Page is THE HERALD March lt7S ONTARIO OUTDOORS The first sign of spring R C BobOUlfler MemberOutdoor Writers of Canada The Sportsmen Show annual that la The harbinger of spring You have heard by now of the huge crowds that are flocking to the show In Itself tells of tbe excitement This year la better than the last year and I rated that one one of the beat ever The ministry of natural resources has changed their display and It la very Impressive to say tbe least Last year I wrote about swamp Its Importance to the local environment and the controls that bob ollivier now the ministry has a display on the swamp as well as tbe many other areas of Interest and they are staffed with very knowledgeable personnel and are always willing to talk and answer questions The Toronto Star booth has a display of taxidermy and the chance to see what can be done with that trophy you will be getting thla year That s positive thinking for Sou Of course the Ontario Federation of Anglers and has an excellent display This one is well staffed and these boys will be ready to you and your friends In the organisation With this In mind I buy a program and sit down to study It as soon as get In show I then find that I don miss any of tbe booths that I wish to check due to the fact they are all listed In tbe back of tbe program Following are some of the manufacturers I looked up and I will follow this up with more next week that can or wishes to go to the Sport smen Show and I go to show with this In mind and thus can pass on unbiased Information VlbroTall byNormark this Is tbe one I wrote about last year as being one of beat lures you could use when fishing for Bass or Walleye And even Pike has a demo tank and you can see for yourself tbe action An allurlng attraction of this years Sportsmens Show that Is Imparted by tall on this hire It Is available In both Minnow shape to attach to jigs or to the spinner baits and worm shape for various types of rigging Look up Soger Cannon and tell him I sent you you want more Aakhlmforalockatbisphoto album It will unbalance your thinking for hours just tbe fish be has taken on these lures regards to tbe Salmon fishing Is so much In newslhese days the method of deep water fishing for tbem called down rigging la well shown Ibis year andthls can be seen at tbe Big Jon booth There you will meet Peter Stickle the well known writer who Is now tbe rep or this company In Canada He will be glad to tell you all about down rigging Once again Dlawa have done themselves proud The display of heir fabulous tackle is on display I use Dlawa rods and reels and count them among the Best tbatlhaveeverused skirted spinning reel spools are the thing for preventing line slipping behind the drag and In to the mechanism If you want more information on the show call me end I will try to help you all I can as this is one of tbe reasons for me writing this column I feell would be remiaa If I did not thank publicly the Knights of Columbus local council for tbe opportunity to address tbelr group recently and for tbe fine reception Metric comes to Canada on the first of April of this yearandltwIIlbehsjdforsometounderiUnd There is a booth at tbe Sportsmen Show that will assist you In even though I have my own thoughts on this type of measurement It Is here and we must use it There are many benefits that will to its use In Canada with world trade so Important to the economy As promised last week a word on spring fishing Walleye can be taken right now and last weekend was a perfect one with tbe fine weather I feel that there should have been a lot of fish available and very few If any fishermen out The Midland area of the Georgian Bay shoreline and the district that reaches from there to the Moon River is of the early fishing areas due to the breakup of ice from the force of the Trent Canal pouring In to the bay there This la one of the place try the aforementioned Vlbro Tail hires worked very slowly on bottom with very little if any Jigging motion The season there Is of course open all year water Is cold and for Ibis reason you must fish any lure alow Tryitandletmeknow I will always be willing to go fishing with you even though most folks don ask a writer as they think he would and ruin It for tbem Another reason is that some fishermen think a writer Is hist too good for tbem Not so Ask roe and find out for yourself I am always ready f or a trip In Ontario outdoors Three GDHS gymnastic champs In the East Hal ton Gym nasties Championship it was the gymnastics team as a whole that dominated win ning the meet This Thursday In the Hal ton Championships the team did not fare as well finishing second However three of the GDHS gymnasts came up with superlative performances Lord Elgin High School of Burlington won the meet with a total of 15 points Georgetown was second crultut 220 points and A High School of Oak vllle finished third with a total of points Tbe real story for the Georgetown team however was fact that tbey produced three All Round Champions Diane was the All Round Champion in the Junior Division accumulating 30 Kelly Frost was the rmediate All Round Champ with a total of OS points and Herrmann took Senior All Round honors by picking up points That Georgetown produced three All Round Champions speaks well for the coaching efforts of Joyce and Sheila White well as Georgetown teams from Ac ton Burlington Central Lord Elgin Nelson Oakv tileTrafalgar Queen Elizabeth Park MM Robinson and White Oaks participated In the meet Tbe next meet for GDHS tbe Peel Hal ton Championship this Tuesday but unlike tbe previous meets Individuals Intermediate or Senior teams compete To qualify an Individual had to place in the top ten in an event at tbe Hal ton Georgetown will have four Juniors five In termedlate and five Seniors competing in the Peel Heltons There Is a team trophy available and Georgetown Is in a good position to make a definite challenge In tbe Junior division Diane Strachen placed fifth on the uneven bars while Cathy finished ninth In vaulting Val Phillips placed fifth and Diane took ninth place On the balance beam Diane Strachen getting Into her stronger exercises was second and Laura placed seventh In the floor exercise Diane was he only Junior to qualify and with a beautiful exercise finished first In tbe Intermediate Division on the uneven ban Eva took top spot while Kelly Frost finished sixth placed three girls In the top tenia vaulting Eva waa second Kelly Frost was fourth and Diane Ridley placed tenth On the balance beam Janet Bums and Kelly Frost finished fourth and gymnast to place In the top ten floor exercise as she edged Into tenth spot For the Seniors on the uneven bars Roseanne Herrmann was second and Jane placed fifth Ruth Agias picked up sixth place and Herrmann waa seventh In the vaulting Three girls ranking on the balance beam Roseanne was third Jane Agglss was fifth and Vickie Herrmann finished eighth In tbe floor exercises Ruth Agglss placed fourth was sixth and Jane Agglss locked up ninth place The PeelHalton s are an important meet for tbe par gymnasts This meet the step to tbe An Ontario a which will be held at York University at the end of April To gain an AllOntario berth the gymnasts must perform well In the Peel- Hal and show their versatility In several results were not available at events A girl a standing In event does not necessarily qualify or disqualify her from the AllOntario as final choices made at a coaches meeting following tbe cnam Tbe PeelHal tons were held Tuesday unfortunately the DIANE AH Round Cham exercise routine Georgetown second In tbe Junior division of the Peel Hal ton Lord Elgin for team Championships through her floor We fix Sunday dinner seven days a week Colonel Harland Sanders fixes Fried Chicken for about a million folks everyday goes ho more people more often than any chicken in the world Must Take son home tonight Take it from the Colonel its finger lickin COLONEL SANDERS RECIPE chickenyca I Draper Dobie 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