The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-20
THE ANGLER
Good Sport at Lake PiIarcitos-Arrest
of Professional Fishermen,

. dUUu SUOIk al LGhC lAdh GAEOO
of Professional Fishermen.
The Pilarcitos Lake opened Tuesday. and
those who availed themselves Of the OppOrtu-
nifty for a cast enjoyed excellent sport. John
Durkee returned on Friday with eighty nice
trout, and among the lot be had half a dozen
twO-pounders. The fish are in good condition
This year, owing in ali probability. 10 The early
closing Of the wet season. Yesterday Jack
Sammi and Bob Taylor left for the big pond
with baskets which were in size commOdiOus
and able enough 10 accommodate at least cal
culation half a ton of nsh. The creels were
ordered specially for this trip by the anglers
friend, Adolph LOrsbsch. They came from
MaIklandtOWn.
Anglers should remember that at this season
of{he year the water of coast streams is toierably
warm. and as consequence trout taken from
any OF the creeks exposed 10 the sun are soft,
and unless cleaned when caught will deem
pose quickly. Ii will occupy only a few sec
Onds Of valuable time 10 clean a trout, and
when the WORK is done the silvered beauty
should be placed Immediately in the basket on
bed of dry hay or fern, and not grass as Is
generally the case. Fresh grass IS DIV no means
an1ncenive for the keeping Of tisD In pre-
sentable state for table use. II wltneTeG ferns
or hay cannot be bad, a Strip from guuny-
sack placed in the bottom OF he basket Will
answer The purpose. An experienced angler
at all times be judged by the appearance
of his fish on his return from the happy whip
jim OTndorff took his departure yesterday
for ain outing IN Santa Cruz County. Orndorn
can tell Il good trout. stream at q glance, ana as
he has put away large supply OF angling para
phernalla his friends VIII be on the Qul YlVe Tor
some tempting messes of Pescadero Creek
trout,
Al Hall of Point Reyes proved last week.
much TO the chagrln OF his friends ana custom
ers, that no is a good angler. COMMENTARY,
he learned from Professor Newman that there
were number Of pound fish iandlocked IN
swamp not far dis ant from Halls hotel. New
man ana a party of friends left the city with
nG n n Cr IA Z
they reached their destination they learned
from an aboTigiue that Hall had captured ali OF
The small fish, leaving only few salmon steel
ntads Tor the boys. Sumclent 10 state tuat
-DOiFer, assisted by DR.. Dean, made short
work OF the big fellows that remained over.
AS there are no more fish to be caught in the
Doliver preserve Point Reyes VIII not be
troubled by anglers again until next winters
run of sGeeiheads.
II is hoped by all anglers who love trout
fishing that the opening OF the trout season
will be altered by the next Legislature so that
The catching of trout Will be illegal until May ].
II is during the month of April that the little
hngerlings have TO suffer.
The f1rm Of Smith, ROndeau, Perkins 6 Co. is
figuring upon having great days catch on
June I, which will be the opening of San
AndFeas Lake. Tie warship Steelbead, which
IS owned by the company, has recently been
Oyernauled and painted at the Kerr d@oock
and f. DOW reported ready for action. Its said
that Captain Al Smith Will take command this
year, and as he is spOOny Kind of fellow he
VIII IN ali probability set sail for the lilypads
vi llo BOilil oilDt6, WictE lllb ClS liSu Diu6.
- T. A. McRae is authority for the statement
that Frank DOliVeT is q stronger man on the
end Of a line than SandOw. McRae saw Dolli-
yer land an eighi-pOund salmen last Sunday In
three seconds. be would Ike TO know II feat
OF the same kind has ever been accomplished
by any other person.
Reports from GuerneYille state that po2cheTs
have been killing black bass when The latter
are on their spawning beds. There will be a
law following the next meeting OF the Legis-
lature which Will cover bass well trout.
Mr. Mcfarland. a Deputy Fish Colnm ssioner,
returned on Friday last from Sierra County,
Where'he was ordered some days ago for the
purpose OF arTestng professional fishermen
who have pretty nearly cleaned Lake hide
peDdence OF its male fishes For years past a
gang OF fishermen who reside in the vicinity OF
1ruckee made a business OF catching trout in
Lakes Independence and Weber during the
months or April, May and June, for which good
prices were realized IN this city and Sacra-
mento.
The attention OF the Fish Commissioners has
been frequently called TO the necessity of stop
ping this KIND OF work before the lake would
De depicted OF It's grand and game fish. Last
year the spOTtsmen resident Of Nevada ana
vicinity had the Supervisors OF Sierra and Ne
Vada counties pass an ordinance making it
misdemeanor for any person TO catch trout in
independence Lake before June l. about which
time the lee disappears from the surface of the
lake, and when that occurs the professional
usDerman'S occupation Is gone.
The latter gentry paid no attention to the
law OF the ADVICE or the anglers who reside
near the lake and as result Mr.. Mcfarland
'bagged four transgressors. namely l.. +. ,Sheafe
a fish merchant or Corey, William Gogle, Ed
p Teeters ana Jake Hellwig, professional fisher.
men, The law breakers were taken to Sierra
VILE where they were tried and acquitted by a
jury, as is generally the case in The country
where the residents have no respect or regard
for he game or fish laws. The trial, however
cost the fishermen considerable money ana iJ
is doubtful II they Will return TO their old trade
Sheafe. tile fish merchant who purchased trout
from the fishermen, is The owner Of the stages
that run from Corey TO The lakes. On the 7th
inst. he shipped 200 pounds OF Trout to Il
dealer in this city.
}. Phiilipson Of 626 Clay street would be ex-
tremely obliged 10 the party who picked up a
fishing basket on the TiburOn boat last Sunday
II they would return the same and receive a
substantial reward.
Some alleged angler whose Initials are ''E. FL.
W" has gwen the American Field quite a
lauGhabe story concerning steelhead fishing at
Point Reeves. Ii Is about The most absurd stun
that we have read on angling for some time.
No wonder The Field is on The improve. The
following is part OF the letter, which viii be
su11clenl to amuse the many anglers who have
visited Point Reyes:
Tuesday evening again visited this room
and selected what considered a suitable rod
and reel, basket boots and clothing, placing
them IN my bedrooTd so that / could seize them
early the next morning for ! was going fishing
Io.Point Reyes. You've heard OF Point Reyes,
haven't you? Why that's where the big steel
head rips and sn0rts and churns the wafer into
white foam and almost pulls you into the
stream when you make your strike and md
that he is securely fastened. Oh! cracEy, amt
1t sport?
Point Reyes station consists OF the railroad
building, a small but well-kept hotel and sew
eral lesser buildings, situated on the line of the
North Pacific Coast Railroad on Paper-milI
Greek, at the head OF Tomaies Bay about
thlrty-seyen miles from San Francisco. The