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Members of the Mosquito Creek Sportsman's Association and guests work on Mosquito Creek near Frenchville, Clearfield County, to make their second annual Stream Improvement Day a success. A deflector is being constructed. Clearfield Sportsmen Improve Stream ' What can sports clubs do to better fishing conditions in their area? A good example was set by Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Association in August when that club held its Second Annual Stream Improvement Day in the Frenchville-Karthaus district of Clearfield County. By dint of hard work and plenty of perspiration under a hot sun, several miles of Mosquito Creek, a tributary of the west branch of the Susquehanna, was made a better place in which to live for the trout that inhabit it. Scores of workers turned out for the occasion, and by 8 a.m. several working crews had made their way down the mountain to the Walker Dam, six miles upstream from Karthaus. Here the men, and a few women too, started working north and south on the stream, building deflectors, diverters and dams out of rocks. These rock structures, built at strategic points along the stream, create deep pools, widen the stream, break the force of flood waters in the fait and spring and create ideal habitat conditions for trout and other fish. Last year when the club held its first Stream Improvement Day, work in Mosquito Creek was confined to the Corporation Dam section. Next year, it is likely that work will be concentrated near the Shifter Place. In this manner, the entire 15 miles of this mountain creek will be improved for the fish that inhabit it. Following the day's work on the stream, 12 the club was host to its members and guests at a ham dinner in a grove near Kuhns Field on the Caledonia Pike, five miles from Frenchville. Club President Paul R. Coudriet was chef. Other officers of the club are: George Rankin, vice president, and Ralph L. Scott, secretary-treasurer. Fish Warden Les Ogden represented the Fish Commission at the event. The women help, too. Here Is Mrs improving Mosquito Creek for the fish. Interesting Views on Fishing By Fred Carbinere During the war, there were those «*»j predicted that fishing and hunting go into a tailspin, but strangely enough e ' more people turned to field and stream ^ outdoor recreation to quiet nerves janfj; led by work and worry. Assurances from J* ili' tary authorities and government offi is c ' that "we can all go fishing as occasion P* mits without any reflection on our patriot , and good intent," were all that was need to keep interest in angling at peak l eVe 0f Let's look at what some of the big men the country have said: Glenn L. Martin, industrial tycoon- 1 had my way, every employee of *°' nii> would spend his day off in the outdo" -•» a*". e fishing and hunting preferably, but at a , • rate in the outdoors, where he could W* e up both body and mental morale for tb following week's work." Herbert C. Hoover, former preside 11 , "As a nation, let's go fishin,' and after war we will find that rod and line will a real cure for many of our woes." . General Dwight Eisenhower. In a sp e . to his invasion troops: "Let's get this oJJ* ness cleaned up so we can go home an" * fishing." Average Citizen, "I'm getting my va c ._ tion and will have a couple of weeks ^ do what I've been thinking about all ^ ^ get off to a good fishing spot and have s° real fun." s Holmesburg Fish and Game N e tb* to Tom McKlnney literally up to her neck in the work PENNSYLVANIA ANGL t*
•"Ompt Action Saves Fish At Stellfox Pond Thousands of fish were saved from death 'ecently by prompt action of two fire departments. The perch, sun fish, blue-gills and cat •H, which were stocked in the Stellfox Pond I*' the lower end of South Renovo, were l^rishing rapidly when the water level fell ^ddenly. The Chapman Township Fire Department, îng their new tank truck equipment, Jished to the scene and gave the fish a Jânce for life by emptying 1000 gallons of *esh water into the artificial lake. They âde the trip twice more, supplying a total H 3000 gallons to replenish the rapidly dry- ^g pond. b Meantime the Citizens Hose Co. of South 5 6n °vo were busy placing 1600 feet of hose *°m the nearest connection of the borough *ater main to give the fish an additional ^Pply. With the reservoir at Halls Run JJttining over the south-side borough with * e best water resources in the state ap- ared to have an ample supply despite the ^y spell. President of South Renovo Bor- ? u gh Council Frank Bissett said that the ^•"wishing of water to the popular recreation Bpt could continue as long as this surplus as evident. This could be the example and answer to "hilar situations in other parts of Pennsyl- Jaia. ° r adford Sportsmen Win Prizes for Large Fish IA contest for the largest trout caught in /J e Bradford, Pennsylvania area and which as promoted by a local hardware coms ail y, closed with the following results. 700k Trout class—First prize, Millie Stew- ||. R.F.D. 2, Bradford, weight 2 lbs., length Â in. Second prize, Roy Groves, 2 Shee- S Place, Bradford, weight 1 lb. lloz., h e,1 gth 12y4 in. Third prize, James Kahle, K'^-D. 3 weight 1 lb. 8*4 oz., length 16% in. fovm Trout Class—First prize, George pchner, Corydon, Pa., weight 6 lb. 10 oz., Rgth 26V4 in. Second prize, George Sapko, 3 Clinton St., weight 5 lb. 4 oz., length in. Third prize, Thomas Hart, 31 !* *&ton St., weight 5 lb., length 25 in. Raini!, 0 ^ Trout Class—First prize, Red Swift, N 0r ydon, Pa., weight 2 lb., length 17 in. , 6c ond prize, Jack Gault, Mt. Alton, weight K lb. 11 oz., length 16Y4 in. Third prize, j.