The San Francisco call., 1895-07-20

so-called fished-out stream, because there he
can both display his skill and indulge his
harmless vanity by showing to his less ad-
vanoed brethren how futile are the self-prG-
servatory instincts of the most cunning old fish
against his skill and methods. There In the
secure fastness OF you big bowlder lies his
betraying his presence by a slight dimpling OF
the surface as he rises and s'picks down" an
occasional straggler from the bunch o. blue
duns Su hoyering over his quarters, one OF which
mas been so incautious as TO rest for brief in
slant upon the surface How carefully the
angler studies the situation before commencing
the attack He is in bad position; upstream
and above his intended prize. From this point
ne knows he cannot venture; the fish will see
him, and his line will cut the water when
casting.
He makes wide detour, taking his position
lower down stream, about thirty yards below
the unsuspecting fish.
Now mark his fly, the variest midge; his
made.
In crouching attitude he commences, elon-
eating his cast foot by foot, yet never allowing
his fly to touch the water, proceeding in this this
three feet ahead of the center of the ring
caused by the last rise of the fish. At this in
but without pausing his utmost skill lbs Is
little specimen of feathered entomology upon
its errand.
Therei the fly flutters down to the surface.
1t was aimed high above the water, purposely,
TO allow the master-hand which governed II TO
place it upon the water with that coquettish,
hesitatory lightness which It's living proto-
types betray when alighting. Quicker than
thought the stream has carried the fly onward
trit1ng space. There is the tiniest ripple at
one end of the line, an almost impercepuble
twitch of the anglers wrist at the other,
silvery form flashes above the surface and dis
appears. He is hooked, and now If the hook
only holds fast tits but question of time be-
fore one of the craftiest old trout in the stream
will bid an everlasting farewell to his old
quarters.
A copy of the first edition of Walton's
"Complete Angler" sold for $1335 recently.
The book was printed in 1863 and the sec
ond edition, printed two years later,
brought $210.
Cards announcing that an "angler's
housewarming will be given this evening
at San Bruno" are attracting much atten-
ton. The rules that will govern the fes-
tivities read that only anglers in full dress
costume, including gum boots and fishing
coat, will be allowed on the dancing floor.
Trout-fshing in San Andreas Lake has
improved within the week. Two anglers
who trolled on the lake last Tuesday
caught twenty-three nice trout. Some OF
the fishes caught were found to contain a
parasite something like tapeworm. It
will be remembered that the same para
site killed off thousands of sticklebacks
last year. The black bass are similarly
afflicted.
Fish Commissioner Emeric is of the
opinion that the water company would act
wisely if it cleaned the lake of all its para
site fishes and restocked it with cutthroat
and brown trout. The last-named fish
will soon become an addition to the fresh
water fishes of this coast, as the Commits
sioners have been promised large con-
signment of eggs for next season from the
United States Fish Commissioners.
Al Cumming has returned from the
mountains. He reports having had some
splendid fishing in Truckee River and
Independence Lake. j. Tilley, noted
angler who is both deaf and dumb, left
last Monday for a ten days outing at
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