Psge M THE HERALD Wednesday April 1MI Ontario Outdoors Fish season here First of all let me thank all the wonderful people who dropped by the display I hod set up In the Sporting Goods Department of last Saturday Two hundred people lot of talking but that is probably what I do best my wife tells me The variety of quest kept Interesting and the day went by far too fast The next open house will be at on June 14 so watch for It Thanks to Bill Hudson and Brian Donnelly of Associates the distributers of the Sassy Shad lures for the donation of six tackle boxes full of lures as prizes Also thanks to Zebco for the Rod and Reel Set as firsc prize Total value in prizes was about and Finney Tellers manager drew the winning numbers which follow For a rod and reel combo number 261149 The following six numbers are for My Buddy Tackle Boxes packed with Sassy Shad Mister Twister and Bomber Lures If any of these numbers correspond to yours please call me at for instructions on how to collect your prize All numbers must match the half tickets in my possession and all prizes are awarded as shown You will remember Donnelly from my V show Ontario Outdoors spent most of the day with me meeting people and talking about fishing and a mote knowledgeable fisherman is hard find HOOKING THE BIG ONES Two weeks ago I promised a run down on hooks and why there are so many styles Each hook has its own use and proper attention to hook selection and size will your chances of catching fish The hook is the direct contact between you and the fish and you should consider the size of the fish and the bait you will use to entice it Small trout and panfish of about inches should never be fished with a hook larger than No and preferably a No 10 I regularly fish far 10 pound IroutwithnNo short shank hook Anything larger mayscarethcfishawayand the quality Is the best such as Eagle Claw then hook will hold without bending or breaking Never use a long shank hook with small bait such as worms as you will have to bunch the in order to de the hook shank and the bait will not be presented naturally to the fish WHERE TO FISH OPENING DAY Terra Cotta conservation area will be slocked as will In all likelihood Belfountain Monora above and trout should be in the Orangeville Reservoir Heart Lake will have trout but it will be elbow room only Kelso conservation area near Milton wilt have a good supply or trout and the popular areas around Owen Sound were hot last weekend and should be lops this weekend Any of the good streams as well as trolling the bay will produce fish As this paper hits the streets I will be fishing Owen Sound Harbour as the season is open year round in the bay This Saturday I will fish the season opener at Terra conservation area and will be only too pleased to help anyone get his first trout kids especially The gates In the Credit Valley Conservation areas open at a m and there will be no charge that day They request that you only take home three fish so everyone may share There will be a tot of trout In the Credit River below Nerval but be sure to fish below the Iron Bridge In regards to the Credit River I have word from the Ministry of Natural Resources I a fish pass and collecting station will be set up the Reld Mill Dam at this summer funds are available A Dent fishway for the Reed Dam In Nerval This fishway has been designed and is likely to be installed this summer 3 A facility to pass Salmonlds at the Mill Dam in Georgetown A feasible structure for this dam Is presently under examination by a private consulting firm Hence the details on this facility are pending this Investigation Have fun this weekend and please stop me and say hello I will look forward to seeing those old friends and make new ones as we once again bead out to fish ONTARIO OUTDOORS During RYDER Fourteenth The next week is the one that really counts Now until Tuesday April 29th SPECIALS ON TOSHIBA RECEIVERS SA72S RECEIVER nam lu 359 WOW SA735 RECEIVER watts 2 Int NOW SA 750 RECEIVER 50 vim X 2 list AND MUCH MUCH MORE MAGNETIC CARTRIDGES Including SC and Toshiba C 55 Regular Value to 00 EACH nitBtilitM to nfwjtair flfWjpsfl RYDERS TV Moore Park Plaza 8779796 No Credit Cards