European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Goiri fishing where a Man s soul takes vacation Story and photo by Tony Nauroth Niernberg Bureau a Small Sandbar pointed from the Shore oui toward deeper water in Lake Casic Spain. The Bone while Sand sprouted foully while skeletal Bushes. Even the water looked while rom i Bright Sirn reflecting rom in. Curtis Traughber dragged his Green plastic web and aluminium Lawn chair into this lunar i Init ape. He carried an 18-foot-Long fishing poc ,1 Brown bag full of san Miguel Spanish Beer Anil a can no whole Kernel Corn . Government surplus. Traughbor was  in tin Middle of his rough  la s he one he takes every year in it away from his Job his family Antl a fatal. As he rubbed the one week s growth of stubble on his Chin he did talk a Little about his family. Bui he rambled on or hours about Ingrid Bergman films and the. Legendary big one. I know he s out there. I be heard about him and i be seen him jump  Traughbor stood with his Bare toes testing the water. He wore Only a skimpy Siri cd swimsuit which disappeared at he from under an ample belly. A Fluffy Rug of Large curls matted is Chest and his Loose hair teased by the White hot wind skipped across his Ruddy forehead and deep Blue eyes. The Spanish Sun had dramatically browned and crisped his skin to a Point where he looked like an immense Cornflake wearing a bleached wig Traughber dipped his fingers into the no. 2 can of Corn and captured three kernels. He impaled each one on a separate prong of a three pronged Hook. Then he scooped out a handful of Corn and Flung it away from he Sandbar. After the kernels made their scattered Loop sounds As they i the Waler Traughbor explained i m seeding the Bottom of the Lake. It attracts the fish. Then i Hook pm. I be had pretty Good Success with Corn he said it seems to work pretty Well Wilh Carp. I Vegol a feeling i m going to catch the big one this year. Maybe today. Maybe  late Caspe a sprawling playground Southeast of Zaragoza Spain is famous for its Bass la s recognized As one of the few if indeed the Only Bass lakes in Europe. It s almost 40 Miles Long Wilh a convoluted and mostly undeveloped Shoreline that offers scores of hidden coves where fishing secrets can be refined in private. Traughber s Cove is called Pino de los concretes Rabbit Pines. Cur ii Traughber sees fishing As Art Opportunity to Tike a vacation from if Vang. Traughber would have been fishing for the Bass but to needed a boat for that. He did t  one he hid a Lawn chair. He did bring Worms from Germany where he works As a Fourier for the billeting office in Wiesbaden. The Bass go for those German Worms he said. Spanish Worms Don t Wink so Well. They re nol As  Traughber cast his Hook out into Tho while take. His line slipped freely through a cylindrical sinker which holds the line on the Bottom but leaves the Hook acc so that when the Carp grabs the Hook disguised in com a Bobber that usually jus dances on he Ripples at the surface dips into the teen. There was plenty of dancing but no dipping hat Day. The Sarji were simply not interested in vegetables. Rut it did t bother the Jishe Rinan. The waiting offered More time for talking. Look at this/1 he said excitedly. He was pointing at his wrist. You can t even see the while band anymore la s All tanned  he was talking about the ring his Walch usually leaves when the Sun Browns the rest i his Ami when he s out in the anaemic German Sun. He had chucked the watch at the beginning of his trip. Symbolic Freedom. Vou know i Don t know How to fish. It does t matter though. I Don i have to catch anything. I m just  he reached for another brew. The sweat beaded up on his brow As he turned his forehead More toward the Sun 10 Survey the opposite Shoreline. All i want ii to fish and be he said fish and be. A Man could got lost Here in these endless coves and a dreamy look revealed a mind weighing the possibilities. He rubbed his stumbled Chin grinned and talked Aboul past successes and he ones like the big one that got away. He used his hands in traditional fishing fashion to show approximate lengths. His talk began in pounds and increased geometrically to ions and tons of whoppers. The wind whipped around the tops of the accumulating pile of empty bottles and played background music for Traughbor s fish stories. Six hours of seeding the Lake Browning sweating and sipping san Miguel slipped by. The fish population was unaffected by Traughber s methods hat Day bul Spanish Farmers should reap a whole crop of Corn at the Bottom of Lake Caspe. As the Sun slowly Sank it took the Day with it. A Golden Hue marched across the Lake to change the color of the water the look of the Sandbar and the mood of Traughber a ked what happens if he does ditch the legendary big one his open charming Grin grew tense concerned. He shuffled his Bare feel then said with deliberate gentleness if i catch my big one what will 1 do nest year after a Long pause he chuckled pulled in his line gathered up his Lawn chair empty Corn can and spent bottles and padded off the Sandbar toward his tent on the Cool Bluff above the Lake. He slopped looked Back at the big one s Cove grinned again and winked. Maybe  museum brings outdoor sports Home to visitors a few Bee Koni is tots to Munich Hunting and fishing museum. By Charlie boy Den Munich Bureau the German museum of Hunting and fishing in Munich offi. S a Little bit for everyone even i Host who would never consider taking potshots at Bambi or poking Jiminy Cricket with a barbed Hook. The architect can enjoy the building formerly a Church of the augustinians that dates to the Middle Ages. Rebuilt after heavy damage from Allied bombings during world War ii the building retains its Church like Interior and atmosphere despite a Lack of pews organs or icons. This is particularly True in what is known As the White Hall a Long Oval topped Hall typical of that Era that now is filled with display cases and Hunting trophies. The Arlisi can gaze at the numerous paintings hanging throughout the museum some from the 17th-Century and 16th-Century masters such Ai Reubens and Sanders. Like Many other museums these paintings follow a theme almost All depict colourful and intricate Hunting scenes usually showing the royally at their most Royal As they enjoy a Hunt. The collector will enjoy the museum s collection of Fine China ornate jewelry and intricately Cut Crystal Bohemian Hunting glasses. Of course if you just like to Hunt and fish you la most Likely enjoy the museum s main attraction weapons and trophies. The weapons Range from the crossbow to the Blunderbuss and the trophies from giant Irish Deer to several example of the mythical bavarian Wolpert Longcr. Also in the collection Are 40 dioramas that depict animals in their natural habitat. In the fishing Section the Fisherman can conjure up stories about the one that got away but was caught by someone else. The museum s collection of trophy size Freshwater fish some record size is considered among the largest in Europe the museum s collection of fishing Hooks is the largest in the world and includes examples from around the world and that s no fish Story. The museum is hard to miss la s located on the pedestrian malt Between the Marie Platz and Starcus. Just look Lor the giant Bronze boar and Catfish that rest on pedestals at the museum s Entrance. Kids can generally be found climbing on the two critters to pose while mom lakes their picture. The museum is open daily except monday from 9 30 . Until 4 . Entrance is 3 Marks about $1.40 for adults children and students receive a discount. June 13,13k stripes Magazine