The morning call., 1894-06-17

In order to give anglers of this city and
vicinity an opportunity TO fish in the numerous
trout streams north OF Santa Rosa, and return
10 San francisco in time for business, the San
francisco and North Pacific Railroad has put
Cd tue following train service:
IRAN leaving here on Saturday at $40 P. NJ.
runs through 10 Cloverdale. Train leaving Sun
DAY at D 2. III. also runs through to ClOverdale.
On the return, train leaves CloyerdaIe at :45
A. M on sundays and arrives III San Francisco
at lO:4O A NJ, and on Mondays leaves Clover
dale III A NJ, arriving 10 San Francisco at
$3.50 A. NJ.
Reports from Santa Cruz OF large catches OF
salmon having been made during the week
were exaggerated. A gentleman who arrived
from Santa Cruz yesterday states that only
few hsh were taken with rod and line. but that
at Capitola the fishing was first-class, aud
anglers who are trolling IN Monterey Bay are
having excellent sport. MIR. Ogburp teIe-
graphed yesterday from Capitola that the sport
was equal To- that OF last year, and anglers
should not allow the opportunity to pass with
out enjoying II.
Ii must not be forgotten that the few fish
caught in Santa Cruz Bay were taken six miles
from the city, which l. pretty stiff row. even
weather permitting. On the other hand, the
sport IN Monterey Bay is Within close proxim.
lily 10 Capitola, and boats can be had for half
the amount there that is demanded by Santa
Cruz fisherman.
The beautiful Weber Lake, in Nevada
County, Is now afording grand sport TO anglers,
A gentleman writes from there that fly fishing
is all the go now and that the cut throat trout,
the sweetest OF table fish, are swimming near
the surface, which means 10 anglers feast Of
royal sport.
In an interesting article on salmon at sea.
A. n. Cheney, well-kncwn angling expert and
AN excellent authority on fresh-water fishes,
discusses the question OF the wherea bouts of
salmon after they leave the rivers, and quotes
the following from previous contribution by
himself on the subject which anglers will APP
preciate:
There is certain mystery about the habits
ana movements OF The sea salmon, after it has
lett me fresh water rivers In which IL spawns
ana gone down TO the sea, that never has been
satisfactorily explained. One theory Is that all
the salmon of the rivers along a coast NAV
journey down to the sea and then move ultl-
lnatelY III one great body southwark along the
coast until they find water of suitable tempera.
tnre. with an abundance OF food, In which 10
spend their time In growing fat until the
spawning instinct warns them 10 return, when
they proceed northward, each liver school
entering its own particular river as the main
school arrives opposite the river mouth.
Another theory Is that Ine salmon OF each
river, as they arrive at Its mouth after descend
ing from Its headquarters, go out TO sea suffi-
clently Tar to md the conditions OF temperature
and food which suit them, and there they re-
main, separate from the salmon OF other rivers
until ii is time for them 10 return TO fresh
water. Considering the certainty with which
the salmon OF any particular river return again
TO the stream OF their birth the latter theory
seems the more tenabe of the two"
To aid In The Identification of the salmon,
when caught by fishermen who have not pre-
Yi0uSly met with the fish, figure is pres nted
In this connection mention may be made of
the chinook or qunnat salmon of the Pacific
Coast (OncOThynchus chOuicha) fry OF which
have been extensively planted in Eastern
waters by the United States Commission of
Fish and Fisheries. Up 10 and including the
year 1880 about Il, 0O0, 600 fry were deposited
10 rivers and other waters tributary 10 the At
lantic. While a few relatively large examples
have been taken no information 10 show that
the attempts 10 acclmate this species on the
Atlantic Coast have as yet been successful
In 1891 a few thousand yearling salmon
were placed In New York waters tributary TO
The sea. The possibility OF the survival and
growth Of some of these and OF the large early
colonies prompts this reference TO the matter
and suggests the accompanying figure of sne
species, 10 afford basis for distinguishing the
two kinds Of salmon, which closely resent Bile
each other To further aid in he Identification
OF the two species the following key has been
prepared:
Rays In anal I'm, 9: scales between gill open
Ing and base OF tail, 40; branchiostegals
(faise gill openings), n..........Atantic salmon
Rays In anal fin, 10; scales between gill open
ing and base of tail, $50; branchiostegais.
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