no Guardian -Tlle Ennlnl Patriot

TYPES ONLY

FOR REAL COOL

Pun l-A

Fishing is not always for profit;

elusive smelt provides winter’s tun

go I

Patience pays off in heavy catches

want tn have some lttp sport “and set a good meal at the same time~ Try sprar iishin: tor smriis throuah the ice Man. it's rval rnnl‘

in harbors. h s and on t-nllnlr less ri\or< a .< the island smelt sllntks hair apprarn‘li hot the smelt tlienisrli es so Tar ltll< wawm, llair Isllr'd Ill ap~ nonrin am :rrni nitsntiti ruin. mr‘rrlal leht‘rmon are Hm hav- in: iniieh hit-h and tho hae nets rnniiii: iin lishi oxccpl dur- s snot-«at tides iilien reas nod tattties liaie hren re~

Ea;

ported

the shorts iitiiih apparently spring up like maeie iiheh ii-nrd gets around that tho smeiis are rllnnlml. arr Ill? Slmﬂlt‘sl lol'm ht hniisinr iiith ihr possible rx- eeniinn oi sod shamirt A low pieres or “For tour. anr old boxes or ernto . e tar paper and a ll‘\l’ hits oi lattiins are all that is nerdrd him that it is simply a mailer oi a little iinrk min a hammer and some nails.

siirprisinaly rnintnrtnhle onee neeiipaney has horn estahlished wtth a smnll oil store on hand iur warmth. the sharks traiiire an onion: hole in tho ier thrniirli uhirll lhp iisiiernion points his linear or drops a hand line An iireasinnai eprinlilirin oi iood through the holo is heliered to nllracl thP smrlls II) the tires under the shark.

Hnnl‘vl'r. tho ii oitld - he iisher- man nrrd not imaeine that just hecnuso he has n shark and a spear lir is going to not Mile rven it thei- are there hrti tinn nt light through the water ireouently makes thinas sroni what III(‘_\' ‘am'l' and n clear shot at n smelt more oitoii than not results in ti oloan ml“ hy tiei rill inches.

'Clﬁiiaing

provides good future

Hall le Slavhrl Llll I! ll llrm “tins, llrnrliit'ls and unrkr‘ manship aw upnrrrinll‘d abroad I! wrll n: III hllmr Thrv are tin! oi the m in supplinrs nl Tish- lnl.’ Kl‘nr In Island llslll'l’men.

Tnlmded In Win by Stanley lInVﬂ't nnd Harold Hull the [inn pmdlices a variety ot ni rhines and msehine parts spe- tInIizlns tn the manutaeture at. ahnitinir. propeiiors. stumnsi boer tor lobster hosts as well u Ilmllnr equipment tor dragv‘ lerl. It! (It! largest mnnuinc» Iurlr of its type In the MIXI- tinies and operates a plant onl tower pnwnai street and a (nun dry mi mini Avenue in Charlot—‘

n. it my be ronsidrrrd . raw-Pl

Palmer Marine Engines

. ECONOMICAL . POWERFUL

Bent Wishu To All Fisherman For A Successful

° COMPACT . LIGHT

I963 Scum.

E. C. GAUDETT ES & SON LTD. Tlnlsh. P. E. I.

Ylm'r lnlmllonnl

int: downriver ntter slat-it tide.

Rut mire the ﬁshermen has the hang oi the husiness he tr l‘l for an hour or two ot real sport and ion “llh a tasty supper at the end or his da . AGE N0 BARRIER i Smells shacks are scattered all nlnnl: the Charlottetown \\a~ teriront will! a large number be- tween tiillsoorouph Bridge and ratr-onwood Point, The greatnst r-onrentration ot them is a l o n it the \‘nrili hiier as usual. Start- ine at the ni-eastii-ork o - enirnent Pnnd out to Fort Ed- iiai-d and hesinninz again at the range light they run all the hay in lll‘wls Paint iinnre pronerlv Mai- Pnlnll. it is opposite thlx shore that the largest number are grouped with more than :to lndiiiidual shacks in the area.

