Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 30, 1963, Image 13

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGOK StfSDAY, JBBE S3, IS SIPdDIKTrS Woods, Water, Wildlife By Hnk DVos There is problem devel oping here in the Rogue ba irn that may become one o( the most serious to threaten the salmon and the fishing for salmon in the ' Rogue River. This problem was mentioned in earlier columns but is reaching such a depth of seriousness that it is felt to require more attention. THE PROBLEM Th upptr river hu on oi the largest runs of spring Chinook salmon runs In sev eral years retting in the -various deep holes from the mouth of the south fork to Gold Bey dam. These fish are scary as a result of all the lures and bait that have been tossed at them and don't seem to be in the mood to take or . strike at anything else. As a result of such a frustrating situation, mare so-called fishermen are try ing to catch a salmon by any method they can; and this means they are snagging fish. The law states that it is illegal "To net, trap, spear, gaff, club, snag, or shoot game fish. It further states that ". . all sinkers or weights shall be located or fished or have the place or nearest attachment in a po sition 18 inches or more above, and never below the hook, measured from the eye thereof, and no weight or sinker shall be used on or attached to the shank or shanks of any of such hooks in any manner." In regulat ing the size of hook to be used, the law says, "There shall not be used in any sal mon or steelhead fishing, any treble or double hook, of which any one or all thereof are larger than three-quarters of an inch from the point of any such hooks to the shank or shanks thereof . . ." The snaggera are well aware of the law and how to avoid or ignore it. The oldest method of snagging is io buy the largest treble hook available, and there are so-called sporting goods stores that stock them, tie it to 90 pound line on a broom-handle pole, wire the heavy sinker under the hook, heave this deadly combination across a salmon-holding pool, and jerk whenever a fish swims against the line ai it is pulled through the hole. The most important part is to pick a time and a place where the law cannot tee you ai work with this gear. The latest method is to use legal gear and take a chance on the law not being on the spot when a fish is beached and kept. Legal gear consti tutes a spoon with the largest treble hook the law allows, the weight the proper length above the hook, and a show of innocence while releasing a snagged iish if the law hap pens to be around. The problem of snaggers has been a constant one on the Rogue river, and It would be foolish to think it could be eliminated. What makes the problem so serious at this time is that there are many people who are taking up fishing as a sport and who are easily convinced that any thing goes so long as you're not caught. The multitude of snaggers, and many of them are lousy fishermen and worse snaggers, are landing about one out of every seven or eight fish snagged. The fish that get away are almost certain to die a slow death that will prevent them from spawning and providing fu ture salmon for the run. This is the painful fact that means something must be done about snagging that laughs at the law as it is now written. THE CURE It is the consensus of con servationists, sportsmen, river guides, geme wardens, and fish biologists that the moat elfective way to stop all but the die-hard snagger is to change the law so that single hooks are the only means of taking salmon or steelhead in the upper river. The outlaw ing of treble hooka will make any user of such suspect and liable to arreii. It is recog nised by all interested par ties that without a treble hook a snagger cannot hope to hook into a salmon except by chance. The odds are too high to work against and we could hop that most snaggers would return to a less destruc- BRILL METAL WORKS Cemteil ImUsrrfal RttUtftHal Sheet Metal Wert Stainless. 