The morning call., 1891-06-07
ROD AND LINE.
san Andreas Lake VIII Be Open to Anglers
Next Month.


San Andreas Lake VIII Be Open to Anglers
Next Month.
The CRYSTAL Spring Lake will not be
opened until next season.
William Murdoch, Ramon E. Wilson and
Barren Won Schroeder have returned from the
vicinity of Cloverdale with several hundred
nice sized trout.
Several good catches of small fish have
been made on Paper Mill Creek recently
between TaylOryille and Tocaloma. The
best baskets were made in the early morn
ing and late In the evening.
A fy-casting tournament will soon take
place. and 4 majority of the most expert
anglers Of this city have signfied their in
teution of taxing part in the sport. There
IS no better way of bringing body OF ang-
leTS together than by the announcement OF
hy-casting tournament
Some few years ago the San Andreas
Lake was stocked with Eastern trout, which
have grown very rapidly. The average size
of the fish IS now said to be from quarter
of a pound to half pound, although some
viii run as high as pound. The trout are
very game. and as food fish cannot be eX-
celed
The Fish and Game Commissioners will
stock several of the streams within easy
access Of the city with Eastern trout next
year. The new commission is doing good
work, and il IS hoped mat the sp0Ttsmen of
the interior cities and towns viii aid in the
prosecution of all who are discovered in the
act Of Strengthening fish by Illegal means. 1t
is almost time something was done to stop
tie nefaTloUS practices that have been
adopted by residents near the coast streams
In killing fish with giant-powder cartridges,
spears and various explosives
The Liege Game Preservation AsS0cia-
ton of Belgium expended during the year
1890 some 5000 francs for the arrest aud con-
yictiOu of pOaeheTS and game law vIOlatOrS,
which. with the amount expended in other
directions for the protection and preserya-
ton of game, made total amount of 4IS7
francs. showing that foreign countries, as
well as the people Of some portions Of our
own country, are interested in game preser
Yation.
Charles a, Shriner, fish and game warden
OF PasSaic County, \. j., gives the follow
ing as prohibitions which, while not the
subject oil legal enactment. are recognized
as binding laws Of behavior by all reputable
lovers Of the pursuit of game and fish:
Never violate the letter or spirit of the game
laws.
Never take more fish or game than you have
convenient use for.
Never be msoIent or impOlite 10 a landowner
Who orders you of bis premises.
Never fail 10 destroy a net OF trap when you
find one SCI.
Meyer shoot at 2 game bird except on the wing.
Neftfhui me last Qudll IN a COHoY; ledfc some
10 breed next year.
Never forget that game laws are intended to
improve and increase sport, aud mol 10 prevent
Oh rests icI it.
1t has been. definitely stated that the
Spring Valley Company will open San An
dreas Lake to Its stockholders on the 1St
pr0x. Ii was the intention Of the Directors
to open the lake this month, but after max
ing a tour of inspection they discovered that
there are innumerable young bass swimming
within closely to the banks protected by
the parent hSh from enemies. II may not
be generally known that the bass forage
for their young until the latter become of a
certain age, when they look out for them
selves. During this period the parent
fish should not be mOlested. Ii taken
from their offspring while the latter
are under maternal rule the infantle fish
Will perish, thereby causing a loss TO the
food supply of the lake. II goes without
saying that the Directors of the company
acted wisely in prohibiting fishing until
such time as the young are in a condition to
look after themselves. Next month the
juveniles will break away" from the old
folks, and those of the angling fraternity
who will be fortunate to secure permission
from the company to FISH on the lake can
deFend on some frSt-clasS sport, as the lake
attendants say that the waters contain hun
dreds of large bass. many Of which will lip
the scales at five pounds.