The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01

water came all kinds of refuse matter from
the hills. Angling was purely out of ques-
ton under existing conditions and those
who had iourneyed long distance from
home had very good reason to kick at
having caught more water than fish.
The creeks have now assumed their Gus
tomary June appearance, and unless some
thing is wrong in Denmark fly-fishing
sh ould be good to-day. Reports at hand
from the headwaters of the Sacramento
River are good, considering that the best
fishing will not be had until the latter part
of this month. On Thursday some nice
trout were caught in the river near Sissons,
some of which scaled two pounds. June
and July should be the best months of the
year for fly-fshing, and as the rivers and
streams have been very high this year the
sport should be good during the latter part
of the season. as the trout will then have
grown to nice size.
Commissioner Emeric is very anxious to
get supply of eggs of the brown trout, and
with that object in view he has instructed
the secretary of the Fish Commission to
write to Captain Doherty of the Hoopa
Valley Reservation.
AS previously stated in this paper Cap
tain Doherty has made great success in
raising the game trout from eggs procured
few years ago from Captain Mcdonald of
the United States Fish Commission at
Washington.
Mr.. Henry Wickes Of 2O7 Larldn street
has made several trips into Trinity County
and reports that the brown trout in some
streams of the reservation are the genuine
Bachforelle, or Won Behr trout, and are
as game fish as inhabits fresh water.
Some people are of the opinion that the
Loeb Leven trout and brown trout are the
same, and will show color alike after few
vel LII o%r III -.
mistake, and although the antecedents
OF the Loeb Leven trout are in doubt, they
have specific name of their own. L leven-
ensls. They are found in Loeb Leven, in
Scotland.
The first commissioners of this State re-
ceived from Commissioner Mcdonald a
number of the Loeb Leven trout eggs
Juvenile Loeb Levenites are now doing
well in small lake near Sissons hatchery.
Having the characteristics OF the salmon
| it is very probable that if placed in streams
which empty into salt water the Levenites
would act like the native steelhead and
take to the salt at time when their
| presence is much desired in the fresh. The
| brown trout is unquestionably fresh
water fish, and as the CALL has stated
time and again there will be no fishing
worth mentioning in coast streams until
the pugilists of the sweet-water rivers oil
Europe are introduced.
| A fish that the poor people of some East
ern States are very fond of is the alewife,
and Commissioner Emeric is thinking OF
| introducing it.
Lagunitas Lake was well thrashed on
Decoration day. But the wind was high
and the temperature chilly, which make a
poor combination for good fishing on this
water. Mr.. Williams of the Hibernia Bank
got few fish casting from the bank, but
| altogether the results were not satisfac-
tory. The lake is too high yet to do COM
Portable work from the east shore and the
rocky points on the west do not afford
much area for extensive fishing. The rule,
which is rapidly enforced. that no bait
shall be used on this lake. is working ex-
cellently. The panfshers have no use fol
a place where they cannot work with
shrmps or the still deadlier salmon roe, SO
! this pretty lake is reserved alone for the
| higher order of angling.
Mr.. Joseph Quay Of the Country Club
took few land-locked salmon to the lakes
OF that preserve on Monday. The heaviest
scaled four pounds, and are plump and
active fish. Unlike most fish grown in
! confined water he made gallant fight OF