THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



SHERMAN COUNTY. 



Rufus Rod & Gun Club, Rufus. Anson Tom, President. C. H. Linde- 

 man, Secretary. 



UMATILLA COUNTY. 



Umatilla County Fish & Game Association, Pendleton. W. N. Mat- 

 lock, President. R. W. Fletcher, Secretary. 



Camas Prairie Game Protective Association, Ukiah. I. R. Laurance, 

 President. W. W. Allison, Secretary. 



Milton Rod & Gun Club, Milton. Geo. Cole, President. H. A. Wil- 

 liams, Secretary. 



Pilot Rock Commercial Club. L. A. Scharpf and M. D. Orange, 

 Committee. 



UNION COUNTY. 



Wing, Fin and Fleetfoot Club, La Grande. Dr. G. W. Zimmerman, 

 President. A. A. Wenzel, Secretary. 



WASCO COUNTY. 



Rod & Gun Club, Dufur. W. A. Short, President. T. C. Queen, Sec- 

 retary. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Hillsboro Rod & Gun Club, Hillsboro. Wm. Nelson, President. 



STEELHEAD FISHING IN GOVERNMENT CANAL. 



The town of Echo has been the Mecca of Umatilla County anglers since 

 the middle of March. It is estimated that during the last sixteen days of 

 the month close to 500 land-locked steelheads were taken from the govern- 

 ment canal which supplies the Cold Springs Reservoir with water. While 

 these fish ranged in length from fifteen to twenty-one inches the greater 

 number were about eighteen inches and weighed close to two pounds each. 

 One disappointing feature of the sport to many was the fact that these fish 

 would not rise to a fly. In order to catch them the anglers were compelled 

 to resort to the use of all manner of bait. 



The run of these fish in the canal is due to the fact that when the ditch 

 was first completed and water turned in, five years ago, it was not equipped 

 with a screen. The reservoir was therefore filled with fish as well as water, 

 and among the fish was a large number of young steelheads on their first 

 pilgrimage to the sea. Not being able to escape from the reservoir they 

 grew to maturity there and when the reservoir was filled this spring the 

 mature fish immediately began ascending the canal in fulfillment of their 

 natural instinct to go to the headwaters of the stream to spawn. 



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