I Wim- Imelt ﬁshing this way ‘ sisch or between A quarter and a

hardly comes under the hudinR hall»mlllinn dollars. This means of In]! business it must be in» that appmximxlely :00 persons eluded as one oi the island's n-alize their living oii-retly lrom major winter sports with its de~ the draught neat, vrhat in not voices anxiously watching the coiiniinptarniliesotthose pmple rise and tell oi the tide to eateh employed. the incoming iish or those head- The draggerx must to. supplied with iiiel, ire, toot-l. seen no, and this is supplil‘d by various 20 :mnl‘challls and dealers in the toiin, The amount oi money i Comm.“ pm“ page 0". A this regard would b: in the vic- Inlly oi $300,000 a season. This money helps the huslncsses oi the ton-n, and helps suppm‘l the payrolls of these businesses.

PROMISING YEAR

The year 1963 is startind In it manner that muld mean the bEE' gest yenr tor the spuris di‘agzer nert. since the ﬂeet (it came into existence. The iirst wrelt or p m nai- oiit iishins Im- a the present season saw the boats \\l‘|‘k or 1" FIRM at a time. land in the Vicinity oi mom in

This nor-i lands enough lish tot 40,000 pounds oi iish each per mainlaln tun Ilslilnl plants In tr.p. While thi‘sr totals are liar the town. Eat-h or these plants from speetnlar, it sounds quite have I payroll ol‘ ahoiti 100 per. reasonable, when one realizes

ns. iiith a total rmyroll inr 50.000 and mom pounds a trip.

draggers landing iish ln Souris. There are two sizes oi draggors being used at the present lime. a ﬁll-INN ariair iiith a capacity at up to 75m) pounds. and a as tootor. iiith n capacity or tip to motion. All oi thrse boats car i a his man crew, and are equ

. . . ALMOST ALWAYS PAYS OFF

that the ire noes Wm ltill pre. gradually tapers nit. Then in mm Sent, and the hllals could only summer, mun: is I slack spam; tish in the daytime, ‘ in which almost ' rei i since that time, the arerase taken. Fishian in the tall. de— Iiilidiugs have gone to litemcon'lpends almost emirch on “El- Landinlﬁ 0T lliis Size 'ﬂicr condlnnns. With the excel-l eremiir happy, rirst oi all thej lent start oi the present aenson.l boat rumors are pirasod. he- a tairly good tail rould mean ratise landings oi that sire on. that this season will iiee the sure thal that trip \lill show a most pnﬂndage nl fish (“L‘l' land» prolill le Crew «I [he boil. are Ed In Snuris by the dragger pleased. heeausa its a good pay no". ing trip ior them. The plants and the employees an- glad, he» ‘causc tiirn there is steady om- ; pini'rnont. ‘I‘Ii? III'SI. IZ \l'tti‘klnlz (lam hi the prrsrnt yrai‘, saii one plant being: iorrod to omit oieriime inn live occasion: in ni‘dL-r to .kccp up “inn the Tish landilIES, . Even aL (llal. they new lanEd tn sonil «tie of Illf‘ll‘ Mal: In ‘ :innlllor plant. It i: Illath pro 1 hablr uniortunately, that tho ‘presont rate 0! fish landings will not T‘OX’IIITIUD Each your. the iii-st rew ii-eei-s i we tlir- landings ll’ﬂli. hut lhls

ADVA

through

. e is no harrier to this partl- einator a port and tiahermen range in years trorn the teens to the seventies. And temales are nnl unknown.

The shacks niso serve as elub houses and many discussions are heard on the merits or iarioiis methods oi catching anielis. The spear is generally tavored INPI‘ the line as when the run is hravy too much time iii lost tnkinr the iish nit the hook. With a spear only a snap ot the wrist in re. outred to drop the tisti in a no: or on the Ice heside the hole.

