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In writing to advertisers mention Forcst and Stream, 
Length: 15 inches, 
Girth: 10% inches. 
When Caught? Friday, July 11, 1924. 
Where? Mockingbird Dam Lake. 
Rod Used: Fresh Water Combina- 
tion Rod. 
Reel: South Bend Anti Back Last 
Casting Rod. 
Describe Artificial Lure Used: Bass 
O1eno-Red Head, White Body. 
Line Used: Silk Casting Line. 
Time of Day: Between 9 A.M. and 
10 A.M. 
Caught By: Ellsworth Way Mott. 
Street: 888 West 10th St. 
City: Riverside. 
State: California. 
Witnessed By: 1. Wilfred H. Taylor, 
868 Ridge Road, Riverside, California; 
2. Geo. F. Mott, 752-754 Main St., Riv- 
ersidé, California. 

Small Mouth Bass of the 
Upper Mississippi 
(Continued from page 397) 
turesome river steamboat traffic, each 
having its own mighty chapter in his- 
tory. And now, the greatest chapter 
of all, the saving of this valley by the 
Wild Life and Fish Refuge Act, passed 
by the last Congress, making this 
8300-mile valley the Upper Mississippi 
Preserve, our newest national park, 
and another great victory for conser- 
vation, 
It is well that the sportsmen of the 
country got there on time, for great 
drainage projects were about to snatch 
this valley in their death grip. 
There is yet more work to be accom- 
plished. On our recent trip we counted 
dozens of great seines on both banks 
of the river belonging to commercial 
fishermen. The natives of the valley 
say that these seines are taking out 
the game fish along with the food fish 
and nothing is being done about it, al- 
though it is against the law. If com- 
mercial fishing is to remain in the Pre- 
serve, then wardens should inspect the 
nets when they are hauled and the 
game fish should be returned to the 
waters. But commercial fishing should 
be the first thing to go under the new 
act. If we would keep that territory 
a sportsman’s paradise, then the 
sportsmen of the country must get 
busy quickly. 
Fishing trips can be made from 
Wabasha, Minnesota, to Winona, 
Minn. The boat in this case is shipped 
from the Winona Boat Livery at W 
nona. 
Crosse, Wisconsin, a slightly longe 
trip, the boat being shipped by J. L, 
Saenger Boat Livery at LaCrosse, 
Week-end trips can also be made out 
of LaCrosse, Winona and from Min- 
neska, Minnesota, where Fred Hart- 
man acts as expert guide and supplies 
the boats. Boat hire is $1.00 per day, 
This entire stretch of river from 
Wabasha to LaCrosse is, undoubtedly, 
the finest black bass fishing ground on 
the continent. It is actually the origi- 
nal home of the small mouth black 
bass, and he is here to give you the 
fight that he has been storing up 
through the ages. 
Possibilities of the 410 Bore 
Shotgun 
(Continued from page 400) 
release the safety, and before this 
could be released, the duck was beyond 
_all possible range. 
HILE mentally “cussing” our 
luck, we observed that two other 
canvasbacks had risen much closer in. 
under the bank, so snapping the light | 
gun onto the leader, we were gratified 
to see it double up when the trigger 
was pressed, and then the near duck 
collapsed quite as promptly to the sec- 
ond shot. Both ducks were killed dead, 
and neither could do more than kick a 
little. 
35 yards and the second at fully forty. | 
From Alma, Wisconsin, to La.) 
The first was killed at about | 

The river is very swift below the 
dam and we had to run to a riffle 300 | 
yards below to a point where we could 
wade out to get the ducks, as they 
floated rapidly down stream. We were 
very sorry we had removed our rubber 
boots, but we wanted those canvas- 
backs, so we took the icy water just. 
as we were and retrieved the ducks— 
a beautfiul pair of canvasback hens. 
Hastening back to the car, 
changed our clothes (fortunately we 
had a change) and putting the canvas- 
backs in a conspicuous place on the 
car, we returned to the river bank for 
a smoke and some meditation as to the 
surprise our friend would have in that 
we | 

we had actually made our double on 
canvasbacks. Soon our friend’s voice 
brought us back to the car. 
wearing a broad grin of anticipation, 
you may be sure, when Mr. Sherrod’s 
complacent voice said, “I see you only 
kill canvasbacks to-day; so do I,” and 
looking, we saw lying beside our own, | 
two as beautiful canvasback drakes as 
ever it has been our pleasure to see. 
HEN Mr. Sherrod related how a 
beautiful flock of canvasbacks had) 
passed by him, and he had picked out 
It will identify you. i 
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