Page 6 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Wednesday, May 6,

SOCKEYE RUN ON WA¥ BACK '

Massive Quesnel River
run of fingerlings noted

The Quesnel River sockeye salmon run may
some day rival the fabulous Adams River run in

size.

Fisheries scientists watching
the Quesnel fish are amazed at
the size of the massive sockeye
migration aow moving out of
Quesnel Lake on the way to the
sea.

The fingerlings
as adults in 1961,

are due back

One scientisi has predicted
that with good ocean si val
conditions the sockeys run to the
Quesnel system that year will
reach three to five million.

GURATEST RUN

aiMhough no figures are avail-
alue. the Quesnel or Horsefy run
was considerei the greatest
sockeye run in the Fraser
system before the disastrous
Hell’s Gate slide of 1913.

After the slide, the run was
decimated ft Miiliions of
spawners to a mere 1,000 fish in
1941.

CLIMBING BACK

By 1945, the next cycle year,
the Horsefly fish were abie

through.
The spawning run has climbed

Outboards do
not affect fish
surveys show

For generations, anglers have
been admonishing each other to
“be quiet or you'll scare the
fish.” With the advent of the
outboard motor, unfounded fears
about adverse effects of noise
and turbulence turned into dark
looks directed at outboarders.

The exhaust, the noise, the
wake—something was bound to

isturb_the fish, according’ to
populaisisconceptions, Factual
evidence, however, was lacking
to prove or disprove the theories.

To.discover the true relation-
ship of outboarding to fishing
success and fish mortality. the
Outboard Marine News Bureau
offers this information based on
factual studies and authoritative
reports, proving that outboard
motors have little or no effect
on angling success or fish sup-
ply. This conclusion is suppor-
ted by leading naturalists and
conservation experts.

In a 1957 congressional hear-
ing in the United States, Richard
H. Stroud of the Sport Fishing
Institute told lawmakers: “In
our considered judgment as pro-
fessionally trained and experien-
ced fish conservationists, based
on evaluation of scientific data
available, there is no factual
basis to indicate that use of out-
board motors on our waterways
is in any way harmful to fish
populations or to thenr tendency
to strike an angler’s bait or
lure.” ‘

One of the first truly scientific
studies on the subject was con-
ducted in 1950 by Prof. Karl
Lagler of the University of Mi-
chigan’s Zoology Department.
Experiments conducted at the
Wolf Lake Hatchery, Kalamazoo,
Mich., conclusively proved that
outboard operations have no
harmful effect on fish nests,
mortality, reproduction or catch
by anglers. A more recent re-
search program was conducted
by the Texas Fish and Game
Commission at Lake Travis,
Texas, in 1955-56, and substan-
tiated the earlier findings.

In its report, the Commission
stated: “Surface noises appar-
enly have little or no effect on
fish at depths of over 10 feet. A
10 h.p. outboard motor is used
frequently in diving areas where
observations are in progress. No
difference in the number of fish
seen or general activity can be
seen during periods of extensive
use of the motor and periods
when the motor is mot in use.

On one occasion, the boat was
run at full speed back and. forth
over a test area. ‘The fish in the
area completely ignored the mo-
tor noise and continued normal
activity. With the exception of
a small whirring noise, no effect
of the motor below 10 feet was
noticeable.”

Additional research programs
by scientific groups and conser-
have reached the

sions. The vast in-
crease in outboard motorboats on |
the nation’s waterways has had
no detrimental effects on fish: |
and the success or failure of |
angling has no discernable rela-
tionship to outboard operation

frcm that time to 20,000 in
1948, 105,000 in 1953 ana
250,000 in 1957.

The Horsefly san hatches in

Horsefly River and the fish spend
2 rear in Quesnel Lake before
Scing to sea.

