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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1959)
" " 1 o N ' . . f, ' . t v"" ' ' ' r. r 1' 1 , 1 - 1 - - . ; ' 4 ' ' " " J mo? O o .MS .. . :.v v ;t P O tafc afe v- . -. . 12 Best by Erwin A. Bauer This summer more Americans will go fishing than ever before. Fishing will be so popular because it's fun, it's perfect for family participation, and it's better than ever. With modern, almost foolproof tackle that is easy to use, anyone can catch fish this season! Although anglers rarely agree on which are the best places to fish, year in and year out some waters prove much better than others. Here, then, are 12 fishing spots likely to prove best for family fishing in 1959. These choices are based on last year's catch, on scientific count, and on nearby facilities available for family fishing vacations. Marotlw. fkt.t All Florida has good fishing, both in fresh water and as far offshore as the Gulf Stream. But probably the hottest spot of all is that maze of shallow bays and bars, of mangrove is lands and ship channels, around Marathon, about halfway from the mainland to Key West. There's fishing here for experts and beginners alike. Charter boats will take parties for sailfish in the ocean or for smaller fish on the reefs. About 350 species inhabit these waters. Tarpon are abundant in nearby shallow waters all Summer long, and it costs nothing to fish from 100 miles of highway bridges and causeways where the catch could be a half-pound mullet or a half-ton shark! Probably no area in America has such a vast range of accommodations, all at reduced rates in Summer. An innovation hereabouts is the "botel" a motel that's really a houseboat and fishing boat combined. SaMtee-Cooper Rcrvir, S. C: Little known until recently, this giant hydroelectric dam now provides sport that anglers dream about The catch might include striped or black bass, jumbo catfish, and just about the largest pan fish available anywhere. The prediction is that San tee-Cooper will be especially good in 1959. There are fishing camps, lodges, motels, and boat rentals near Monck's Corner, Bonneau, and Kings tree. There's good ocean fishing in the surf at nearby Myrtle and Edisto Beaches. Bots Island. Ohio: Residents of Western Lake Erie have been calling this picturesque archi pelago "Ohio's Treasure Islands" in recent years and no wonder. For some of the finest walleyes, smallmouth, and white bass abound right here within a short drive of Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, With your tackle box filled with new lures and this list of angling paradises, you can't miss a big catch -well, hardly. Fishing Holes O Marathon, Florida Q Santae-Cooper Reservoir, South Carolina O lass Islands. Ohio O Southwestern Montana Q Padre Island Lagnna Madre Port Isabel, Texas Q Hot Springs, Arkansas Q Upper Peninsula, Michigan Q Moosehead Lake, Maine Q San Oiego, California () Qaetico Superior Forest, Minnesota Ontario (J) Cumberland Lake, Kentucky (J) Pnget Sound Olympic Peninsula, Washington 'incinnati, and Pittsburgh. This is one of the na ion's top boating and sailing areas, too. Facilities for fishermen are available at Port Clinton, Catawba, Lakeside, and Put-in-Bay. A ar ferry runs on schedule all Summer from main- bid to the islands. Southwestern Montana: For serious trout ishermen, this is promised land. Besides Yellow rone Park and its wonderful fishing, this corner if Montana nnnfnina auoli .1nccir trmit rivors as lie Madison, Gallatin, Ruby, Missouri, Jefferson, nd Big Hole, plus Georgetown and many other Vkes that are anglers' paradises. There are accommodations at Livingston, Boze- tan, Jackson, Ennis, West Yellowstone, and Dil n. Non-fishing vacationers, can explore famous post towns, visit hot springs or dude ranches. Padre Island Laauna Madre Port Isa- l. Texas: Few places in North America can latch the fine, year-round climate and extraordi ary fishing in this Southern tip of Texas. The Ulfishing is good in the Gulf and there's always