THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 217 

Almost a Strike. The Rainbow Trout. 
NORTHWEST FLY AND BAIT-CASTING 
TOURNEY 
The Annual Northwest Championship Fly and Bait Casting Tourna- 
ment will be held in Portland, Ore., August 24 and 25, under the 
auspices of the Multnomah Anglers’ Club. All the events will take 
place on the new lake in Laurelhurst Park. 
On August 24 there will be the one-half ounce distance bait, the 
one-half ounce accuracy bait, one-half ounce distance slam, the light 
accuracy fly and the heavy tackle distance fly events. 
On August 25 there will be the one-quarter ounce distance bait, 
the one-quarter ounce accuracy bait, the light tackle dry fly accuracy 
and the light tackle distance fly events. 
Gold medals will be given the winner in each class; silver and 
‘bronze medals will be given the second and third place winners, while 
merchandise prizes go to the next three places in each event. There 
will be an entrance fee of $1 for the first event, 50 cents for each 
additional event or $4 for the entire program. The prizes will be 
awarded at a banquet to be held on the last day of the tournament. 
The following day, Saturday, August 26, all out-of-town entrants 
will be taken for an auto trip up the Columbia River Highway to 
Bonneville, where the state fish hatchery will be inspected. 
All entries should be sent to W. F. Backus, club secretary, 273 
Morrison street, as soon as possible. 
