The morning call., 1891-08-09
ROD AND REEL.
Sturgeon Fishing on the Russian

Sturgeon Fishing on the Russian
River.
How to inveigle large trout from pool,
when the water is at its lowest mark. is
quite trick and can be accomplished sue
cessfully only by the experienced fisherman
who thoroughly understands the value of
patience. The man who has made trout
fishing study can tell at a glance where the
"whoppers" hide, AID instead of dropping
his bait into the middle of pond or hole, a
la amateur, will allow 1t to drift with the
current, standing a good distance away
from the objective spot where he expects his
lordship turks. If Mr.. Trout is looking for
grub the line will be Immediately seized as it
strikes the deep water and then follows the
tug of war. Good tackle is indispensable
even in trout fishing because Il large fish
when hooked will Immediately DASH under
projecting rock or log and unless his move
mentS are instantly checked the chances
are in favor of his escape with portion of
your tackle. a correspondent of Forest and
Stream says:
DR.. Howard, 4 we'll known angler OF this city,
bad curious experience not long ago While iisil.
ing FOR trout in the AdiroudacGs. He was cast
ing over large pool one evening, using very
delicate tackle aud small flies, when lie had
rise from very large fish He hooked him Sc
curely as lie supposed, and the big trout MAIDS
Tor deep water, where lie sulked. The doctor
put llttle pressure on the line tie FISH gave two
OF three ugly jerks and back came The cast with
6-inch trout hooked Th Ough the tail and partly
diEeSied. The big one had swal!oweG his smaller
ofoiher and bis tall must have been IN the way
OF The fly, which hooked IL when he struck the
hsh. had curious experience IN Pennsylvania
once somewhat similar to the above. | lIad ell
jOyed good days fishing and was coming down
stream on my way home when stopped To make
cast over likely looking pool. My tail fly was
taken by lingering, and reeled him in slowly.
hoping IL would get OF before had 10 land IL.
Suddenly large trout dartrd for the little chap,
caught him sideways, gave him twist and
swallowed hun head first. Then he lay there
perfectly Sun, tanning his big fins. AS h
started 10 swim OFT / struck him smaftly and
hooSed the rascal and saved him ii was an
ugly lanTeTu-j4 wed looking cannibal very dark
III color, and have 10 doubt got into the habit
OF preying on little trout and had been a terror
TO the stream for a long time. Such fish Will not
take lily and are very destructive.
Al Wilson and DR.. Dean had 4 novel ex-
perlence few days ago while prospecting
for striped bass near the mouth of the Rus
sian River. Wilson, who had hooked
monster sturgeon, engaged in a battle royal
with 1t for more than an hour, and when the
hSh was completely exhausted the doctor
brave Acknowledgement to land the prize
by means of Saff. When the steel was
sunk deep into the back of The monster
the sturgeon pIowed uD mountains of water
with its tail, but the gaffer-braye fellow
held firm grip of the handle and as a con-
sequence was carried into deep pool. Be
ing an excellent swimmer lie landed the fish
after game struggle. The fellow weighed
80 pounds. Sturgeon fishing is now all The
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John Gallagher of Oakland. a thorough
Waltonian, has returned from very sue
crssiul angling trip on the American River,
near Slippery Ford, FL Dorado County. \
correspondent writes: "The American
River, Silver Fork and Silver Creek are
convenient, AMI the fishing is simply I'M
menSe. | assert without fear OF successful
contradiction that for good sport these
waters are uneXCeied. This is attested by
John Gallagher Of Oakland. recognized
authority on piscatOry matters. His varied
and extensive experience at many summer
resorts qualities him to interpret a coed
thing when he meels it, hence his presence
in our midst
Precht ana TwitcheIl tried their luck at
Glen Ellen on Sunday. They fShed about
half mile of the stream above the dam and
basketed large number of fine trout, the
average OF which would weigh half pound.
The anglers state that the spoon did the
work, bnt the greatest preeaution had to he
employed IN casting.
Professor Peckham has presented Angler
Lennon with miniature fish basket to be
used exclusively Tor club fishing by moon
light. The lock, which is TO keep the con-
tents OF the basket from the curiouSly in
clined, is quite 4 novel piece OF mechanism,
and speaks for itself.
John Butler, better known as lucky
John, has been prospecting for ''sperk led
beauties in the vicinity OF San Diego dur
ing the week. Butler is now making extern
slve preparations for a three weeks outing
on the Eel River in Hunboldt County.
Two anglers who camped over night on
the borders of Lagunitas Greek returned on
Sunday with we!l-filed baskets of Trout OF
clubs and worms. The large fish took the
club.