went on toward Mile 27. A bear had 
been all about the cabin and had tried 
to get in through the roof, but failing 
had most likely gone away disgusted, 
for we saw no fresh sign of him. 
When we reported to our wives in 
Edson nearly five weeks had elapsed 
since we had taken leave of them, and 
needless to say we got a good raking 
over the coals and were assured that 
we would never be allowed to do such 
a thing again. But we got our real sur¬ 
prise when we inquired about the fur 
market—everything had gone smash; 
muskrats that had been worth four dol¬ 
lars when we left were now worth only 
xour bits! Beaver had dropped from 
thirty dollars to five, and you couldn’t 
give a bear hide away! Such is the 
life of a wild and wooly trapper! 
(To be concluded in next issue.) 
BAIT SUGGESTIONS 
(Continued from page 504) 
side; then break off the side pieces or 
plates, taking with this the head and 
entrails and the plates down the back 
to the tail. This leaves merely a piece 
of white flesh with enough tough skin 
on the belly to hold the hook, which is 
run through the belly and out along the 
outside of the back, then in through 
the tail with the barb exposed beneath. 
This is good in any kind of water, 
clear or cloudy, but one must pull on 
the first run, as they take the whole 
bait in their mouth. 
Mr. Landis uses a light fly rod with 
this bait for bass, and in this way is 
able to get considerable pleasure and 
sport in landing a bass, which when 
struck will fight for every inch of line. 
Crayfish are usually plentiful and 
easy to get; they may be found in 
burrows or in the grass and vegetation 
m brooks and creeks, or under stones, 
and in the grass patches in the river. 
Another good bait for bass are stone 
catfish, commonly called “stone rollers” 
or “catties” in our region. Bass are 
seemingly “temperamental,” sometimes 
feeding on minnows, sometimes on cat¬ 
fish or hellgrammites, and again on 
insects or worms. There are times 
when skinned “catties” are very effi¬ 
cient. Try them when bass refuse to 
take live ‘ catties,” or when you have 
only dead “catties” remaining. 
To prepare a dead “catty” in the 
proper manner, according to Mr. Lan¬ 
dis, mark around the body with a knife, 
back of the fins, when the , G kin may 
easily be pulled off. Hook in the same 
manner as live “catties.” This is a bait 
similar to the shelled crayfish, and is 
said to give good results. 
Dead chubs or minnows may be used 
to good advantage for bass in a place 
where there are riffles, especially be¬ 
tween islands where the current and 
riffles keep the bait dancing and bobbing 
*n a more or less life-like manner. 
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