Tundra Times Volume 7, Number 245 (January 30, 1970) Page 1 [view articles] Page 2 [view articles] Page 3 [view articles] Page 4 [view articles] [masthead] [news] AFN, State Work Training Programs [news] Northwest Reindeer Herders Group Adopts Rules on Herd Management [news] Logging [advertisement] [news] TOMCOD JIGGERS-in About a Month the Eskimo Women of the Village of Point Hope Will be Going out on the Ice on the Chukchi Sea off the Village and Jig for Tomcod. This is an Ancient and Yearly Event. Tomcod Seem to Congregate by the Millions under the Ice Around the Month of March. the Women Chop Holes in the Ice and Use a Special Sinker with Hooks and Form Which Branch out Four Separate Hooks on Baleen Shaved and Polished Thin Lines. When Tomcod is Especially Thick, All Four Hooks plus the Sinker Will Have Each a Fish with One or Two Snagged on the Sinker. When Fishing is Good, Women Can Catch a Sledload in Two Hours. the Picture Shows Point Hope Women Busily Hooking for Tomcod. [news] POOR FISHING TEACHER-the Editor of the Tundra Times, Howard Rock, is Seen Jigging for Tomcod off the Town of Nome Three Years Ago Ona Visit. King Island Village Women of Nome Were Fishing with Good Results. the Editor Instructed a Lady Professor from California University Who Caught 8 Tomcod While the Editor Caught 2 in the Same Length of Time. on Seeing the Picture, Susan Taylor, Tundra Times Staff Writer, Remarked. "That Looks Funny-You with a Suit on Fishing." Page 5 [view articles] Page 6 [view articles] Page 7 [view articles] Page 8 [view articles]