The morning call., 1894-07-08

"It was the greatest fighter / ever tackled"
said Ward when relating his experience 10 a
friend, land from the way he started down the
river on his way to the ocean 1t must have been
either a striped bass or Jordan trout"
John Butler is landlOcked somewhere near
the Los GalOs Creek and cannot get back 10 the
city unless he takes Sbanks mare for II. lie
tergraphed the other day that FISH were biting
well and thai strikes were plentiful.
The following anglers registered at ST. An
dreas Lake last Sunday. and ID nearly every
instance success was had: A. A. Banz, Thomas
Irvine Bob Taylor, Richard Acres. Ed Evatt,
L. Sachs, Joe Rogers, Sam Heller. Stanley
Ewing, Eugene O'Rourke, Ii. /. Hanson and
son. J. X. Levy, H. y. Morgan, j. S; Hender-
son, q. a. Bartlett +. A. Fisher, j. Butler, f..
Marcus. Al Smith. H. z Terry, DR.. Stanton.
Ii. Z. Rose, A. l.. Lundy, James Chesley, A.
Burnghame, Louis ROndeau and A. Newman.
On The 4Un inst. Mi. Macrea aStODiShed all who
tished with a spoon by showing up catch of
fifty beautiful fish at The end OF the days ang-
ling. Mr.. Macrea used the lily solely and reports
having had magnificent sport, especially the
mornings hshlng.
Il now appears as if Santa Cruz will be
avoided this season ty King Salmon. Last year
The salmon fishing in the bay at Santa Cruz was
first class and all fishermen enjoyed good sport.
This year, however, only few salmon nave
been caught although the hotels continued
sending daily reports to this city OF ibe big
catches that were being made.
Latest reports from Monterey Bay are 10 Inc
effect that the only fishing worthy OF mention
is TO be had at CapitOla, and any angler who
can get to that place to-day can certainly rest
satisfied that he Will catch one or Two fish at
least. Old man OgOun caught six salmon In
three hours fishing last Tuesday when the
anglers al Santa Cruz did not ge strike.
A very interesting paper was read by Ash
down Green before meeting OF the BRUSH
Columbia Natural History Society some time
ago, which is productive of much valuable
I Information. 1t gave an account OF the various
species OF salmon peculiar 10 BrltisE Columbia
and The Pacific coast and their peculiar habits;
th- differ ence between the white and red
meated fish. The following is part of the re-
port read by Professor Green; the remaining
part Will appear in next Sundays issue:
OF the thirteen genera OF the SalmoDida
known in North America nine are represented
within the limits OF this province. These en-
brace the capelin, oOlachan, smelt, surf Smelt,
salmon, trout, charr grayIlng and WnitehSh.
Beyond noticing the fact that the first four be-
long TO the SalmOnlda OF our waters do not
again propose 10 refer 10 them, but Will COM
mence with description OF our salmon. tue
largest aud most valuable, from an economic
point of view, OF the family. The generic name
of our salmon is OncOrhynchees, Or hook nose.
Why this personal reference TO his nose should
be made do not know, seeing that the same
prominence Of feature is shaIed by the male OF
the Eastern salmon and trout during The breed
ing season, though in less marked degree.
"The genus may be readily distinguished
from that OF Salmo by the length OF the anal
m, The rays OF which lumber from 1916 rays,
whereas the SalmO-tbat Is the trout and
cbarr-havs but 9-11. 1t is rather curious
fact thai a Russian named Stellar, who first
wrOie about those fish, 80 years ago, should
have named and described the five species Of
the genus exactly as they are now known.
Since his time no less than thirty FIVE species
have been named by modern writer's, their de-
scriitOns. correct, perhaps, as far as they
went, being Of the same lisn in different stages
OF age, sex or sexual development.
There are five sprces Of Pacific salmon
80 chonica-Quinnat, spring salmon, Tyhee.
so nerke-Tne SOck-eye.
80 kIIsutch-COhOe, silver salmon.
80 keta-Dog salmon.
40 gOrDuScha-HumpDack.
"Al these are found in British Columbia,
though all DO not frequent the same streams
For instance, there are no sock-eyes on the
eastern shore OF Vancouver Island, except in
the Nimpkish River. There are no humpbacks
IN The COwichan, though there are in the Che
maluus River. The tyhee salmon only fire.
qurnts The large streams, The cohoe and dog
salmon every little brook. The arrival OF tue
same species varies in different rivers. Broadly
speaking, the tyhee salmon Is taken in the late
autumn and spring, he Sock-eye in the sum-
IDer, and the cohoe, dog salmon ana numpDack
IN the autumn.
The Iyhee salmon (chonicha) is the largest
In the family. Fish of Iifty pounds are by no
means rare, ana IN Riv rs' inlet individuals
have been taken over eighty pounds III weight.
IN the Columbia this species only is used by
[ the best canneries; In British Columbia IL Is
more valued as a table fish Than for canning
purposes, as The color OF its flesh cannot always
be depended upon. Perhaps some OF you have
( oticed that the salmon OH the hshSalls have
sometimes been slashed with d knife. This has
been done at the canDeries TO test the color OF
The FISH, the red d-feshsd ones being retained,
the pale or white -meated ones being sent TO the
/ fishmongers. / have seen fish red at one END
and white at the other the intermediate part
being streaked with red. What causes the dif-
terence L cannot say; neither sex nor condition
! Is The cause. Many people prefer White sal