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Larry Vaught, Lawrence resident, sits on the Kansas River bank and fishes for catfish. Vaught usually fishes at Lone Star Lake or Clinton Lake.
Fishful thinking
Trying to get hooked on catching catfish? Head out early to one of the several local fishing holes.
By Tracy Brodrick Special to the Kansan
before the lazy days of summer reel away into fall, students should take the time to enjoy one of summer's laziest activities: fishing. Douglas County offers several venues for the average fisher: the
Star Lake and Douglas County State Fishing Lake.
Fishing boat rentals are available at the three lakes; maps are included. The three marinas also self fishing licenses, bait and tackle.
Brian Labonte, an employee at the Clinton Lake Marina, gave a run-down of local fishing hot spots.
"Crappie, walleye, catfish and eels are good off the dam," he said. "Catfish also are found in the arms of the lake, he said, and crappie can be found near the marina.
"Bass are good all around the lake," he said.
Students interested in fishing also should be aware of the length and creel limits posted at their fishing location. Length limits require that fish under a certain length be returned to the water immediately. Creel limits set the number of "keepers" that may be taken in one day. A person can possess only three times the daily creel limit during a lengthy fishing trip.
Although fishing is a carefree activity, it is not cost-free.
Fishingpermits must be purchased for everyone over 16 years of age.
Park permits also are required in certain areas. To enter the state park area at Clinton Lake, or to fish at Lone Star Lake, a permit is necessary. Park permits for Clinton State Park are available at the park office, and county permits to use Lone Star Lake are available at the Lone Star Lake marina.
Students who want to fish but don't have tackle can outfit themselves at a fishing store or at the sporting goods section of the nearest discount store.
The bare minimum needed to fish is a pole, a reel, hooks, weights and bait, said Keith Zielinski, KU graduate and employee at Lunker Bait Tackle & Hunting Supplies, 947 E. 23rd St.
"And if you want to use minnows for bait, you'll need a minnow bucket, of course," he said.
The cost of purchasing the basic tackle doesn't have to be high. Zielinski said costs can range anywhere from $20 to $500.
Summer fishing is best when done during the cooler times of the day. Miller usually goes during the early morning or the evening. Labonte and Chris Coleman, Lawrence junior, both recommend going between sunrise and 9 a.m., and after 7 p.m.
Zielinski said most college students prefer to fish at Clinton Lake or at small ponds. Most of the people who fish in the Kansas River are very dedicated, and they tend to look for catfish, he said.
"They use smelly bait and sit out there all night," he said.
Farmer chooses the bare necessities
3y Scott MacWilliams
Special to the Kansan
Tim Coughnell pulls weeds in his backyard garden and wonders what time it is.
As he stands up and brushes the dirt from his hands, he gazes not at his wrist, but at a homemade sundial by his back porch.
Coughenour doesn't have a watch, nor are there electric fans, lights, air conditioning, gas heat or refrigeration in his east Lawrence home. He said that he really doesn't mind.
In fact, if he were offered these things that most people would consider essential to living, he would refuse them, Coutenour said.
Coughenour's house features a wood stove for heating and cooking. He said it only takes six minutes to start a fire and bring a small saucepan of water to boil. The stove's oven is used to bake about 130 loaves of bread a year, using a sourdough starter for yeast.
But Coughenour uses a homemade, solar oven on the warmer months. The solar oven is made from an insulated cardboard box with a hinged lid. The lid props open to reveal a foil-lined box topped with a clear, glassstop.
He hooses independence from things that he sees as unnecessary. Coughenour has refinished his life over the past 17 years to fit this philosophy. If someone is kind enough to offer him a ride in a car, he will decline, he said.
Coughenour said that when he was thinking about living without a refrigerator, he thought it would be difficult. But he said that he dries most of his food for storage.
"A few weeks after I made the change, I couldn't believe that it had ever seemed so important," he said.
"Society is built on making it impossible to live without a car," he said. "It's one thing to go for a ride in a car just for the pleasure
Cooghenou passionately explains his independent philosophy while walking through his North Lawrence garden.
of it, but it's something else to be forced to rely on a vehicle, to have no alternative. We should have at least one alternative to gas and fossil fuel."
"We need many systems of energy," he said. "When we use up all the gas and oil, people will expect nuclear power to take up the demand, and that is not going to work."
He said that all of his crops were grown from seeds except for onions. He collects his own seeds from his crops to sow for the next crop. The big cash producer is garlic, and he has about 2,000 plants, he said.
Coughenour said he also saves energy by working his land entirely by hand. He grows most of his own food and enough to sell at farmers' markets, which provides about 80 percent of his income, he said.
He said his produce is of better quality than that found in large supermarkets. He gives his crops the individual attention that is not lavished on mass-produced crops. And he prices the produce reasonably.
Coughenour said that farming was hard work but that it was satisfying. He supports himself by selling his organically-grown produce at the Farmer's Market in downtown Lawrence.
Coughenour hauls everything he needs on the Cannondale trailer he pulls behind his bicycle. This includes firewood for his house, manure for the garden, fat for making soap and, of course, fresh vegetables for the market.
"When watermelons are in season, I have to make two trips with a full load," he said. His neighbor Charlotte Sommer said she thought that Coughenour was one of the hardest working young men she knew.
Yet as the sun sets, it's getting too dark to read the sundial. Coughenour said he would go for a walk to relax. When he comes home, he might light a candle, but he probably won't. There is a lot of weeding to be done tomorrow.
"He's just like an ant, he just works, works, works," Sommer said. "He gets down on his hands and knees and weeds."
Yumi Chikamori / KANSAN
Tim Coughenour, Lawrence resident, sells his organically grown vegetables at the Farmer's Market downtown. Coughenour, who lives without modern conveniences, hauls his produce to the market on the Cannondale trailer he pulls behind his bicycle. He said that he earned most of his income by selling produce at farmers' markets and that his best-selling crop was garlic.
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JULY 20,1994
People and places at the University of Kansas.
calendar
NIGHTLIFE
The Bottleneck 737 New Hampshire St. Sunday Drive, House of Large Sizes and Zuzu's Petals, tonight
Archers of Loaf and Bubble Boys, tomorrow Material Issue and Hagfish, Friday MU 330 and Gangster Fun, Saturday All shows 18 and over. Call 841-5483 for times and prices.On Campus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band,
tomorrow
Common Ground, Friday and Saturday
Call 749-3320 for times and prices.
1016 Massachusetts St.
Mulligan's
1016 Massachusetts St.
Boulevard Presents: Acoustic Open Mike,
tonight
White Trash Express, Friday
Aquarium Rescue Unit, Saturday
Call 865-4055 for times and prices.
SUA Event
CAMPUS EVENTS
Summer on the Hill '94 — "Let's Go Jaybowling,"
50-cent bowling tomorrow at the Jaybowl,
Level One, Kansas Union
Kansas Union Ballroom
Chancellor's Farewell Reception, 2:30-5:30 p.m.Open to the public.
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
Kansas Summer Theatre '94 — "Much Ado About Nothing," 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday
During the summer, the Kansan will accept Calendar entries by noon on the Monday before publication. Entries should include time, place and cost of the event. Please include a phone number and the sponsor in case of questions.