legion service-' at the LO.O.F., cemetery will,, be held Monday. -.: Fireside Inn Taken by . Bergans of Minnesota BETHANY, May 22. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bergan recently from Minnesota, have taken over the management of the Fireside Inn here. 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