The morning call., 1891-02-22
ROD AND LINE.
Angling Above Tidal waters-what Is
SaImon-TrOut.


Salmon-Trout.
The heavy downnour has demolished The bar
rlers which prevented the run OF salmon TO their
spawning q Ounds, and from all accounts the
streams are now literally teeming with the
gamy fish that maketb the heart OF the angler
glad. 1t Is hoped that all men WHO take pleasure
in being recognized as spOItsmen in the tue
sense of the phrase will not forget that unless
these fish. which after a long wait have finally
reached their spawning beds, are allowed
to remain unmoested In a few years the de-
crease in the annual winters run will be most
noticeable How can it be Otherwise if the
parent fishes are destroyed when IN state OF
maturity?
1t damaging enough to the future sport TO
even capture the fish IN tidal water; but as they
can be taken oaly at this season of the year, an
allowance is made for The angler who should see,
however, that every "hog'' who is found whip
ping a stream above tide-water mark is pun
lSheu III some manner. IN spear and giant
powder hends VIII now begin their work OF
catching the spawning fishes, and 1t is duty ex-
pected of every angler 10 leach this class OF
poachers a lesson which Will not be forgotten
easily, and that is 10 have every man found
transgresstnG the law arrested and punished.
A y. Cheney, who edits The fishing depart
ment OF SHOOTING and Fishing OF Boston, has
written many instructive articles on angling.
which are highly appreciated by the fraternity of
tulS CITY, lie Is not In accord, however, win TIE
general oelief-that is OF the anglers Of this
eoast-that there is no such fish as salmon
truu. There are men who accept JOrdan's
theory in This particular, but the name on this
Coast 10 almost obsolete. The salmon and the
trout, although OF tie same family, should be
!chgs TO fresh wafer. IL remains ~ IL
both winter and summer. The salmon
Is anadrom0us fish and it seems.
although in use, somewhat out of place 10 con-
meet lie genus Salmo with bis mountain cousin.
The FISH which visits the small rivers on this
Coast In the winter season Is either Simon pure
salmon or trout, and the sooner the out Of ace
title '-salmou-truup is dispensed With tile better
for all concerned. The names white trout. sill
yer uout, brown trout and rainbow trout all
sound well. because they refer 10 the trout
proper, but when the salmon becomes mixed up
with the trout then, as The son of Erl would
say, . us DaytIer one nor the other
Charley Ohm broke the record OF big catches
made this year On the 14th inst he landed
twenty fish from the Sonoma Creek in the
vicinity OF Sheilyiile, The total weight OF which
was 1856 pounds The well-knOwu angler had
tie beauties" photographed and kindly Ia
vored The sporting editor OF this paper with a
picture. MI Ohm Is not only thorough master
OF The " gentle art" but also very artistic
stOryieer. When relating some OF the Incl
dents connected with lie capture OF the gamy
gtilSe he SAID that his wonderful success Is en-
e titely owing 10 a peculiar oil, which lie has dis
covered 10 the tail OF pole cat attracting the
fish Wien ali other lures fail The hooks are
baited win roe and dipped in The fluid, where
fore there Is now great demand Tor 'Ohms
cat oil" which term he has applied 10 II.
some lew months ago an agreement was en-
tered into between Doyer aud Wilson,
whereby tie former was TO play tiSn and the
latter Ia lake The part OF The angler. For some
reason the contest did not take place, but the
argument whether Il man with Il fsning-rod
could master man swimming was revived
among the members OF the Boston Athletic
CLUB, ana rec nlly 1t WAS tested in the large
swimmng-tauk OF Ihe club in It's eommodiOus
house Shooting and Fishing says:
George Mixter, i deyotee to tarpon fishing
welded the rod, and Professor John Robinson,
swimming master OF the club. pitted against
nm, 4 cap was placed on Professor Robinsou'S
head 10 which the line attached, which
considered point IN favor of the angler; much
more so than II the Tine were attached to tue body
; has been done in some previous tests. The rod
used by Nr. Mixter eight-foOt JarPOn rod,
with multipl5 ing reel, and line which had stood
strain Of tnirty-siX pounds.
II was understood II the angler failed to master
the swimmer sufficiently to draw him within gaining
distance within thirty minutes The latter would
win. The swimmer was also to be declared winner
II he could breaN rod or line or pull the fisherman
into The water the swimmer, of course. not being
privileged 70 tOuch the bottom or side OF tanS.
Professor Robinson entered the tank. and At the
word from the referee he made several plunges,
evidently To :tSt the tacSle finding il would stand
ton on his bac%, and oy trcading water resisted
successfully all the strain NJ Xter could give until
time was called As might be Inferred Professor
Roo nsun IS master OF bis profession, aud il would
be hard 70 md SO difficult to overcome in
suCh a test.
Everything was against him in the trial, and yet
he believed he could stand the strain for hour;
probably few men could stand It for half thar time
Ou the other hand, while net doubling MIR.
MiNter's skin. it is thought some men would have
tested the professors strength more. Mr.. Mixter
later landed another swimmer IN two minutes, and,
1t IS thought, could easily have drowned him.
The impression created among expert anglers
was believed 10 be that an expert manipulation OF
the rOd can master the average man IN brief time,
but an expert swimmer OF great strength makes the
feat more diincuit, perhaps impossible There
So many Hdrolt mahcuvers which might be brought
irtu use by swimmer and an -ier 10 crcumYent each
other that the result between experts perhaps
would be one OF Skui rather than strength.