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Thursday. I“! mun teiuaasratt tiamimirmitaN's GUIDE I- i _ t as? My Macaw-an: mr.iit1irTtli:')',,iil. hortha'n Ontario. He was . . - 'Ad _ 22;? telling three of his cronies This as the id: that the trapper. cones. w. t . in the Rotary club about because it - is Whitefish net. This is the "tiii' Tgil this fishing expedition. fish that the native don't brag about. Instead l " li he says. -nreaesish "Oh, I just got a couple was: f _ “I'm alum you gentle- d nae-1y - ' , . men I've never had a trip . . ._-. t%'d, " q " T! iiiat.rvetisudtheozarirs . . What‘s - with in? I: it a case of fam- "cr'. Cw . ah" - the Tennessee Valley water but! h“ ,etrmrt', lut. we My andWisconsin, but never have I mm fishing. mg III our valuation d thy.fiis,'? It looks that . way. If the Great Northern Pike (and remember “Why .t.hose 1torthere Ontario fish smacked the Americans gave it that name) 'is such a - In!“ Pe.' tiger 891192111! on an antelope, doughty fighter, such a prize, why don't we like a bull alligator mapping a shore bird. They recognize it as such? 'lrieu"ai7tiiriiik-;iuiirtmr1imit-" Fr d.baked b led ti k del - , ied, ae or oi 'thepikeisn eicious "What kind of fish? ' table fish. Better still, he's always cooperative. "Wh , didn't I tell , They’re N uthe ' He doesn't care whether it's a plug, a spoon lure, Glut Ninthem ,',tyt'l'e"otrt'i'd;t 1'll', its; a spinner, 3 wobbler, or . live bait . - - he'll whole of North America. My best was a 22- smack it. He'llhite when weather conditions pounder, a real trophy fish gentlemen. Believe clnse other species into the depths. He a always no, you don't get that kind of tithing south of hungry, and he s a fithter. Cateh it 12mm Ste border.” at nikght on l troll, and vte12IiitrgtllT, a min ie, unti you turn t e as ig t am on Just in case you don't recognize this fish, it's him, and you see the white spots. Then the old theGreat Northern Pike. Of course, you know it. prejudice takes over. Pike have always been 2t2 ft fish Il".'." of 211 toss into the ttSt easy to catch, so they don't count for much. an ca auna ,anee,anzorm. a . - the fish you throw to the dogs, the one you That's another wonderfarthing about pike. - - .. r. _._ 2.. a- ...n. ”a turtles ther're eooperative. They’re not choosy, they'll - " _------ m... -n not. than , , "it., "i, "lt), _ “W ":'yr:r,,:s.,, tii, (lil, "1 he truth about a E JfiY; 'ri):,"::)::,'::, tackle-smashing aristocrat X in) s ":'ijj:.':,rt 'il it; _ ’19.: j, y '. , , Just in case you don't recognize this fish, it's the Great Northern Pike. Of course, you know it. That's the fish some of you toss into the bushes and can it u snake, 1n eel, a rum-m. Tut’s the fish you throw to the dogs, the cue you smash new the rock: foe the gum ad turtles aim limit. Isn't it time we gave this battler his just due, the respect battler his just due, the respecr. anu "u00B6B_r"m"' he deserves? The bald fact is, we haven't recognized their The pike (esox Iucious) has a first cousin value in the past. We haven't protected them. ealled the maskinonge, (exoe masquinongy) We haven't returned unwanted fish to the water. which has been glorified in story and pictures, Isn't at”: that will put“! adult firrhermatt into as the tiger iisih of the waters. the fresh-water WT!“ worthy of better treatment? The pike barracuda. . I! not only hm golden am he’- a good . neighbor. So-hes treat him as such. But the pike, contmues to be despised. maligned. treated as a poor relation. As a matter of cold hard fact, the pike is the goose that has been laying the golden eggs fa northern Ontario people. It's the fish that " V coaxed thousands of tourists to come north in N‘ - AL-u- c.... "cannnn 17f.- coaxeu ‘IIIUUDGIqu v. "W tish. When they come they buy gasoline, gro- eeries, rent boats, motors, cottages, hire guida, stay at outfitters' camps, buy souvenirs. woollens, chinaware, beer pelts, tires, soft drink. hamburgs, bait, pm and cigarettes. Th. spew e trail of dotinm from the time they cm the border from the trs. or leave their hom- ln southern Clark). to their tiahing not ed fish that hasn't even the dignity of " 1900 He was an American, a fisherman, and had just returned from , nip into we gave this tackle-amashirtg up, the respect and admiration was "mine totee1.See.1Ey.lt This blood taa-ttanion to the Ontario econ- omy, is a reality because there are pike in on: northern waters. This is the ii: that the trapper curses. because it bra-kl hi Whitefish net. This is the dish that the and” don't brag about. Instead he says. -nreaesish "Oh, I just got a couple of new jib". (may It qa"'e"""""'" ---- __-- -__ - hit mod any lure. However like all fidh, they have Morita. So if you’re going after pike me a spoon lure with treble hook, the [urgent plug ',U"v'i',i'iii"i"eiiiTiLayrekeettt1ltd bucktail with single or double spoon ahead of it. All these will take a big pike. may! Quart-gm CABIJNG'S Outdoor writer and autumn»... In ‘0-”UIWJ” jj'ts, ",tb'i..ik"eii, _ :12; .' iei:ii.i,yc'/lis. SW. . (att/CST, 1. T 'ff, Iii}??? . y, _i:":1.q.i...,S, x: illlill' 'jj.ijj.ii: J. C, ' a; .d " ..:._.:.,_ 'l??: i' . .: r LI :gx 't: to,.' '" lj, LI . Lite.s ' bg _ rs-". in“ . 5 ttr, ' _.: L U H ‘. , H xiir" 'Cu, an. . V PAC. 1-!!!-