The Adams River, which last
Fear produced 17.¢00,000 fish,
is still the greatest sockeye
stream in the Fraser system, but
scientists point out that the
Adams has reacicd its maximuin
production, with ali available
spawning gravel being used. The
Horsefly on the other hand
are using less than one-quarter
of their possible spawning areas

Wrestling bear will

highlight fight card

| “a trained bear will be a feature of the wrest-
ling show being staged this month in aid of the

Kiwanis playground project.

Popular Felix Kohnke, just re-
turned from an extended tour in
the States, will tackle “ Terrible
Ted,” a 550-pound animal that
stands seven feet tall. It will
be a no-time-limit match or one
fall.

The benefit card will be held
in the Elks Hall on May 21.

Filling out the card will be
three newcomers to the local
ring, Ted Gardner of Toronto,
Jean Dubois of Montreal, and a
gentleman known only as “ The
Shadow.”

Gardner is a veteran of the
wrestling wars and a much-
travelled fighter. His favorite
hold is a right cross and Boston

crab, Dubois is an up and com-

ing young man who has five
years in the professional ranks
to his credit. His favorite hold
is a hammerlock and quarter-
nelson, but he uses drop kicks
to good advantage.

Felix has just returned from
a successful tour of the western
States, winning 50 matches out
of 61 fought. Highlight of his
tour. was a match with world
champion Pat O'Connor, which
the challenger lost after a hare
fight. Felix has been promised
another go at the champion at
a later date.

Referee for the Kiwanis card
will be Bill Kohnke.

Lumber industry interested
in game management

A heavier cropping of deer,
careful regulation of hunting
and angling traffic and a closer
watch on fire-season travel have

been recommended by coast
loggers.

Speaking at the annual game
convention at Penticton last

Thursday, Ian Mahood, assistant
to the general manager of wood-

lands of Macmillan & Bloedell
Ltd., said the logger realizes
hunting and fishing and logging
go hand in hand in the multiple
use of natural resources.

Hunters should be encouraged
to spread out more, he said, as-
serting there should be hunter
management as well as game
management.

Mahood said that because of
recent mild winters, there is evi-
dence of over-population of deer
in the form of serious browsing

of Douglas fir plantations.

Because of this, the speaker
felt the deer harvest should be
accelerated and the hunting
season extended.

The convention passed resolu-
tions that seek:

To prohibit gravel removal
from the rivers without permis-
sion of the game branch.

To control outboard motorboat

use from becoming detrimental
to general recreational safety on
small lakes.

To set aside money for the
game branch to purchase pres-
ently privately-owned stream and
lake beds alienated irom public
recreation.

To increase penalties for dy-
namiting fish in rivers.

To accelerate the program of
coarse fish eradication from
otherwise good trout lakes.

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From hockey to baseball and the minor sports calen-
dar keeps right on going for town youngsters.
Taking a swing at this early-season pitch is David
Dixon, son of Mr. and Mrs, Doug Dixon of Glendale.
Ready for the catch is Ian Stacey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Stacey of Williams Lake.

Boys swing to baseball

The town’s minor hockey stars

eight teams entered in the for-
mer division and three in the
latter.

have hardly hung up their skates
and already they are off in an-

Aside from town teams, there
will be two from St. .Joseph’s
Mission, one from 150 Mile
House and one from Glendale.

other line of organized sport.

From now until the end of
June, some 150 boys will be

baseball-conscious. .
Dick Brookbank, president of

the Minor Athletic Association,
reports there is 20 shortage of
help with the boys, so the base-
ball league should roll as
smoothly as the hockey sessions.

Practice sessions are being
held this week and a schedule
is being drawn up for “little
league” (9-12 years), and “Babe
Ruth" (13-15) play. There are

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TERRIBLE TED
The Bear

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FELIX KOHNKE WILL WRESTLE A SEVEN-FOOT BEA
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Thurs., May 21 - Elks Hall - 8:30 p.m

FELIX KOHNKE
Williams Lake

No time limit or one fall

TED GARDNER
Toronto

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Williams Lake

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JEAN DUBOIS
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