200 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
and a standard weight line, and he will be fully as accurate when after 
bass or steelheads. 
The distances reached in bait casting are very great, much longer 
than necessary in fishing, it is true, as a very thin line is used in 
tournament work, but it is all most excellent practice for a fisherman. 
He becomes so used to controlling a fast running reel for a long 
period of time that the ordinary cast required in fishing isi done with 
the greatest of ease. 
- Our local park officials have just completed an excellent casting 
platform in the lake at Laurelhurst Park. Targets and measuring 
lines have been installed so that casting practice can be indulged in 
at any time. Almost every evening finds a number of casters busy 
with the various events, and a cordial invitation is extended by the 
Multnomah Anglers’ Club to every one interested in casting to make 
use of this platform. 
On August 24 and 25 the Northwest Championship Tournament 
will be held on this lake, at which time we expect to bring together 
expert anglers from all over the Northwest. 

New Fish Ladder on East Fork of Hood River, at Dee, Oregon, built by Oregon 
Lumber Co. 
Sportsman—lIs it worth my time to shoot in this neighborhood? 
Native—Well, the shootin’ ain’t wuth shucks, but then, I don’t 
know what your time is wuth.—Boston Transcript. 
