The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06

cifc seaside resort The men who fished Tor
the first time had just as good luck ana landeu
as many fish AS the veterans VINO nave IeCoIu
for bait fishing. This statement VIII no uouDe
be rid culed by certain class OF dlsclpies "mo
90 u salmon fishing In the bay because Lney en-
Joy crude sport. ,
Salmon fishing, as 1t is done 10 monterey
Bay, is not, by any means, sc1entlnc Sport, VI
the contrary, It Is the sport u putonoio ''AO
record hunters.
The writer would be pleased to know where
science is required to insure the SUCCESSFUL cap
ture of fish with hooks that are strone enous.,
TO hold Mexican bull and lines that could De
SAT v used for lassoing Kern County grizzlies.
The FISH. poor thng." when once hrmiy
hooked has no possible cance OF n e. py.s a IN
the side OF the boat to when IL is Deins nau'o"
by the scientific" angler. ..
There are no sunken roots or moss-coVefSu
bolders 10 which King Salmon can ngnt DIS
way and battle the alleged cunning OF me Man
with club In hand. TIE game fsh's only nope
for freedom Is IN the splash and plunge. a
race for life is of little use. as the man, VINO
SITS in me boat with an elongated baseball bat
In hand has a windlasS attached 10 tue DOt-
tom of the club, on which IL wouna lins
sufficient 10 permit me 9eniAen ", 'n o
deep race 10 Frisco II the ia''of Snou'u %
desire. .,.
In yatfing. As few OF the men who goa bottom
fishing understand the art OF gazing salmon,
the line is more frequently hit than the meat
and as a consequence The fish breaks loose from
the hook generally leaving part OF lts jaw on
The steel barb as a testimonial OF the battle IL
fought and won when the odds were 100 TO l IN
the "anchorman'S" favor.
In every line Of sport. science OF the game,
whatever IT may be. IS decidedly necessary 10
make perfect. man VINO has, for Instance, a
limited knowledge OF baseball Will hnd as mucn
pleasure ia scrub contest as no Will IN game
PLAYED by artists. The same rule Is applicable
10 angling.
A man who cannot handle rod In sclen :
tific manner viii find as much pleasure IN
Catching rOckcod or bay sharks as VIII Inc
ski!lful manipulation Of the plant bamboo VINO
has mastered the beautiful sclenc- OF fly fish
ing which, TO become perfect, requires years
of experience. Yet for a. that" as Ola CAP
Cummings says, "a man don't require thor-
ough ledge of the game 10 ENJOY Inc
sport"
themselves to q great extent OF the parasites
which covered their bodies when the lake was
opeped 10 anglers. Several fish caught recently
were IN fine condition. and olered tne anglers
excellent sport. Anglers hope mat me wafer
company will keep the lake open until Novein-
Der ], when the angling season, according 10
the State law. will close.
AS there are too many trout In tne iaKe a
thinning out OF their numbers would be very
beneficial, which the company Will hnd II 1t
carries out the suggestion offered. Again. the
later the season the better will be the condition
OF the fish.
The applications for invitations TO fish in
Crystal Spring Lake are not so numerous re-
Gently as expected. The reason for this Is the
very poor success anglers nave mad since invl-
taiIons have been Issued. Last Sunday the
sum total OF bas- caught by twenty anglers was
five. The bad luck cannot be attributed 10
scarcity of fish, as tie lake Is literally alive
with spleudid bass.
Experts contend that the water In the lake Is
too hirh for successful sport, while others say
that II you get there When Professor Bass has
decided upon a mess you Will retire well
pleased with the sport. Bass fishing, to say the
least, Is decidedly precatious sport.
Relative TO black bass aud their destructive
ress TO other fishes, a writer In Forest and
Stream says:
There Is considerable difference OF opinion
among sporIsmen as to whether their presence
in our waters is desirable, many claiming that
with their aggressive character stics they XIII
drive away better fish than themselves; but
their friends are gaining in number, and soon
only those who fish tor something beside sport
will be opposed to them. AS the true angler,
the man who taxes enjoyment from the exer
else Of skill with rod and reel. knows
that the pleasure attending the capture of one
faii- sized bass Is greater than results from The
filling Of boat with The small yellow perch,
which appear to be the only victims Of conse
ouence the bass succeeds in destroying. Be-
fore they were put IN Lake Sunapee. which
claims to be the black bass headquarters. only
few salmon or trout were caught an
nually there, and the water swarmed with
small yellow perch. Now. with the large sup
ply OF bass there, the catches of salmon and
trout show great gains and the perch have
mostly disappeared. aomi that II young
salmon. slad. club, sucker. any kind OF perch.
mipnow or smelt, ETC.. should come In the way
Of bass and he was hungry he would lake
it 10. and l believe an eight-inch bass would
swallow another fish FIVE inches long and
larger ones In the same ratio, but like the pike,
pickerel. or pikeperch, which are almost en-
tirely pisc,vorous in their diet. as their teeth
indicate, he will not make either OF them a
special object Of pursuit, and MS food natu-
rally consists mostly of insect larvae, cruSta-
ceans, frogs, crAwfish and the like.