ne chance of marlin. Channel bass and sea trout Mn along Padre Island's ocean beach, which can e traveled safely by car. Tarpon fishing is fast in jantiago Pass and near the mouth of the Rio 'rande. And there's no better sea-trout fishing ny where than in Laguna Madre. Boats, bait, and tnoklo aro available in Port fabel, but living accommodations are best in near ly Brownsville or Harlingen. It's possible to camp f me v adre beach. Hot Snriaac. Arlr Snmn of the finest bass N Pan fish lurk in the three lakes Hamilton, Fatherine, and Ouachita which surround this fusy Ozark resort Add to these lakes a dozen ivers which also contain bass and seem made for lOatihg downstream thrnuoh nrimitivo hill COUntTV. No shortage of accommodations in any price ange here, and Kne nlontiful too. Uachita rnnM t U tU Ul knee 1ak of I, fTlVW W tC UIC ULdh MM year. Nearby are these other productive lakes: frtolk. Bull Shoala Mirrnm Just across the forder. in Oklahoma ' 1b T.r.lrSll. naurvnir an- t1" good bet for '59. ii. . . . lit! :r r"Wt Mich.: This is an air-con-fuoned, evergreen vacationland surrounded by uuiug in iuj tnousanas oi nukes u streams is consistently excellent, especially around Escanaba, Marquette, Manistique, and Les Che neaux Islands. Accommodations range from small housekeeping cabins to plush resorts. No hay fever suffering here. Moosehead Lake, Me.: Anglers have been catching king-size trout, landlocked salmon and togue in Moosehead Lake ever since the first settler wet a line here. Action begins (with salm on) as soon as ice leaves the 800 square miles of crystal-clear water. It ends when it's time to trade tackle for deer rifles. Moosehead was made for family vacations. The , region is full of inns, motels, campsites, cottages, and hotels from Greenville to Lily Bay and Rockwood. San Diego, Calif: The warm ocean currents of San Diego's coastal waters make it an out standing salt-water fishing area. Nearby com munities depend on fishing and fishermen for a livelihood. Best waters are San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, the beach, the Bluffs, and Los Coronados Islands. Fish run from yellowtails, albacore, and bluefin tuna to giant black sea bass and striped marlin off Point Loma. Charter boats, guides, tackle, bait are always available in San Diego and in nearby coastal villages. Quetico Superior Forest. Mink Ontar io: Last Summer an estimated 5,000 families made canoe trips into this undeveloped wilderness of peace and solitude. Outfitters in Ely, Minn., rent everything from canoe and tent to dehydrated food and waterproof maps of canoe routes. Rental rates are very low. Cumberland Lake, Ky.: The fishing in many Southern reservoirs runs in cycles; 1959 may be the peak year at Cumberland, a "little old fishing hole" about 150 miles long. There are bass, big walleyes, and pan fish. " Boat docks and -fishing camps dot the shore, with most activity at Beaver Lodge and Monticello. Paget Sound Olympic Peninsula, Wash.: Almost the year around there's premium fishing in this damp but scenic corner of the Northwest. Both chinook and silver salmon run in the Sound, even within sight of downtown Seattle. Battling steelheads migrate upstream in many rivers from the sea, while rainbow and cutthroat trout abound in smaller rivers and lakes of Olympic National Park. Summed up, this is paradise for the out doorsman who likes spectacular scenery and high adventure with his angling. Of course, there are other fine fishing holes, too. Take the farm ponds: more than a million of them are scattered from coast to coast Fishing for bass and pan fish is at least fair in most of them and the ticket is the farmer's permission. Any list of top fishing waters should also in clude Chesapeake Bay; Pamlico Sound, N. C; Rangeley Lakes, Me.; Hayward Lakes, Wis.; the upper Mississippi River; Grand Isle, La.; Lake Texoma, Tex.; Okeechobee Lake, Fla.; San Fran cisco Bay; Thousand Islands in the St Lawrence River; and Kentucky Lake, Ky. and Term. See you there! Family WccMy, May It, IMS