6list? - Copper febrltetiee 2287 West Main tiv way of fishing. Also, this would mar mHmnti- k. blaming the game wardens for a situation that makes the law laughable because it is unenforceable THE ANGLER S LOG Those Who fiffuro n nrn. vidinE the fatnitv fnr Hit of fishing fun might be in- leresiea m Knowing that the game commission is planting a Fourth of Julv wooir with trout from 8 to it inches long. There will be about about 20.000 of these husky trout scattered from Foster creek in the upper Rogue to Weston riffle below Grants PaSS. The Urmor Ann(f.a4 and Carberry creek will have aoout louo new fish. Big Butte will have 600, and Sucker creek of the Illinois river will have 1500 starved fighters. Bowling UHhUkshW VVAsh outs Team Three (9-3 1 3, Jaedene Chadaubt 410; Team Seven 4-tJ I. Ann Skeeten 489- Team Four 8-4) S. Hatet Reed 433: Lucky Tour (3-Jl 1. Ruth Carpenter 433. Next Times (8-4 Vci'tatl Out house 471; Hopefuls (4-8i t, VI Corby 411. Diizy Deant (3-71 3. Zclla Voder 44.1: Team Two (3-81 1. Vetia Hte- day 377. Tomasa Urlen 184: Sandy Malot 182, Ruth Carpenter 171. Team Sev en 1835. (Team Seven and Lucky Four have make-up trame Monday at 9:30 a.m. i QUARTETTES Four Squares 11S-41 3. Elsie Eddy 301: Poor Excuses tlO-tOl 1. Eunice Johnson 464. Crary Dazy (12-81 3. Shirley Mitchell 484; No Comments (9-111 1. Corky Jones 373. Headaches (ll?-8i 3, Dona Pottrud 402: Late Starters (7'i 12N) 1'i. Pearl Crow 427. Grin and Bear Its &-ll 4. Marl on Jones 441; Few Strikes t5-151 0, Donna Hunter 498. Jo Valimert 200, Donna Hunter 191, Viilenne West 185; Four Squares 2241. - WASHOUTS LEAGUE Four H's 115-51 2, L. f'.ouston 483; Pushovers (a-12) 2, D. Small 535. Pin Cheaters 112-81 3, J. Cuozzo 508: Four Pins Ui-Bl 1, E. Duke shire 473. Spoilers (10-10) 3, p. Bright 499; El Rancho Motel (9-11) 1. B. Kel son 473. Eisht B!l (8-12 J. Emil Nel son 488: Don't Cares (7-19) 3. K Schula sn.i. Phil Bright 200. Joe Cuozzo 302; Pushovers 18S9. THURSDAY PIU BUSTKHS Crawdads 113-31 3. Tohy Dorey 59; Team Ten (4-8) 1, Barry Hal! 415. TMm Four flo-61 3, Bob Poin dexler 461: Team Seven 18-81 I, Lf" Thrun 558. Team Six (8-4) 4. EJdon Vlnwn SOS: Teum Eight (8-8) 0, Bob War riner 448. Hoe Dads 7-9 3. George Allen 43; Team Nine (7-9) 1. John Rains 528 Team Three (S-!0i t. Wavne Ar cher 503: Team Five (5-7) 3, Rich ard Osborne 550. Tobv Dorsev I8T, Florine Dote 188. Grace Bouiware 180, I,en Thrun 313, Bob Poindexter 202. RichBrd Osborne 200; Team Four 2253. Sandbiower j Slate Opens! On Monday! Medford's park and recrea tion department Sandbiower baseball schedule will open on Monday with competition ttt two leagues at six teams each. The season will continue throuBh Aug, 18 when a play off between the American and National league champions is scheduled. National league teams are on the west side and members are the Griffin Creek Reds. Jackson Braves, Jefferson Gi ants, Washington Dodgers. Washington Cubs and Jeffer son Pirates. American league is an east side circuit. Teams are the Wilson Yanks. Howard Coils, Hawthorne Tigers, Haw thorn Hawks, Hoover Angels and Hedrick Sox Games in the National league are set for a.m. and those in the American for 1 p.m. The teams play schedules of 28 games each. In charge of the Sandbiower games are Bill Piche, Loren Soderlund and Maurice Kel son. SAStlBLOWlR St HHDUl.E: Monday moraine Griffin Creek Reds at Jackson Bravea; Jefferson Giants at Washington Dodgers: Washington Cubs at Jef ferson Pirates. Mondav afternoon Howard Colts al Wilson Yanks: Hawthorne Tigers vs. Hawthorne Hawka; Hoo ver Angels at Hedrick Sox. Tuesday morning Griffin r.k Red at Jefferson Giants: Jefferson Pirates at Jackson Brevet: Waihineton Dodgera WRihinfftan Cuhs. Tuesday afternoon Hawthorne Tigcrt at wtison Tanas: nenrc Colts vs. Hedrick Sox; Hoover An () at Hawthorne Hawks. Wednesday morning Griffin Creek Reds at Jefferson Pirates; Jefferson Giants at Washington Cuhs: Washington Dodgers at jsck Wednesday afternoon Wilson Yanks at Hedrick Sox: Hawthorne Tters vs. Hoover Angels ai eo rick: Howard Colts at Hawthorne Hawks. Dellenback To Talk At GOP Youth Camp Corvallis- HIPS -A week-long summer camp for Oregon Teen - Age Republicans has been scheduled in Lane Coun ty July 28-Aug. 2. Anne Kcnis- ton, chairman of the Oregon TAR organization, has announced. Purpose of the camp, near Mapleton, is to acquaint teen agers with politics. Speakers slated during the week include Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr., State Sen. Arthur P. Ireland (R-Forcst Grove); Rep. John R. Dellenback (R - Medford); Rep. C. R. Hoyt, (R-CorvaltisV Rep. Shirley Field, (R-Porl- land), and F. F. Montgomery R-Eugenc). E Carpenter Elected President of Board Alfred S.V. Carpenter o Medford was elected presi dent of the board of directors of Rogue Valley Memorial hospital last week. He succeeds the late Bish op Benjamin Dagwcll in the position. The Rt. Rev. James W. Car man, Portland, bishop o the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, was named vice president of the board, and Eugene Thorn dike, Medford, was elected chairman of the executive committee succeeding Carpenter. Srep-O-Matic Enka Lining tn ifstled on all 4 Wheels WHILE YOU WAIT! fr trm. Bk Specialist or 2i . 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