The morning call., 1892-07-03
ROD AND CREEL.
Angling for Trout and Bass at San An
dreas Lake-Fiy- Casting.

Angling for Trout and Bass at San An
dreas Lake-Fiy- Casting.
The crowd which left this city for San
Andreas Lake last evening was large
enough to clean out every fish in the placid
waters. At least. any one not conyersant
with lake fishing would think so. Lake
fishing is very uncertain. and no one can
judge by the appearance of the weather if
the sport will be good or bad, There are,
however. many large aud gamey fishes in
San Andreas, and those who will be for
tunate in securing boats to-day should re-
turn with good catches.
Captain George Cummings, DR.. Teesdale,
III. Landsburger, w. Swain, E. Floy and
Professor John Gallagher left last Thurs
day for two weeks angling trip to VIII
Hanson River, on the Klamath reservation.
The anglers will enjoy grand sport, as the
Williamson Is uDqueStiOnably the finest
trout stream in the country.
Anglers who looked the markets over for
shrimpS last evening were surprised at the
scarcity OF these crustaeeanS, but when they
began to realIze that The CALL had inaug-
urated a crusade against the illegal catching
of small fishes III tile bay by Chinese and
other fishermen they left for their homes
congratulating The CALL and wishing IL
success in its undertaking. IL the Chinese
would return to the bay the tons of small
fishes they catch in shrimp and bag nets
there would be 10 complaint to make. Ger
tainly unless the authorities take coguiZance
of the facts as already published in HE
CALL OF the rapid decimatiOn of saltwater
fishes il Will not be many years when the
bay of San Francisco will be as minus Of
edible fishes as the great plains are of bull
falo and antelope meat.
The New York State association for the
protection of fish and game held its annual
meeting few weeks ago at Maple Bay, on
Onoadaga Lake, and during the meeting
aff
single-handed casting, and the rules which
govern ii may be of interest to the local an
glers here who are now thinking of having
q contest on some of the nearby lakes.
The rules read:
l. NoIod SHAH be allowed over l feet inches
and shall be used with single hand. A practi-
cal line ana reel shall be attached TO the rod.
2. Three files one stretcher and two dr0ppers
tached must be used, ana a casting line OF leader
of single gut Of not less than feet In length.
No attached weight Of any Kind on line or fly
shall be allowed.
g. Each contestant shall be allowed not more
than 10 minutes for distance nor more tnan 10
minutes for accuracy; and in case OF accident,
such as parting or fOulng OF the fly or liue, the
referee may allow additional time In his dscre
tiOn.
Switch or water casting not permitted.
4. The contest shall be, as 10 distance. the
number Of points according 10 the number OF
feet obtained, and 20 points for accuracy, as
follows:
5. Lane cast-The line 10 reach a distance Of
not less than 80 feet When the contestant an-
nounces ready. five casts III succession shall be
made inside The "a. inch space, the iaue 10 be
bounded by the TWO buoy lines, each cast count
ing one point. Should half the line be outside
ana half inside the count Will be registered as
Oue-h half.
g. Buoy cast-FIve casts In succession shall
be made as soon as the contestant announces
ready, at a 12-inch buoy at a distance OF 90
feet; The leader or any pant thereof crossing
or striking any part of said buoy shall count as
one.
z. Space cast-Five casts in succession shall
be made IN space OF feet, between two OBJ
jecIs bushes, at a distance OF 90 feet; each
east shall count as one. The stretcherty must
pass at least feet beyond the said liue, between
the bushes.
8. Left bush cast-Fve casts In succession
shall be made AT row OF bushes or construction
representing same on the left, At distance OF
40 feet Any part OF the leader passing under
meath The outside llne OF the bush shall count as
one, as In the other contest.
8. Right bush east-Five casts In succession
shall be made IN ike manner, the counts 10 be
as in left hand bush contest.
10. Judges aud referee-Two Judges and
referee shall be appointed by the pTesidept OF
The association. The referees decision shall be
final.