^ry Irshman, 51 Seaward Ave., weight ."• 3 oz., length 15% in. Three awards 6r e made in each division. WHAT'S NEW (From page 9) an early curiosity about this fascinat- , g hobby, and a short introduction to fly- *Uig would have fitted beautifully into the attern 0£ ^g D00k However, this subject i S!^ best be handled in another special I v °k for boys and until such a book apj, ars there is always that old favorite— ISwifl American Trout Lures by Rube Cross. j |he Boy's Complete Book of Fresh and I f ft Water Fishing is enthusiastically I hh Conimen ded by this column. A boy will c °bably read it through from cover to j 1 Ve r at first, and then—the more important f,^ of a good book—will consult it fresJ 6,l tiy thereafter for help on specific Ogling problems. EMBER^1949 Small Fish Aid Fight Against Mosquitoes Small, darting fish, a species which gets credit for aiding the building of the Panama Canal, have entered the Dallas fight against mosquitoes. Aquarium Director Pierre Fontaine said that he has supplied the health department with numerous Gambusia Affins, which have been prescribed for scores of Dallas' private fish ponds, to keep down the breeding of mosquitoes. The Gambusia Affins, a species common to Dallas and Texas, is known as the fish that built the Panama Canal because of the part it played in wiping out malariabearing mosquitoes in the tropics. The tiny surface-feeding fish—maximum size for females is one and one-half inches length and males one inch—feed largely • on mosquito larvae, destroying the insect before it becomes dangerous. When U. S. Army engineers faced the problem of wiping out malaria in order to complete the Panama Canal, hundreds of thousands of Gambusia Affins, also known as mosquito minnows, were shipped to the canal area and released in fresh water streams, lakes and swamps. Visitors to the Dallas Aquarium probably never realized the importance of the diminutive animal as they watched its lightning-like aquatics. The little fish has another distinguishing note, according to Director Fontaine. It was the first domestic fish sold in the United States as a tropical fish. In the late 1800's a Gambusia Affins sold at about $2, and granddad was probably sure he was getting an imported pet. The little warrior against mosquitoes is a live-bearing fish. The female will bear 25 to 75 young at one time and she bears every 28 days, Fontaine said. A surface-feeding fish, thit Gambusia Affins has great difficulty in picking food from the floor of a lake, stream or aquarium. The shape of its mouth is such, however, that it has no difficulty in attacking insect larvae on the top of the water. Because of its liking for mosquito larvae, the tiny fish still upholds its reputation as an aid to public health and as the fish that built the Panama Canal.—Dallas Times- Herald. Forecasting Weather by Cloud Formations Cloud formations are harbingers of weather to come and boaters who can interpret them correctly can determine whether or not to go boating or fishing. All clouds are water vapor condensations, caused when the air is cooled below its dewpoint, the term "dewpoint" referring to the temperature to which air can be cooled without causing condensation. The form they take indicates the weather. Cirrus clouds generally indicate a spell of good weather followed by rain. Composed of ice crystals, they are wispy, detached clouds of delicate and fibrous appearance. They appear in varied form; sometimes in isolated tufts, in bands drawn against a blue sky, or in branching featherlike plumes. The cirrus are usually colored bright yellow or red before sunrise or sunset, but are otherwise without shading and white in color. They are the highest cloud formations of the troposphere. Although the cirrus mean a warm air invasion, they usually bring the stratus, or rain clouds, in their wake. Appearance of the stratus indicate rain. The period between the first sign and the actual rain may be two days or more and the storm usually will last as long as it took to arrive. Stratus clouds are gray, heavy cloud layers which give the sky a hazy appearance. They are low cloud layers and have their base near the surface. When they rest on the ground, fog is formed. Cumulus cloud formations indicate good weather. Small, white, and wooly, they have a flat base and rounded outlines. Their shape is very irregular and they may be piled or massed in fantastic forms across the sky, or stretched in dainty, puffed balls of white. They generally develop when high clouds are lacking and dissipate by nightfall. Whenever they grow in size a shower can be expected. Cumulonimbus clouds are the clouds of thunder. A mountainous mass of condensed vapor from whose base rain or snow falls, they bring torrents and wind. Cumulonimbus cloud formations have great vertical development and their summits rise in the form of mountains or towers to tremendous heights. The upper parts of the summits form the anvil. The anvil top is a veil effect that pushes out ahead of the cloud from which the direction of the storm can be determined. — O. B. C. Bass can be taken from what would seem to be impossible muddy water by fishing a plug with spinners attached just under the surface of the water, fish it slow and if a strike is missed give him another chance as he will be waiting if not nipped by the hooks. 1 1 i) Using a flat-fish, David Guthrie, of Marienville, Pa., took these fine muskies from Tionesta Dam. The larger one measured 40 V4" and weighed 19J4 lbs., while the smaller one measured 32" and weighed 1 lbs. 13
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