FOREST AND STREAM 
909 
WHAT BAIT FOR MICHIGAN RAINBOW? 
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 17, 1916. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Fishermen about Central Lake were last sum¬ 
mer asking for a bait to please the German 
brown and rainbow trout, but up to the end of 
the season were unable to find one which they 
would tackle. 
The northern part of Michigan abounds in 
lakes and rivers where there are plenty of these 
fish. The woods are a delight to those in search 
of plants for the wild garden. Orchids and ar¬ 
butus are to be found, and many other plants 
not so well known except to the botanist. 
German Brown Trout, 31 Inches Long, Weight 
9 Lbs., Caught in Michigan. 
The German brook trout shown in the photo¬ 
graph was found in a hole of a brook by Mr. J. 
Pond Fisk. It measured thirty-one inches and 
weighed nine pounds. 
It would be of interest to the fishermen in that 
locality to have suggestions about bait. 
F. L. Wright. 
LIGHTER SALMON TACKLE. 
By J. C. Brooks. 
Realizing that the continued general use of 
the heavy tackle in fishing for salmon would 
mean an elimination of that recreation from the 
calendar of sports, Oregon fishermen in the vi¬ 
cinity of Portland last year organized the Salmon 
Club of Oregon. The chief aim of this organi¬ 
zation is to substitute light tackle for the heavier, 
and the rewarding of those who were able to 
land the coveted fish by the use of lighter tackle. 
The club has a membership of 150, and was 
founded in January, 1914. It was conceived on 
the principle that for the best sport, and to more 
evenly match the odds between the angler and 
his fish, the salmon tackle should consist of a 
rod not less than five feet in length, and weigh¬ 
ing not more than six ounces, with a line no 
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The club has put a ban on the heavy tackle 
that was so popular with people a few years 
ago, and is still popular with those who fish 
for the market. There are some, too, who have 
not come to a full realization of the importance 
of the use of the light tackle, and the greatly 
increased sport to be derived from its use. To 
date there are hundreds of salmon fishermen 
skilfully using the light tackle who formerly 
used nothing but the heavy tackle, and it is the 
hope of the club that next year will see many 
of heavy tackle men won over to the new faith. 
To encourage this idea the club offers a num¬ 
ber of fine prizes in the form of different styles 
of fishing tackle. These prizes are offered to 
light tackle anglers according to an adopted 
classification, from which springs the term “but¬ 
ton fish.” Any member who takes a salmon of 
the spring run prior to July i, of each year, 
weighing twenty pounds or more, is entitled to a 
bronze button; one that weighs thirty pounds or 
more entitles the person who caught it to a 
silver button; one that weighs over forty pounds 
brings a gold button. These fish, however, are 
to be taken on the light tackle, and the angler 
must hook, play, and land the fish entirely unaided. 
