The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-18
THE ROD.
Meeting of Anglers on Tuesday
!: - Evening.


:. A general meeting of anglers VIII be held at
O'Clock on Tuesday evening at parlor A, Palace
=. Hoiel, for the purpose. OF discussing matters
. that pertain to the coming tiy-casting toutna-
ment and the arrangements Of classes. etc.. As
.tifis Is to berthe first tournament that Will be
held on this coast il beho0yes every lover OF
angling TO add 10 its succ ess and there Is no
way IN wlrTch. a general understanding pertain
ing 70. an advancement of the sport can be at
tanned but by meetings of anglers. therefore. it
hoped that large gathering of the fraternity
Will be present. .-
:. 1t IS certain that. any. angler who does not
q think IL worth hrs while TO attend session of
This kind should he denied the pleasure of a
pasume which should. be aleadng feature Of
Pacific CQastSportS.
With S39. 900 at their disposal the general
d. "beAefiS thai The fish and game commissioners
Should be able TO do something IN the way OF
" pruIec1Qnto game and fish.
:. :: AS they have made no arrests to speak of
since: they have taken the eaths OF office, 1t is
= presumed thai the.entire appropriation Wlli,so
: 10 speak, be eaten up by the hatcheres, which,
las previously: stated IN The CALL, are not
worth To the State anything like the amount
Of mOHey1hati is ANNUALLY expended on Them.
FEW iFt the exception of.the. salmon hatchery at
S>~on all Others should be abolished and; the
.%ni0ney ,eXpen6ed ON them placed where ii could
o. dc tile. most good. for instances: ::
During the closed season for trout fishing dep
ntes should be abr ointed TO protect the rivers
which are robbed OF their fishes by spearnen at
a. time when>th trout and salmon are breeding.
. Ii the pareDt:hshes are permitted TO propagate
their' Species there Will be no need of .haicbe-
:ries. The men who are employed bdiliffs
can turn :theii-dCtentiOn when the game shoot
81 ing season .eDds to lOONfng after those who
;.shnOt and trap game at: all seasons Of the year
- The commissioners can afford 10 employ
number of men This purpose at fair salaries,
and. until this is done tie spOrtSmen and ang-
-leFS of.thts State need not expect any good re-
suits atcrulng from S39 600 appropriation.
AS it now stands THE commissioners have
" uuIy one man who is supposed to look after Tie
md FISH in 10 at
" The BALANCE of The stan: are idly watching the
heaufifuI SNOW on the mountains and waiting
for Ihe summer months when tile ice Will fade
from the lakes and the little fish can be caught.
=. In The meantime they are drawing down. sala-.
RES, which range from 800 TO 1925 per month.
a few others WHO are. supposed 10 arrest
CIineSef>herme vlfo: .tranSgfess The law by
angling Tor slTnnp with bag nets. are en-
j0Fng. the pleasures OF an easy life in the city
and, wondering when the people OF this state
: Will realize that tley have made huge mistake
IN having granted "a $4,000 appropriation for
Il comparatively useless commission.
AcloT Joseph Murphy, who can handle Il fish
.1nG-r0d as scientifically as he can shillalah.
lett this city Yesterday for Point Reyes 10 The
hope of catching a few steelheads. Murphy
has been for many years lover OF trout fishing,
F.. but lOtuntil the present Time has he conde-
seconded 10 cast llne for Tide water grilse.
Nell, if shOnld not meet with the luck /
expect" said the actor: before his departure.
1 Will take the suggestion of friend and send
UP The stream for a few fish that can always be
had from men who are known 10 be artists In
spearing salmon. .Gou can rest assured that
VIII not return: with an empty basket. although
p my appetite may be III condition for good
Or. James Watt, VINO is known TO all local
anglers as being most scientific handler of a.
NY rod, has received an assortment of trout flies
" from Tufnbu & Co: of Edinburgh. Scotland,
which should be seen 10 lie appreciated. They
are limitations of The nudge. and their success
III angling depends entirely upon the man who
holds the rod as heavy strike or a blunder in
: playing fish Is sure 10 end ia a tbreak away"
Of The game. For lake fishing in The summer
season the: little beauties must prove very sue
cessful. s.. -.
Ola Captain Cumming of Alameda is deter
mined, If: practice can do1he work, to win: first
prize in the coming casting tournament. The
captain boids daily practice in hy-castng n.
The road fronting his handsome residence, and
Henry skinner Is authority for the statement
that the captain has become such a phenOm-
=. euonin long-distance casting that lie had to
send East specially for reel large enough to
accommodate:35o yards OF line. Tie old '.sea
= dog, VINO rounded the born nine times, says
that he will never quiz practice until he can
throw a line quarter OF mile.
=. Unless the NfcaSi0 Creek has, changed its
color since Yesterday, the prospects for "a kill
ing" dt Point Reyes are of tn poorest. John
Butler and -hir. MARCUS tried their luck on
Thursday last, but caught more wafer than
fish. They say that mud rolled down the stream
III banks and that it would be impossible Tor
fish TO see a chunk of roe with the aid of
telescope. Very different reports have come
:; from tile Trockmerton lagoon, where Albert
Wieand, Joe Siebe. Dr. Won Hoffman and an
other gentleman, whose name must be with.
held for various reasons, enjoyed splendid
sport. Tie entire catch amounted 20 eleven
large grIlse.
An Eastern exchange says: 1--WE hear that
one of the fish commissioners. of the State of
Connecticut has been complained OF by one OF
The tlsh commissioners. OF: the State OF Mas
sachusetfS, at the instance of some OF the
: sportsmen of The town of sheffield for taking
:. trout by net or other device. The trial. we
believe. IS TO rake place this week, and we may
have more IN regard 20 the matter in our next
issue"
=. The commissioners Of this State have not
begun TO be as bad. as the gentleman of the
- 81 ate of Connecticut far as Illegal trout fsb-
ing IS concerned. although they may have a
good net over the States appropriation.