THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 205 

Stephen Chambers and his two hours’ catch of Salmon at Oregon City, June 5, 1916. 
Small Salmon taken with light tackle. 
THE FISHING SITUATION IN CLACK- 
AMAS COUNTY 
By Deputy Warpen Ben S. Patton. 
. As to this locality, which takes in Clackamas County, mainly, with 
the return of good weather and people beginning to turn their attention 
to outdoor recreation, with camping and fishing taking the lead, I 
don't know of anything I could say that is of more importance and 
deserves more attention from the sportsman’s standpoint than the 
stocking the streams and lakes of the foothills and mountains with 
trout. A great deal has already been done, but with the increasing 
amount of fishing every year people are just beginning to realize 
that streams that are fished by so many people will have to be 
stocked more or less every year if the fishing is kept up to where it 
ought to be. There is hardly any one form of sport that will bring 
more people out in the open in healthful surroundings and furnish 
more enjoyment than good trout fishing. For that reason it is import- 
ant to the people as a whole as well as to the anglers themselves. 
Nearly all the good angling streams of this county can be reached 
at some point by electric car lines or by fairly good auto roads from 
Portland, Oregon City and other points, except, of course, the head- 
waters of these streams in the mountains, which can only be reached 
by trails suitable for saddle and pack horses, or on foot. This locality 
no doubt has more miles of good fishing streams that are within 
easy reach of Portland, Oregon City and the most populous center 
of Oregon than any other equal area in the state. For that reason 
it will take a great deal of work to keep them up with anything like 
