The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-07
ROD AND CREEL.
Stocking Mendocino County Streams
With Lake Tahoe Trout FRY.

The following report concerning Baron Won
Crater is taken from a Boston paper, and VIII
certainly interest such men as Joseph Shain
and Walter Mansfield, the great opponents of
f1y-castIng, who look upon grasshopper as
being only fitting food for gobblers and ducks
The Baron, however, thinks differently, as per
note: 1.-The Baron Won Crater who has spent
several weeks fishing in Platte Canyon, was
heard from this week in an agreea bic way by
some of his friends in the shape of some of the
largest trout that have been taken in the Platte
this year. The largest weighed fraction over
five pounds. another four pounds, one of three
and half and several ranging from one to TWO
pounds. All of these were rainbow trout, aud
the largest measured 2312 inches A very fine
mountain trout OF nearly two pounds weight,
was among the others. These were taken by
Mr.. Crater on live graSShOppers and helgra-
mites. lie, like many others, claims rainbow
trout will not take fly, aud 1t seems TO be true
This season, at last"
Speaking of hoppers. Mr. Shain wa. relat.
ing his experience OF days fishing when on a
recent outing TO TTuckee. aud in the course OF
his remarks said: II could not GET recognition
from even the smallest fish, although / changed
my cast of flies frequently. Somewhat dis
gusted with tile luck | was having, | caught a
grasshopper that was chirping and twitting its
wings on an old stump near by. and placed 1t
on The hook just 10 see if the Ralnbows would
notice the genuine from the artificial"
AT this Juncture some OF his friends, who
were listening atentively 10 tie anglers ex-
his eagle eye caught the eyer-watchful optic
of Mr.. Mansfield, who was about to say,
shame oG you, Jos PHI"
Quicker than il takes an experienced tiy-
caster 10 send the steel of hook into a rising
fish Mr.. Shain apoiOglZed for the awful mis-
take he had made, and, correcting himself,
said:
Il made a mistake, gentlemen, when l re-
marked that l had placed the hopper on the
hook. which Is something l have never done,
nor do | ever intend doing. No, | caught the
leaping insect aud threw II into the Sutging
river just 10 see if a trout would notice 1t; bur
it passed on with the food uumolested, and ap.
parently obliyious of the monsters of the deep
that we're swimming beneath"
Within the last year the San Francisco and
NORTH Pacific Railway Company uhe old DOna-
hue line), realizing the importance OF developing
The fishing waters of SOnoma and Mendocino
counties, have made a careful survey of the
situation. and have developed the tact that
anglers need not go a weeks Journey from San
Francisco TO enjoy as fine fishing as the State
affords.
The railroad has prepared handsome map
OF the counties OF Marin. Sonoma, Mendocino
and Lake, on which Is laid down all of the
trout streams. Although the community at
large have always been apprised OF the fact
that Mendocno County was finely wateIed vet
hey Will be surprised 10 learn that The opeu
flowing trout streams foot uD 2256 miles con-
serVailVe measurement. enough o furnish fist
Ing Tor all the Spor smen III tile State. Eel
River, with its thee great branches rising In
the snowcapped Yalo Bolia and San Hedrim
ranges with an altitude of 5000 feet above sea
level, furnishes as fine trout fishing as can be
found on the Pacific Coast.
1t Is within DAVIS journey OF San Francisco
eastward from Ukiah and can be reached
daily by stage lines that skirt the numerous
rivers and streams which enter the ocean direct
from The redwood coast belt, among which are
the Gualala, Garcia, Navarro, Noyo Big River
1en-Inlle and many others. All are superb
DShlng streams, and together with Tlieir large
tributaries exceed thousand miles OF fine
troIt-hshing at AL times during the open sea.
son.
The railroad company has this season spared
no trouble or expense 10 improve the condition
OF the streams along its road By the addition of
some 100000 trout fry. 1t prou0ses in the fu-
lure 10 spare no expense or trouble 10 keep
these streams up TO their maximum excellence
The Blue Lakes have also come in for good