Some enterprisinz yniinpstrrs operate a home industry on a small seaie hy selling their ratrh troru door to door at a prior set. oral cents per pound under the retail price in city stores. Tilry pet ihe nonetii ni ailer-sehoot sport along with ex t ra pocket

. Somet i m e s their sales are increased by virtue oi the rnlrhu or other iiahermen not purely tor the sport and not in. terested in eating their tisli.

with times'

ral oi the trend. hut Charles 3,3

crewlord. secretary nnd mens- lzer. states that approximately 15 per rent oi the produrta tuni- ed out are exported.

Chiet msrireia are in the Maria. times and Newloundlnnd. but‘

goods have been shipped to Mon- R11 and Toronto In ctnLrnl Can- ada and II In Welt u Winni- WI-

Hlll Ind Stnven do not con. Tin! lhelr lCIlVltlFl tn the {Ish- Int] industry. They manuiaeture jet pump unit Iniﬂhl conveyors, lame oi which are used in paci- ln! plnnu nrlvund the DrnVInEE.

Mr, Crawtord feel: their is a good niture tor the rim provid— ing it keep- pm with the llmu and :mtinuul chlngliiI condi- “(I'll

Harvester Denier

Fishermen Ol

ForA

SOURIS

Best Wishes To The

Successful Season

We Are Pleased To Supply Them With

Groceries, Hardware, Palrtl

Mattresse; and Blankets

Matthew & McLean ltd.

P. E. l.

aff' THE FISHERIES

and the

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engaged in this important industry

K.

CAN BE

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SULA’I'ED SHACK

Y AND RESTFUL 3m

Sport ﬁshing is long enjoyed j

in provmce .

Sport tithing has long been an citi‘ hlc pastime on the island. Front Osgood‘s "Th: Maritime Provmccs: I Hand- book for Travellers." anlnn. mill homes this interesting lit. i ll: item extolling the nbund- ‘ HM? and size of SE! Ira '

“The red trout ﬁshing bays and harbors oi Prinrs Edwani island, especially in June. whrn the Iisll iirst rush

. nleael Eﬂllnl nep- .

. Gas Engine Repair-

m, 2 0 Diesel pupil:

and lnleclm

toryiehiit and

in irnm the Cult. is really "mm! niarnitirrni. They avrrage a . niartne to 5 pounds each. I iound the Em". hest {lshlng at st. Peter's M mum

I! it. on the. north side or the l island. apoiit 2R niiles trom

(‘hni‘lulll‘lnlln I there killetl

in one morning I6 lrulll. which

weith in pounds. in

hays Ind along the coasts oi

the island they are taken

with scarlet riy, train a iioiit

under easy sail, with s ‘mack‘

erel breeze‘. and sometimes a

heavy ‘iiround awell'. The ﬂy

skips ironi wave to wave at

the end oi 30 yards or line. and

there should be at least 70

yards more on the mi. it it

splendid sport. as a strong iish

will make sometimes a lottti ‘ run. and give a good chase

down tlir wind" i

0 0n the spot IrrlvﬂI.

125 Kent street,

NCEMENT

ORGANIZATION

An organization "to advance the pro- motion and well being of all phases at the fishing industry in the Province of Prince Edward Island . . . and those

cited with —

COUNCIL OF CANADA

ATLANTIC PROVINCES ECONOMIC €0UN IL

PRINCE

Harvey Him Ulric Poitier

Stewart Ross. Paul Gallant. and Loon Johnston

Deputy "MW Gannon

Directors

KINGS QUEENS

Grant Graham Joseph “Min 1'. H. From J. E. Burden

(in large)

IRIDGETOWN

PRINCE EDWARD FISHERIES FEDERATION

Ml!“ In 1945

ATTENTION FISHERMEN See in for your ENGINE REPAIR NEEDS

‘ Authorized "SKF" BEARING Dealer

G. & C. SUPPLIES

Dial 2-1651

Charlottetown

Lorna L. Noonnn President

5. MLA VlurPi‘eEIdenl

3. Wm M Mary-m-

ISLAND