The morning call., 1894-07-15

are small, and although very nice for table use,
they do not by any means please the fancy OF
the men who angle for sport.
What pleasure does the catching Of six or
eight inch fish afford the angler who has pitted
his skin and experience against the cunning
and fighting qualities OF trout weighing a
pound and over?
Why, OF course there can be no pleasure
attached TO any such sport, so called by anna
teur5 only.
The question has been asked why must we
journey TWO or three hundred miles into the
mountains 10 enjoy good fishing, when there
are many apparently nice trout streams near 10
home, which should give fTst-class sport dur
ing a season when ii is lawful 10 angle for
trout?
This query is by no means hard TO answer
In the first place the sO.called trout that run
/ from The ocean into the coast streams during
| the winter months 10 spawn are, with very few
/ EXCEPTIONS back again IN The salt water when
/ the lst Of April arrives. and matter OF fact
! all That is left for the WabldiEg angler
/ to catch Is the young of the parent fishes that
| remain in fresh water until they have grown TO
| eight or ten inches in length, when they Will
! BID adieu to the streams TO remain in salt
water until the next winter. This is the reason
/ why there is no large fish caught in The coast
streams after April 1, excepting. OF course, an
/ occasional land-lOcked specimen OF the steel
! head family that has been caught mapping
/ after the winter floods had receded.
| Inc tlSh commissioners, who. as rule, have
not the remOtest knOwledge OF fishes and their
| hablts-otherWise they would not be appointed
/ 10 the Oftice-cOntend that owing to the small
! amount OF water the coast streams contain In
! the summer months no large fish-that is of a
! pound weight or oYer-Wlil remain IN Them and
that is why only small trout are caught
such an idea Is Of course absurd, as all
| anglers who have 1Shed the small glens OF
! Scotland, England ana Ireland can attest. In
tie former country the very best trout fishing
! Is had IN streams that do not contain any
more water Than that which is found in the
| SonoDa, Boulder, Alameda. Calaveras and
many other streams within few hours rail-
road travel OF this city during midsummer.
The trout that live IN the Scottish rivers aud
glenS are OF course very different fish TO those
| that are indigenous TO our coast streams. They
| do NOT repair TO the ocean in the spring of the
year like TIE alleged steelhead trout of The Pa
! enc coast, but on The contrary they remain in
| fresh water at all seasons of the year. and. as
consequence, the angler can always count
upon good sport when be goes ON an outing for
| brown trout.
Recently this beautiful and game fish have
/ been introduced into this country, and from
! accounts CLEANED through Eastern exchanges
Ihe anglers WHO reside near the waters in
which they had been planted are urOfuSe In
! their praises OF the fighting and edible qualities
| of the European trout OCr mobile" Board of
/ Fish Commissioners have wasted thousands of
dollars In stocking streams with the fry Of the
! steebead, alias Jordan trout. that are not to
be FOUND in any river that empties INTO the salt
water when the angling season Is open of
size worth catching.
The Commissioners conIenG Unat they are not
| supposed 10 look after tbe game interests OF the
State. 1t is certain, however, that they are
giving that matter little or no attention; there
fore what is the good OF The commission II
! The members OF the board have done anything
SluCe they had taken Office worthy of COM
mendaliOu, with the exception OF the arrest Of
some fishermen who were caught in the act OF
| SEEMING the mouth Of the Russian River, the
SpOrtsmen and anglers OF this State would b
pleased 10 know H. How long this state OF affairs
viii continue It is the duty Of the State Sports
! mems Association To look into.
Jack Sammle and Bob Taylor left yesterday
| for San Andreas Lake, intent upon catching
| the mate OF the six-pouud bass Mr.. SgmmIe was
| credited with having caught few weeks ago
! by an amateur angling editor who scratches for
! the Morning PleaSance.
Tie editor OF Field Sports, II. T. Payne, is
/ PROBABLY Que of the best-lnfOrmed men on this
| coast on matters tEat pertain TO gun and dog.
| The gentleman has visited almost every county
! In the State 10 the interest Of a pastlme he is
! paSsiOnateiy fond of, ana having, consequent
! ly, an extensive knowledge gained from years
j OF experience of the wants OF spoItsmen and
anglers VINO reside in different sections OF the
State, his opinion OF what need be- done TO af-
! ford recreation for all lovers of the ROD and
gun Is certainly worthy OF notice. This is what
| Mr. Payne states:
The fact that in all our trout streams the fish
are merely hngerlings, or at the best only six to
eight Inches in length, is proof positive that