The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-11

patrons OF the sport, did not procure the kind
OF fishes that will remain summer and winter
In the fresl: waters. Ii has been proven be-
You'd any question of doubt that the so-caIled
trout The commissioners have been planting in
the streams Will not remain IN fresh water If
mere Is any possible chance for them getting TO
the salr.
AS a thorough test of this. the Commissioners
planted several thousand fry OF the New Hamp-
SHIRE trout Few years ago in stream Of the
Country Clubs preserve III Marin County, ana
what has Geen The result? Every fish That en-.
]oyed life lett tor old ocean when the oppor.
tuniIy presented itself, and Today the members
OF the club are wondering If lie escapes will
ever return, and THE CALL says no. Again
we VIII suggest that the commissioners pro-
cure trout that cannot exist IN pure salt
wafer; and that fish Is the German brown
trout, s. fario, which affords magnificent sport
10 anglers during the fishing season. These
trout are now TO be had IN some OF the Eastern
STATES, and If the Commissioners are DESTROYS
OF popGailng the streams OF this State with
trout that VIII remain where they are planted
they must get purely freshwater fish and not
1901 away their time on anadromous fishes.
A lew Sundays ago as the train was passing
1ayloryiile dam III Marin County man was
seen catching salmon (steeheads) by means of
long pole 30 the end OF which was fastened
gan. lie had already few fish lying on the
bank, and was lnduSIrlOuSly engaged proddng
the deep pool with an elongated gaff for more
lisn as the cars were passing. OF course The
deputy fish commissioners who are supposed
10 look after such men, forwarded their usual
report TO headquarters which reads something
and did not see as much as a footprint; every
lining Is lovely aud the goose hangs high; will
De home In few days 10 draw down salary.
The following interesting article, which treats
on the way fishes are killed In. some OF the
Eastern States, appeared recently in an ex-
change:
SEATED on the bough OF a tree, overhanging
shallow still place in the river, the writer
saw man on a bright March day. He was
armed with rifle or 80 caliber and seemed 70
be intenly watching the level stretch OF
m a pln IafQ ha rQef
his gun against limb just beneath his
waist took careful aim and fired; then q
small boy came from under the bank, reached
out with landing net attached TO long pole
aud scooped up beautiful big bass. Upon
examination l saw that the fish had been shot
through the head and that IL was but one OF the
nine splendid fsh that the native had secured
In the same way, one being jack salmon of 10
pounds weight TINS happened down on the
White River ana the man who did the shooting
was an adept at The business. for ] saw him
later in The day lie upon the bank of the river
and Kill at least twenty more bass, salmon and
buffalo. some OF his shots being Twenty-Five
yards distant.
THAT'S the only way fish, mister. This
ere little rifle was given me by Teller from
Little Rock about i've years ago, an Pye
killed ton of fine fish with il since then, said
the native. Il ike fish, but IL had 10 ketch
EN- with hook an line think I'd staTve fore
I'd Go ii. / useter have an Old-time muZZle-
loadin' rife that used up North, and earned
good Twin with tt fur many year; but
amt one er them burned pig headed fools what
thinks no gun can shoot 'ceDt the old kentuck.
Ii I'd had this gun when L was in Wisconsin |
could ha killed twice as many Dickerel as did.
That was The kind NV fish / hunted up there.
an I've shot some would weigh twenty
pounds. Ne see. in the spring Nv the year the
fish like TO git in the stlll, shaller GaIer am
warm up with the sun. It's no periickler
knack In shuotln' 'em then, fur they git as close
10 the top Nv the water possible an list lay
as Still as one Nv the stones at the bottom
just caekelate how much water there is be-
tween the fish an the tor. an then you aim
accordin'. IL you're right over The fish you
KIN shoot straight down, but II you be leetle
TO one side or tother We don't aim right at him
but few inches short, dependin' on the slant
Nv the aim.
g No course 'taint a new idea TO shoot fish.
The Ininns hey bin dom it furever. l reckon.
seed how they shoot 'em in Wisconsin an'
Minnesota. They use bow an arrer just as
they al avs did, but The kind NV arreT The In
luus used when / seed 'em wuZ list Il little
spear. They have strong cord Tied TO the
arrer, and when it sticks inter fish lie hain'J
got no show ter git away. The Injuns make
their own spearheads by straightenln' out big
hshhOoks, putin three on The end OF each
arTer. The bow and arreT is all right, but give
me the rife. an Pll bet j kin beat any Injun
gIIten fish ye ever see. There be lots nv felers
long the White Rlyertwhat kin beat me II they
try right hard,ibnt they amt got the patience