Mt. McLoughlin Angel Indicates Fishing Time
By EVA HAMILTON
Mail Tribune Staif Wriltr
The angel is clear on the
mountain and its time to
get out the rod and tackle.
For newcomers, who do
not know the me a n i n g
of this, oldtimers will
explain.
The snow has melted on
the Rogue River valley
side of Mt. McLoughlin
(affectionately known to
early settlers as Mt. Pitt)
to the point where the re
maining snow takes the
form of angel wings.
This is the sign, familiar
to pioneers, that it's time to
fish the mountain streams.
The runoff from the snow
crop is slowing down. The
little streams fed by the
mountain glacier are less
full and crystal clear. The
speckled trout is ready to
rise to the fly.
John Ross of C e nt r a 1
Point, son of Colonel John
E. Ross of Indian war
fame, passed the message
on to many young fisher
men during his years. His
father had learned this leg
end from the Indians.
Flowers Are Blooming
This snow formation also
means that wild flowers
are blooming in abundance
along tangled trails,
known only to fishermen.
The be a v e r has recon
structed his dam after the
winter swell and it forms
a bridge dependable for
the most cautious to cross.
The region traversed by
Mt. McLaughlin's Rift of
etreams offers fishing for
everyone. In the meadows,
where the lupine grows
taller and bluer, there are
currents so small that the
very youngest fisherman
can draw a fat trout from
a deep pool, screened by
rushes.
That is, of course, if the
youngest fisherman has
learned to approach the
brook in such a way that
he does not cast his shadow
on the water. The native
mountain trout are wily.
That is why they have
escaped the army of early
season fishermen, now
moving on to more distant
streams and lakes.
Rugged Trails
In this same area there
are rugged trails for the
hiker willing to stoop to
the height of the first tiger
lily or to break through
hazel, alder and buck
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brush to drop a line in
good fishing water; or per
haps to crawl over a bank
white with anemones, soon
to be replaced by the
waxier petals of the bunch
berry.
There are many pursuits
beckoning persons, who
enjoy the great outdoors,
Into Mt. McLoughlin's
realm. The wild flower col
lector, the bird watcher
and the animal lover wilt
find a wealth of specimens
on these trails from early
summer into autumn.
There are berries, too
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Sun Hoi in Open
The sun is hot in the
open where loggers and
fires many years ago de
stroyed a giant forest. The
dust is deep and so are the
ruts in byways leading to
the Old Military road.
Many, however, are the
compensations for those
who would fill their lungs
with pine scented air
where there are no modern
accommodations.
There is a challenge for
the engineer in the beaver
dams and a finished lesson
in deception is offered by
the little night hawk, who
woos the passerby from
the region of her nest,
feigning a broken wing.
The chill descends as the
sun goes down and wind
from the .snow mountain
makes a campfire good for
more than frying fish.
Sleep Is Inescapable
Sleep is inescapable in
this setting but interrupted
frequently by the barking
of coyotes.
Morning comes to reveal
a network of tracks in the
sott dirt around the camp.
The woodland creatures
have found man Interest
ing, too.
If the fisherman has not
caught the limit he won't
complain because of these
other gifts surrounding
Mt. McLoughlin. It he has,
he will leave the sack nt
dawn to feast upon the
best fish fry water has
ever spawned.
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