The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-04
THE ROD.

Angling on Eel Eiver-The striped-Bass
Law Not Observed.
1t is said that San Andreas Lake will be
closed to anglers on the 18th inst
There is an old fisherman on the Jersey
coast, says the Springfield Republican, who,
though for forty years he has followed his
calling. has never eaten a bit OF fish. He
SAYS: Il kin live on rum and pork. There
hain't no bones in them"
Although it is unlawful to catch or have in
possession striped bass under eight pounds.
a beautiful specimen of that family, not ex-
ceeiing III weight three pounds. was on a
plate in the show-wiudow of a Stockton
street restaurant on Friday
According to 4 Nevada exchange Truckee
salOon-seeper has a curiosity In the shape
Of couple of hig trout join, d together like
the Siamese twins. The body Of each IS per-
feet, but they are united by membrane at
tached TO their bellies.
Yesterday q jolly party Of anglers aud
spOTtsmen took departure from this city for
Eur eka, Humboldt County. Among the
party were the following disciples of the
rod and gun; Al Wilson, j. Perkins, John
Butler, Horace Smith, Captain Cummings,
w Ravens, r. BosWiCk, John Gallagher,
DR.. Won Hoffman, j. 5. Ben, e. W. Kyle and
friend.
The Bangor News in n review of Tarleton
II. Beans recent report on the Salmon of
Alaska" published in the bulletin of the
United States Fish Commission, pays the
following tribute to the work Of the commits
sion;
Tie United States Fish Commission does not
make much noise IN the world. but il Is adding
more - tie wealth Of the county. aud doing
more good, than all tile armies that were ever
organized. From time 10 lime the News has had
occasion To speak Of the Fish Commission aud
The excellent service II was doing In stocking HE
waters OF Maine aud New England with valuable
n,h, Hardly week goes by without bringing
fresh evidence OF the good IL las rendered
lie nation. Aud the wOIS Of lie Fish Commits
sion is not confined to Maine or to New England.
Il extends all over the country. and takes in
Alaska, the despised founding which Mr.. Seward
adopted from Russia.
Mr9 +. P. Nye writes from Arcata to the
Forest and Stream that Captain Brier, in
charge of The United States Fish Hatchery
at Fort Castor, IS Matching out an abund-
ance Of salmon fry with which to stock the
klamath and Trinity rivers next spring.
He intends TO send some spawn Eat this
Y. ar to exchange for some Eastern brook
trout. He states that the anglers in his SEE
tIUn OF the country are very anxious to in
trUduce them INTO their waters, and look
eagerly forward to the time when they can
have fy-hshIng for the genuine speckled
trout
An Eastern angler. who has ished on all
OF the principal trout rivers OF this State,
writes to New York sporting journal as
follows:
have fshed in some Of the waters OF the far
West and a iaT as I could observe 1 found
three species OF the salmon family, the Dolly
Warden lSuiYel!Hus malmA). the bldCK-SuOtted
sd mou trout (salmo myHiss) ana the rainbow
(salmo rIdeus) Tie natives call these by all
sorts OF names regardless OF rule. and IL is i'm
possible when they sneak OF mountain trout"
or "sUOttrd trout" or salmon trout" or brook
trout" etc, TO know what they mean or what
species they refer to.
The Dolly Warden IL the only true trout or
member Of the salyelInus family found on The
Pacific SlOie but It's habits resemble the lake
tout more Than the Eppekled We could
not catch them on the tiy, though WIS told that
they dd occasionally ial bright salmon fy.
What few we caught We took by trolling with &
notified pearl bait. II was IN The mouth OF Sep
tembeT and they were Just spawning, so we did
not make any great effort t0 capture them. The
largest We killed weighed nine and quarter
pounds.
Tie TalnbOws We took were small, and did not
Beem very anxious to make our acquaintance.
These FISH spawn 10 the spring. and were in
different about our flies as their brethren that
nave been introduced In our own waters. lie
SALINE myktss, or purpuratus lthe black-Spotted
trout, was decidedly superior 10 the rainbow;
They look lhe fly boldly, fought bfayely aud
were tiue fish on the table, with firm pins flesh
IGey vary very much In color, and lie male and
female are so iffetent 10 appeai auce that mduy
OF tile resident fishermen consider them differ
enI variety. They are found in all the Nestern
lakes and rivers, aud furnish food and sport 10
thousands OF anglers.
The near allies Of salmo salar, which &C.
ours on this slope, are set aside by Professor
jordan IN subGenus TO be called either
ADdldl VI L llUs Nutn - ulSNlu ENlSutu
from the typical ''SalmO" by an exaggerated
development Of the teeth upon the vUmer OF
pluwshare bone in the roof of the mouth
and also by much less pronour ed differ
ence between the males and females in the
breeding season.
These fishes are so closely allied and so
likely 10 be OF so much interest in the near
future that table Of their affinities, pre-
pared by Or. Bean, will now prove interest
ing to anglers and ichthyologists:
Sea salmon tansdromousl-No hyod teeth
vOmeriues little developed aud sometimes de-
clduOusi scales large; caudal fOIked, except IN
the ODD lower jaw If bree ding males hooked
UPWARD and received into OF through upper jaw;
girakers short, 10; vertebiR 27.31.
This is the "sa!mo salar." Atlantic sal
mon.
The river salmon, not anadromOus, known
as " ). GatrdneTi" (steel-head), is described
as silveTy, with usually small black spots; a
broad median crimson band IN breeding
males; opprcies with few spots or none;
anal rays u; depth of body equals length of
head in young gill-rakers.
The "Salmo Gairdneri" OF Richardson.
mentioned in Sundays Field of Sport, is
commonly known on this Coast by the
name of steel-head. The name Hard
head is sometimes applied to it, and it is
known 10 the Russians as "Semoga." Large
individuals are often called Salmon trout"
The Indian name, Humane" is said to be
given to IL on the Upper Columbia. 1t
reaches the weight of twenty-five pounds,
the average weight when fully grown being
about sixteen. 1t is found always from the
Sacramento River nOrtnwaTd at least to
Kodiak. Alaska. and close to the coast.
According to Professor Jordan its history
is still obscure. Pallas, a distinguished
scientist, says that the steehcad migrates
singly from June to September, some re-
naming all the year in the rivers and
returning to the sea 10 May. 1t feeds in
the fresh waters on almost any living thing.
mil hn flar frrr HtTh oh Hrr
ing the ascent to the rivers, grow lean with
fasting, breeding and exertion, this species
Is plump and well fed, and with ''salvelinus
malma" only, does not perish in winter.
The habits Of the steelhead correspond to
those of the salmon, and its life-hstOTy is
very similar since 1t passes through the
parr, smot and grise stages. 1t hybrdze5
with the other samonoid fishes, and the re-
sulting intermediate forms have always
been great source Of perplexity to ichthy-