The morning call., 1894-01-07

shaken the brackish water from lis hoary
locks, the first remark he made was 10 the
lucky angler to hold up his rod and give
the fish The butt. When the beauty was
landed it was found that the shot which
was attached to the broken leader had be-
come fastened in one of the double hooks
used by Dugan, and it was owing to this
peculiar circumstance that the fish which
was lost by Cadoni was captured by lucky
Dugan. 1t weighed 127z pounds.
Terry captured one that weighed Is
pounds. Banker and Dolliver got two
last Sundays sport at Point Reyes.
Messrs. Mcfarland. Battu. Christensen
and DR.. Dean went uD the road as far as
Russian River and fiShed two days with
out having the pleasure OF seeing fish.
They attribute their bad luck to the fact
that one of their number has been always
considered unlucky.
Charley Precht caught two nice salmon,
one of which weighed 11% pounds. last
Sunday in the SOnoma Creek near Shell
Vile. A third fish he lost by the fact of
his line having become entangled in the
stump of tree.
There is excellent fishing near Pescadero,
and the residents of that town are having
splendid sport.
AS will be seen by the picture entitled
"Gaffing Salmon" two well-known dis
ciDles Of the Roe and Shrimp Club enjoyed
good days sport on Friday in the tide
waters of Paper-mill Greek. The gentle
man who is handling the rod is known
among his acquaintance as "0ld Hun
dred," and his companion, who Is waite h.
ing an opportunity of sinking the point OF
the gaff into a 16-pound salmon, is the
president of the club mentioned, and
known by anglers as 'SalmOn-roe John.
Both disciples Of bait fishing are
thorough enthusiasts who fear not wind
nor weather so long as shing is good.
They have been known to stand on the
bank of a creek for ten hours watching
their rods and waiting for the reels
alarm.
The Folsom Telegraph has been bring
ing the Fish Commissioners over the Goals
of late This is sample of its style OF
shooting: 1t seems to US that the State
Board OF Fish Commissioners are sadly
Deglecttul In the performance OF their
duty in the building of a fish ladder over
the dam. They cannot plead ignorance Of
the existence of an impeachment TO the
progress of the fish up the river. They
have been notified several times. Only
recently large petition was sent to them
requesting that they remedy the matter
complained of.
They have paid no attention whatever
to the request, and the people are COM
PEELED to sit down and see thousands of
fish reach the big dam that bars their way
up the river, which. after entering The
boiling, seething waters at its base. are
churned to death. The FISH that are thus
destroyed rot and contaminate the river
and air with their foul, disease-breeding
smell.
The fact is. in certain seasons OF the
year, the big Folsom dam is a genuine and
emphatic nuisance, and il will be until a
fish-ladder is constructed. There is no eX-
cuse for this criminal neglect of their plain
duty on the part of the Fish Commission
eTS. Perhaps there is pull some " here.
II there is. the people are certainly not tire
ones who are holding the string. The
people are getting very tired of this wilful
neglect on the part of the Fish Commits
stoners, which body should resign or act in
the matter. l. would not be bad idea to
have the next Legislature investigate this
fish-ladder business.
We hope that the gentlemen who COM
pnse the commission will explain their
delay. There certainly must be some
good reason for it. We feel sure that if
there was not the ladder would be up
there now. For unless the board has a