The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-02
THE ANGLER.
Numerous Parties Whipping the
Streams for .Speckled Beauties.

Since the Truckee River has been cleared of
sawdust and shavings trout are retiring to its
limpid waters and parties are going into the
Slerras daily 10 spend vacations along its
banks Among the parties that went 10
TTuckee within The last week was one com.
posed of Al Wieland. John Siebe and their
friends. After a SnOIt stay on the river they
will go 10 Weber Lake and thence by indie
pendence, visiting Pyramid and Tahoe lakes.
After seeing all that is 10 be seen IN the mouu-
aln lakes, and covering the ground thoroughly
In search OF game, they Will proceed through
the Sierras southwark and cross TO Mount
W DineS WneFe some are sport Is In store for
such enthusiastic Sportsmcn and travellers.
This journey Is robably rough trip as can
be taken IN the high mountains requiring con.
siderable grit and perseverance 10 accomplish
II, and Is ia Itself sufficient proof of the party
pluck. The return Will be made down the
mountains into Bakersfield at the southern
extremity OF San Joaquin Valley, whence
Nieland's company viii come back by train
The trip Will axe SIX weeks.
Walter Mansfield, Joe Shain, Al Cumming
and others left for the Truckee River last
Friday TO try tneir fortunes with the fly
Clinton Jones of the Burlington Railroad
Company went in The same direction and will
use his gun when tired OF fishing.
Signal Port, about seven miles from Point
Arena, is spoken of as fayorite resort of rock
cod and sea bass. To catch 100 pounds in an
afternoon is nothing remarkable, for, so it is
said, the fish will bite every time bait Is
thrown before them. and they are present in
such numbers that even the most experienced
fishermen are astOntsned.
iliiam Oakum Robertson returned yester-
day with fine catch of black bass. lie has
discovered pond which is yet known to only a
select few fishermen. On this trip he discoV-
cred 10 his Intense surprise that refrigerated
meat is the only bait Tor this game fish. John
Butler accompanied Robertson without having
the Gaintest IDEA as 10 where he was going.
"a friend has invited me 10 lSh with him in a
pond he discovered" said Mr.. Butler while
packing up his reels and rods and things. Il
asked him whrIe this pond is.
Never mind said he, 'PII show you.'
$50 / asked him no questions. 1t may be
poaching, you know, bus the fishing is good.
and didn't ask any questions"
When lie came back with all the fish he
could carry MI. Butler smiled smile OF salts
faction. bur remained as mysterious as ever
about this newly discovered nook where the
gamIeSt black bass abound.
at would be telling, you know" he said
"and the whole town would clean it out ia a
week."
Colonel Stone went with NJ. C. Turner Friday
afternoon 10 TrucKee, from which place they
intend starting of on tour OF tie adjacent
streams and mountains for fish and game
even bear-for ALPS fish that comes 10 The all
round sportsmau's net.
Last sunday was disappointment 10 the
crowd Of fishermen who went down 10 San
Andreas Lake for a days sport. Being sin
gularly and intensely hot and calm, the day
look them by surprise. ana they were not pre-
pared for surprises. Even line trout felt the
heat and became exclusive 10 fly In their
tastes. Whole books OF flies were tried on them
without any success; but Sammi and McCrae
VINO happened TO have each a small MOSQUITO
ny, gave IL a trial. No sooner was the Tiny
mosquito thrown upon the water than fish be-
gan 10 bite with avidlty, and no other fly was
nOtlced. The result was that Samml and IL c.
Crae caug bit more fish than all The other Usher
men combined, and took home twenty-five
trout e cn.
George j. Ainsworth, the banker, of Port
land, Or, left his home IN Oakland last even
Ing, accompanied by his wife, TWO daughters
aud his son. They will spend a month in the
mountains of the Coast Range in Oregon. hunt
iollow has been laid out from Portland, via TIL
lanOok, ana hence into the Coast Range in a
sUutherly direction. Few parties are Tilted out
so elaoofately as The AlnSworth family. They
TOOK aloug large wag0n-load OF baggage, con-
slstlhg OF tents, guns, rods, ammunition, sup
pies, Clothing, beds, utensils. etc. After leav-
ing the railroad they will travel with teams TO
maui The luggage aud TO carry themselves. Two
servants, besides drivers and guides, will swell
Tue party To The proportions OF cayalcade.
Inc young ladies' who are society buds Of
the LaSesid- set in Oakland, Will wear rubber
DOOls ana short skirts while fishing, and when
!bey get away from civilization III tile noun
talnS VIII don jeans-overalls and flannel
sklIts-and travel with their brother aud
iaiDef alter deer aud other game. One OF them,
MISS Daisy AinsworIh, is The young lady who
oWilcIdteu at the naming OF the man-Of-war
oregon AT South San Francisco.
Inc Carol River IN Mendocino County is
attracting several votaries OF the rod into the
IeuWoouS this season. Last Thursday quite a
large party of Wells. Fargo q Co.'S employees
and their friends went TO Point Arena, where
they VIII hire teams 10 take them 10 the fishing
ana hunting grounds.
Inc Daisy kmball from Point Arena brought
uoNh company of choice spirits last week
WIN thelr depicted demijUhns and baversacks,
lhtlr lced hsh and burning fish stories. There
were john Burns, James Wards. cooks extra
ordinary 10 the camp, Eugene Flanders, the
celeOtdteu eaier, who has accom- lisned such
gaslronomie feats as ealing fish, meat, pie,
peahs m0lasses and eggs, mashed up in one
alSh' Jack West, Bob Mahoney. Pete McAlanus
ahd y. Zeler, all we'll known IN fishing and
hunting circles. They spent three weeks on
the horth FORK of the Garcia River, about
twenty miles from the coast at a deserted lum-
Def-mlll. Though the tIout ran very small II
was pleasure TO catch them as they were full
VI Tue ana game 10 the last
Neither deer nor bear were encou ntered but
JOhn Burns had the satisfaction of having an
imaginary encounter with big black bear and
kiiilug Inc brute. Burns was out alone In the
unuerDrush With his rifle when he was startled
py low grunt and crashing through the
otancnes. Eagerly scanning the brush he dis
ceihtu an animal that looked Ike feIoclous
EIlLZIy ana hr emptled his magazine rifle into
Us carcass II was black pig belonging TO
FARMER Dunbar, VINO made considerable trouble
ior bufhs The difficulty was adjusted by
Burns paying flue of $40.
:, he Hazel Green Herald Is authority for this
cIoou' cuiullng h>h story, which ought 10 be a
warning 10 irout-ticklers: w. L. May OF White