The morning call., 1890-10-30
FISH AND GAME.
A Large Run of GriIse in Creeks
and SlOughs.

The breeding and raising of trout in this
State is becoming quite an industry. VI tDe
| many experiments tried comparatively lew
successes are reported. The failures III
| pisccultural adventures have been al
tributed to ignorance on the part OF the
| trout cultursts of the habits and character
istics of the fish, which pine and eventually
die from diseases that are insiduous. OBSCURE
| and deadly. The losses from unknown
maladieS frequently discourage trout cultur-
lists to the point OF giving up the enorI u
rear the species in preserves. Recently a
| new disease attacked the California RAINBOW
| trout al the Wytheville Station of the Unlteu
| States Fish Commission, and, as it was sue
cessfully overcome, the following letter from
the Superintendent of the United States tlsh
Commission at Wytheville, Va, to Hon. NJ NJ;
| Mcdonald, Commissioner of Fisheries, VIII
be of interest to the Commissioners OF this
State:
| WYTHEvILLE (Va.), Sept 0, 1890.
| Hon. M. Mcdonald, Commissioner Of ftsh-
| eries-DEAR SIR: wrote you several days ago
that our yearling California trout were III oau
| condition and dying rapidly. l am happy now 10
! inform you that they are about well aPaln.
/ Nothing seemed TO do them any good untll we
| drew the watrr out OF their pend leaving only
| about 1900 or 1900 gallons on the nsh; 10 lhls
we added one buShel OF salt and Two bushels OF
| clay. mixed thoroughly with the water III me
race-way and allowed 10 flow into the pond: Inc
water was then cut OIL the pond and the fsil Ielt
i i'll the muddy. bTiny waller as long as they cOuid
| live without change of water This bath was
given them twice Qwo days in successiOnG Ol
course, we made some experiments or mat
viduals before trying so much salt on the "hoie
lot. Ten lIours after the first application, the
fish show decided improvement, and began 10
eat-the first food taken ID over week. we
tiled salt and clay before, but not near su zen
a large quantity, and Without drawing on the
water. Very truly yours, GEORGE A. SEAGLE.
The Directors of the Sportsmans' Protec-
tive Association met on Tuesday evening
and elected C. Mellish 10 the Office OF PreSi-
dent, made vacant by the resignation OF
Levy Peck. who is now engaged in business
in the interior DR.. g. w. Leak, George
Twichel and II. Batter were elected Direc
tors. The board recommended that b NJ.
butcher of Livermore be elected an honor
AIRY member of the association. Mr.. butcher
followed eight dozen quail, which hal been
shipped to merchant i'll the California mar
ket from Livermore last week, to this city
with the hope of being able to prosecute
the consignOr or consisnee, but having
failed TO procure warrant for the arrest
of the law breakers, he returned to his rural
home. utterly disguised at the manner Ia
which the game laws are carried cut by the
officials of this city.
John Butter, DR.. Van Hoffman AM Ben,
the well-knOwn fly trio, are enjoying grand
sport fishing and hunting On Eel River,
Mendocino County. A letter from Mr.. But
Ter 10 a friend states that owing to the eX-
ject folly to ship either game or fish until
cool wave from the north tempers the at
mosphere, which is actually sutfocatlng.
He adds: Don't imagine that because
am not keeping good nv promise that we
are not killing any fish. Yesterday | landed
a conger eel which weighed, dressed, S31s
pounds"
According to the Biggs Argus there is
very little respect for the game laws III
Butte County. The paper says: Harry
Biggs, son of Congressman Biggs, and
George DZler, the grain merchant, have
been chi ying great sport spearing salmon
in the Sacramento River near Cottonwood.
they made fine catch of 125 salmon, the
largest of which weighed siXty-two pounds
dress d"
The trout-fishing season ends with this
month. The law says that every person
who takes. catches or kills any speckled
trout, brook or salmon trout, or any variety
OF trout, between the first day of November
and the first day OF April in the following
year is guilty of a msdemeanor.
Petaunia anglers are catching splendid
gIiSe in Petaluma Greek. The best bait for
this fish is pile worm. but TO attract theL,
a strip from the belly OF sInelt should be
also used.
A Paso Robes paper says that the ante
lopes are returning to the plains from their
summer haunts in the mountains, and that
sportsmen may hope to have some great
sport soon.