The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-13
ROD AND LINE.
Salmon Fishing in San Francisco
Raw

The edge has been worn off the salmon fish
ing in Monterey Bay, and now only all occa-
sional .yanker' can be seen during the cool
OF The morning trolling for The grandest Of
game fishes.
In last Sundays CALL a statement was
made that salmon fishing as carried on In Mon
terey Bay was crude sport.
The sporting editor has been In receipt OF
several letters from anglers and fishermen dur
ing the past week which. If published, would
occupy considerable. space. Sufficient to say
that some OF the writer's favored The ideas of
IHE CALL so far as MOnter salmon fishing
is concerned. while other writer's had very
different opinions, some OF whom went so lar
as 10 say thai me only real sport IN America
to-day is 10 be had at Santa Cruz. Some OF The
communications are worthy OF notice as they
are written by men who have opposing ideas OH
angling.
One writer says: THE CALL of Sunday hit
the nail on the head when 1t referred TO
samonfSbng al Santa Cruz as being crude
sport. ! have tried II, and must say that there
Is not BIZ OF science attached TO 1t. III does
no at all cOmpare with stream h>llng, al
though am willing TO confess that when no
better sport with rod and line Is TO b had near
at hand salmOn-iishing in Santa Cruz Bay is as
welcome haws in winter. How any man
VINO understands the art of handling rod can
enjoy sitting in a big fishing smack and walt
l caught two salmon In on morn
iug's fishing with fishing club. and
/ mad all desired of The sport. One hour on a
mountain stream VIII Hord me more pleasure
than years salmoii-hshing IN Monterey Bay.
II must remembered. however, that salmon
fishing in the salt water with IA club and heavy
tackle ana slmUn-hshing In river with we'll
balanced rod and light but strong tackle are
two different things. One Is the way OF the
professional or market hunter, while The other
Is engaged in only by amateurs who love sclen-
tific sport"
The opposition letter reads: according 10
THE CALL of last Sunday presume the writer
has not had ths pleasure of a-troli for salmon
in Monterey Bay, otherwise l am sure lie
would not say the sport was crude and OF The
common order l have hsheG on many rivers
and streams and understand the gentle art
OF fiy.castiDg thoroughly, but l must say that
of the TWO kinds OF sport, VIZ: ny-hshIug Tor
tngerlings and trolling for salmon, L Will
take the latter every time, as IL is sport
fit for kings. especially on the beautiful
count upon a half dozen fish. ranging from
seven TO forty pounds in weight, before break
fast. Will not 20 into he details OF fancy
sport, AS from gentle art point OF view con-
slider that stream fishing is Il more fashionable
way Of amusement, but for good old sport
salmon fishing such as we have had In Mon
terey Bay Is good enough for me-"
1t Is quite probable that local anglers VIII
not have to journey to San a Cruz for salmon
fishing, as during the past WeeH at least a
oOzen FISH have been caught in this bay be-
tween Lime Point and SausatO.
Several gentlemen who enjoyed good sport In
MOntei ey Bay recently left THIS city for Sausa-
Ito last evening. They will hav an early rise
thi. morning as II is their Intention to be on
the water at a time when tho salmon feed best.
AS striped bass are plentiful, anglers who will
prospect for salmon may happen across the
feeding grounds OF these decidedly gamy fish.
John Benn has forwarded Judge Greene of
Portland. Or. dozen flies, which the Judge
has proven to be great Killers on northern
waters. The Judges ret fly, which he calls
''tbe Mead" is lied as follows: Chenille body,
grizzly hackle and wings of the same kind,
black or ostrich head. gold tip and req tag.
This fly is a great killer on the headwaterS Of
the Sacramento and Trucker rivers.
This Is what the editor Of Shooting and Fish.
ing Of Boston says of tho Mead fly: Judge S.
II. Greene Of Portland, Or. has sent me sam
pies of new fly designed by his friend. j.
Roberts Mead OF Portland The fly, which Is
called the Mead fly, has been found TO be very
killing for trout in Pacific Coast waters, and 1t
looks as IL II would prove to be an excellent black
bass fly in Eastern waters. The fly looks not
unlike grub of some sort, furnished
with rudimentary wings. Tie body, Wnicn Is
very full. is of yellow floss silk wound with fine
silver wire. The head Is black and tn tag
scarlet silk. The wings consist Of three fur
nae hackie., black center and very light GIN
ger tips. tied 10 lie along he body, and extend
beyond II. Unless all signs fail, the Mead fly
Will make reputation Tor itself az black
bass fly, for when II Is wet it looks like a ten.
der undevelOped bug, suited to the palates of
any tsliy that rises TO flies.
The TrucKee River Lumber Company has &C
ced TO the Fish Commissioners request and
In future instead OF dumping sawdust and
sllavlngs into the Truckee River the refuse oI
The mills Will br burned. This Will prove wei
come news To anglers.