The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28
WITH THE ROD AND GUN,
Anglers Rush to Powell.Street
Wharf Where Grilse Are
Caught.
Emeric's Keepers Arrest Hunter for
Trespassing On San Pablo
Marsh.

''Yo on may talk about catching rainbow
trout in the Eel and Truckee rivers, but
for right good sport you should repair to
Powell-street wharf and try your hand al
catching young salmon" said John Stack,
well-known local sportsman and angler
for saltwater fishes.
81 was down there yesterday and caught
some beautiful grilse. The wharf was
lined with fishermen, and it was most
amusing sight to watch some of the
anglers trying to land those game fishes.
1.-THE young salmon, which are now on
their journey to the Sacramento River,
have wonderful vitality, and when hooked
they will make a desperate fight to free
themselves from the hook.
II think there must have been thirty or
more of those game fishes caught yester-
day. and as the tides will answer for this
kind OF sport during the week, some big
catches will certainly be made"
When asked for an opinion as TO the best
method of angling, Mr.. Stack said that IN
the first place a long and stiff pole was
necessary, and as some OF the fishes run
large, a good reel and plenty OF line should
also form part of an anglers equipment.
"Some people rely upon gait for land
ing fishes, bit landing net is the proper
thing" continued Mr.. Stack; 'the most
killing lure is a saltwater worm, COM
monty called a Spite worm, and slice of
silver herring or smelt. The worm should
be run up the full length OF the hook, and
the herring strip fastened on the barb so
that it Will wobble in the water and attract
the fishes as they swim past it. The bait
should be permitted to sink about six feet
under water, at which distance the grilse
pass in schools ON their run to fresh water.
Ntor, fr-l, IF cIv Hc &c
hooked it will certainly break away if the
man at the butt end of the rod does not
understand how to handle a game fish.
You can't yank one of those fellows out Of
the water as you would a rockcod or sea
trout. Not much; they won't tolerate any
such treatment. | saw fellow lose two
beautiful fish yesterday, because he yanked
them too hard. One of those big fellows,
when hooked, will demand line, and you
must not offer an objection, but let him
have all he wants for the first run, pro-
vided he does not head for the spiles, in
which instance he must be checked. Two
or three wild rushes generally ends the
worst part of the battle and then comes
the landing, which requires skill also.
81 have watched the maneuvers Of some
of the grilse when inspecting the bait.
They will swim around it and run their
noses against the wriggling worm two or
three times before they will conclude that
it is the genuine article, but when they do
take hold you must look out for business.
as they frequently make a run of twenty
yards OF feeling the sting of the sharp
steel.
''The best time to fish for young grilse is
at slack water or on the turn OF the tide"
Jones, a member of the Sportsmen's
Protectective Association, who was ar
rested few weeks ago for tresspassing on
Emeric's salt-marsh preserve and was
acquitted of the charge by jury, was
arrested again last Sunday, and trial
by jury will result. Those jury trials are
somewhat expensive to the residents OF
the county of Contra Costa.
The sportsmen who returned yesterday
from Bells Ark, which is anchored in
Espinosa Slough, Suisun marsh, report
that the duck and goose shooting is now
first-class and that hunters who are wait
ing for good sport should avail themselves
of the present opportunity, as when the
rains arrive the birds will leave for
the southern country. The evening trains
stop at Espinosa station.