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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1917)
11KND lftJM.KllN', 11RND, OUKOON, Tlll'ltHDAY, MAIIC1I Ul, 1017. ularity of this section Is each year hbecomlng more pronounced. Deschutes River Will Lure Hundreds Away on April I Hnllroads companies, too, and rec ognising this locality as a favored fishing ground In tho state. They ottered special rates to fishermen from Portland and way points Into Central Oregon, and It Is likely that they will offor those special accom modations to nuglcr.s this year, en nbllng thorn to leave Portland Fri day evening, with return privilege upon a $10.00 round trip .Monday Monday morning upon a $10 round trip faro. ANGLERS READY FOR TROUT SEASON. TAOK 4. BIB DRIVE IS DUE APRIL 1ST FNhermon See Good FMilnj: ThN Year In Streams mul Lukes of Central Orcpw Trncl to Interior Will lie Heavy. A hojlrn, a ilrlvo, a mobilization, nn evacuation, a campaign, or what ever olso you may choose to coll It is duo noxt Sunday, April 1, April tool, or no April fool, that will make no difference. Whatevor fecllnR of caution In conduct may attend the action of men on this day It matters not, for thorc Is going to bo some emigration from this village, the reason being the opening of the 1917 trout fishing season In this district, Local houses carrying anglers' supplies aro beginning to arrange their windows In n manner becoming to tho coming of the fishing season. Proteges of the well known Isaac Walton aro beginning to work over their last year's fishing tackle and make what repairs nro needed Item inlsccnces (somo call them fish stor ies) aro coming Into vogue again, More skoptical devotees of tho stream aro looking aBkance at the weather and tho presence of snow, but wheth er they catch a batch of trout or not. snow on the ground Is not going to deter them on April 1. There's a neat little song written by somo Inspired author of the four barred art, which runs. "You called me when tho moon was high," and ends, "I hear you calling me." In this case It happens to be a sly rain bow, a tricky steclhead, or an easy going Dolly Yardon that Is doing the calling to several hundred local fish ermon who await March 31 at IS o'clock, midnight. Fishing should be the best In years, Is tho general opinion of local anglers who have made a study by experionco of seasons In the past This soason, they say is quite normal. Tho wator In the rivers and smatlor streams Is not abnormally high. The streams have been plentifully stock ed In tho last three years and should abound in trout of that size that thrill every strike at a hook. Central Oregon promises to be tho Mecca for lovers of trout fishing this season. Last year was the biggest year this locality has ever known foi fishing, but with the roads Improv ed, trails into remote spots cleared and widened, with a greater number of automobiles than ever, thero Is certain to be plenty of travel along the streams and to lakes of this lo cality. Last year a greater number of people from outside points passed through Dend to fish on the lakes and streams of this section than in any previous year. More fish were taken from the Central Oregon water bodies than ever before The pop Gorgeous scenery and splendid Hulling make the Deschutes and He tributary strcums one of tho finest playgrounds In the west, and ono of tho beautiful spots of nature in tho heart of tho Cascades an Ideal fishing and camping place CLYDE ai'KAY HOLDS BIG TROUT RECORD Iiocnl Walton Caught Second larg est FMi In North America lit the Season of ID 1 1. Clyde M. McKay still holds tho angling record for having caught tho largest trout In Central Oregon with hook and line. In addition It was the second largest fish captured in 'North American In tho year l'JH. This particular rainbow was landed Clyde McKay and 20 4 Inrh ltaln 1kw which lie landed. after a terrific struggle, from tho waters of Crane Prairie. The trout weighed seven pounds, measured 26 Inches long and 13. S inches at the girth. For this beauty Mr. Mc Kay recolvcd a second prize certifi cate from the "Field and Stream" magazine. OLD JOHN BARLEY CORN ABSENT FROM HIP POCKET NOW Familiar Stimulant and Pacifier No Ixuiger to lie Found Among the Jtunks of Invent of Fishing. "The little old red flask is going to bo greatly missed," Bay many of the anglers this soason. That big "stimulant" that has occupied a se questered place In the hip pocket and kept Walton agoing when luck WH iraaH rVI J-XuMJImJlMmiP UMIH Ifzmmtg HpTiS f i : wns tough will have to bo substituted, for John Harleyoorn Is going to be ,n scarce article In this locality this 'year There will be no ntoro pad- ) flcatlon with n swig from tho little pint bottle of the irate farmers over I whose grounds the fisherman travels. The fisherman will havo to resort to a pill, a sognr or uinyliu mom temperate, but not dulectable bev- erarei. When It gets cold, and when the traveler Is tired he will not be able so readily to draw from a rear pock et that precious liquid that healed so many wounds of the disappointed embryo. 1 "Hut. 'tis alt for the good." they , acclaim. "We'll get something that j will do the work, that the law won't prohibit." OH WIIAT- THEY SWEAR THE TRUTH; FINGERS CROSSED? Steldl nnd O'Kuno Again lo for Honors (?) In Story (Jiiini No DccInIoii (JIwii. John Steldl can sit in his mahog any swivel-back chair, and without tho slightest embarraismoBt, or de viation from his usual pleasant man ner and tell this one: "A few years ago I caught a trout and that fish seemed to bo attached to me, and I took It homo and fed it and It grew to bo pretty good sized I left It outside nnd put It In a tub of wator, but It kept splashing and the tub becamo dry, and It got so that It could live without water; and it used to follow me around. One day I was coming over town. I had to cross a log then. I heard something flapping bohlnd me and looked Imick and there was that fish Just jump ing on the log. I tried to drive It back and It kept coming and when It got about half way across the log It fell In and was drowned." Iiut Hugh O'Kanu says that he has a bigger ono, only It's true. He tells It that Tom Trlplott used to spend most of his time fishing and East and Paulina Lak.es Faoori'e Haunts Z-- .