The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14

not enforced, and probably never viii be.
| Politics are powerful. 1t is even said that
Grit" salmon will not rise to the fly Of a
Con erYatiYe" angler,
A PENNSYLVANIA angler has discovered
that Platts chloUides diluted with equal
parts of pure soft water will preserve fish
so that their colOTs remain as brilliant as
during life.
There has been much controversy among
anglers as regards nest-making by trout and
salmon. The Well-known angler and writer
on piscatOrial matters, Seth Green, de-
serlbeS nest-making as follows:
nest is made in the gravel by the I, male. IL
Is simply shallow hole about six or eight inches
IN diameter, and about two or three inches deep.
This Is made by diving down at Intervals against
t me gaaVei ana as she comes up giving I,i.
the neSt.maklng Of tie tout, although il pur-
ports 70 describe the making OF salmon bed as
we'll MIR. H. Chamoudeley Pennell describes
nest making by salmon IN Great Britain:
The female deposits her eggs In shallow burrows
in the gravel, TO which they adhere thin coat
ing OF giutinous matter. the male at the same time
shedding his mit over them: whether these lur-
rows are made conformity by both SpsWners, OF by
the female fish only aud whether the snout or the
tan Is the organ used Ia the deiVlhg PRO eSs nav {
! been disputed points among naturaists From the
concurrent testimony, however OF lhose VINO nave
/ had the lest opportunity Tor observation, II nov
appears certain that the trenches are made by the
the female FISH only, aud that the male tax es
no share whatever the more labOrlous part OF the
domestic arrangements,
In regard TO the large stones on the spawning
bed an observer said That the female ii ii places
Them In position by going up stream above the
bed and selecting Tie stones and moving them
down with the aid OF the current aud the ventral
nus. As TO the hooked lower jaw OF The male
salmon one European Wliler says:
The weapon OF attack in all their battles (be-
tween male salmon Al breeding ttmes) appears 10
be the cartIlagmous blne OF excrescence on the
point of the lower j1W, which is used sort OF
laUeTiug ram, the fish rushing on open-mou tn ed
and turning on ms side in striking In case OF the
tires 10 the nearest pool in search OF mate, nth
posting her eggs
There will be q rush Of anglers to Point
] Reyes to-day. The wafer is said 10 be In
/ splendid cOnd ton, and according 10 Pro
! lessor Noble the moon and tide will be
] favorable for q good days eaten.
Dr. Mckenzie. a local angling expert, is Of
! the opinion that the sport Will De poor be-
cause during a full moon fish, the doctor
reports, feed at night; but whether salmon
partake OF any nuurishment during the
breeding season is a question that puzzles
the most expert lchthyOOgsts.
Al Wilson and Commodore Perkins have
been enjoying great sport at CazadeTO.
Latest Intelligence from Russian River is
very fattering 10 the anglers, who have
] caught big supply Of salmon.
\. Is. Turner has discovered a new lure,
/ which he SAYS viii never miss fire when
/ salmon are "nier" Mr.. Turner hopes to
! 4Si Jul hiCi-lllll AIHtk lLlS dlbEIubtus
! Robert Hewson intends to try his luck
/ next week at 0lema,
Among the many anglers who visit Paper
mill Creek on Sundays is one rather pecu-
! liar fellow who, although pasSionately fond
/ of the sport, is a strong believer in religious
| books. He is we'll known TO the dcVOtees
Of silent angling from the fact that he
/ carries a small religious book in his pocket,
! which he takes great pleasure in peTusinB
while waiting for bite.
a letter from Sergeant Station, which is
some distance below GilrOy, saws that sal
mon-fshng with roo and line is excellent,
and that anglers are killing numbers Of
hsh.
Lucky" Dolliyer had quite an ex-
peTience on Sunday with a ten-pOuHd fish,
while prospecting a deep pool. His double
hook, baited with roe, caught firmly buck
shot which was attached 10 siX-fOOt leader
| formerly the property of Captain Cum
| ming. The leader was attached TO the fish,
/ which escaped from an amateur angler who
is known among the fraternity as Honest
john" and IN swimming about the might
hawk" Deliver was Just lucky enough 10
drag his nook over the lost leader with the
result stated. The fish fought a game
battle. but its many fiip-haps and rushing
tactics were thWarted by Deliver, who was
congratulated on his expert system Of
handling large fish under difficulties.