- i&. LmJ'mMMMS i siimrMfmnwJ VTjP wijfojiiummnnmiurmSmSK ICust and Paulina Lakes, located oast of La Pino aro now accessible to the lovers of troll fishing. Those two Central Oregon still wator beauty spots can easily bo reached by auto mobile with tho extonslvo Improve ment on the road that was made last year by work done by porsons In No matter how disagreeable tho I-'Ishcrmun believes he will catch, tho ., . . .. i . Deschutes river and Its many trlh weather may be. no matter how much mnf w, ,,() (ni m,x, Hllm,(0. snow thero may be on tho ground, A,r,j i, W, titnitlrtilH of buoyant and no matter how few trout Mr, mull and hoys of all ages. that ho know all the fish In the stream, and had names for all of them. With the fly. Triplet!, no co riling to O'Kuno. Is a wonder. Tripled, sayn O'Kuno. could go along the bank of the river and could Just tease the fish right out of the wator Into tho grass. O'Kaue also reminds the old-timers of the big fish barbecue held In Itend In August, 1115, on the occan I Inn of the tour of Former (lovernor George K. Chaiuherllu to this sec I tlon. He says that more than 2000 ' people were fed on flek and stnrlea that day. and that all the fish were raught on Hue and hook by CIihh. Cotter. Carlyle Trlpletl. Millard Trip ltttt, Harney Lewis, Prank Hodsou and John Hloss. Hut before this. O'Kane further reminds, there was a big celebration In Heiid In 1906, and that the gath ered throng were fed on 3400 trout, which he avers were caught on Hue and hook. The catch was made be tween June 30 and July 3. The men sharing In the honor were John Hloss. J. N. Hunter. N. I. Smith, Tom Trlplott. SI Caudell and Whis pering Sheldon. Of the 3400 trout lauded, tho first three mentioned men caught 2400. GAME BULLETIN Fishermen and hunters may save 60 cents on each license by buying them boforo May 21st, as on that date the law passed at tho recent session of tho legislature goes Into effect, Increasing the price of hunt ing and angling licenses from 11,00 to $1.60, and a combination license from $2.00 to $3.00. State (lame Warden Carl I). Shoemaker says that thero has been quite a rush for li censes in many parts of the state, duo In all probability to the fact that the raise In licenses will be come effective soon. Other changes In the game code made at the ses sion of tho legislature Just closed are as follows: terested In tho development of thoso two bodies of wator us a summer resort. During tho early soason snow Is heavy, but ltor, during tho months of Juno , July and August travol la heavy and trout fishing Is usually good in thoso lakes. For beauty and good fishing, the Deschutes river has no peer In tho Northwest. IMshermon believe that tho trout will strike butter than us ual this year. One-half of all flue moneys will hereafter he sent to the credit of the Oamo Protection fund. Women are exempt from purchas ing angling licenses, hut iiiuhI ob tain a hunting license If they desire to hunt for any of the game birds ami game animals of the state. The open season on mlgratroy birds throughout the state will be from Ortoher 1 to January IK, with the exception of Malheur and Harney counties, where the seesou will he from September !' to December 31. The t'hluiiee pheesallt hen has been protected and only male birds may hereafter be killed, the Img limit Is five In any one day and not more than ten In any seven consecutive days. oveu season on male Chinese pheas ant has been provided, from Octo ber 1 to October 10, with a bag lim it of three birds In any ono day, or ten during the season. All over the state the Img limit 'on trout has been reduced from 7fi to 60 trout, or 35 pounds In any one day. Whiter fishing for trout In Oamo District No. 2 has been prohibited. 'with the exception that trout uvei 18 Inches In length may be caught Tho open season on six Inch trout begins April l and sportsmen are urged to purchase their licenses anil carry them on their person, as strict orders have been given deputies to check up all anglers found fishing in the streams. ' d Little Stick of WRIGLEY'S Makes the Whole World Kin! No climate affects it for the package protects it. WMSGLEV'S goes to all parts of the world in all seasons, to allclasses. Fresh, clean, wholesome and delicious always. It aids appetite and di gestion, quenches thirst, keeps the teeth clean and breath sweet. UVjrrr-'tZli'mjrjWTi 3 . nf "-.-: - ' ,-Z.Ct ThHn ka35 l'"so GRJtW nne ,r,IMt vj "kju Flavors kWTOtfi W.J V. !i W HT fRIGIi-Y! H DO'S AND DONT'S. DO Have plenty of hooks, Hoe that your Hue Is In good con dition. Havo new leaders. Take matchee In waler-prouf 1hx. Hm that the gas tank Is filled. Attend to putting out camp 11 ran. Take salt and bacon. I'ack an axe and shovel. Take an extra tip. list your license. Have plenty of wram. (let a Thermo btiltle. Have extra Urea and tubes. I twul signs, when In doubt. Put on chains when roads are sofe. (let a bottle of IihIIiih or eallodlaH Carry a sharp kiilft. DON'T Catch more than the limit. Let i m p fires smoulder, Huskel trout less than C ! long. Take an uulraveled road, It ( Bible. Not Mothered Any More. So-called rheumatic pains, grippe actios, lame back, sore muscles or tslff Joints are tho result of over worked, weak or disordered kidneys, K. L. Turner, Homer, Ky , writes: "Since taking Foley Kidney 1111, 1 have not been bothered any more." Strengthen weak kidneys and hel rid tli blond of acids and poisons. Sold everywhere Adv, The Flavor Lasts A35 I VC every meal" JAPAHtlC atRLt M TOSXI Y wfCPHcacta in wisimm lHO PniVtR IN SIKGAWC Sl TtU Wl ' T t l l V Q ' . i