The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-14

not by any means pleasant to the taste.
The removal of tons of decayed and decay
ing water plants will certainly improve the
taste of both the water and the fishes
therein.
Colonel Greenleaf of the United States
Quartermaster's Department returned
few weeks ago from an outing on the
Truckee River. When asked how the fish
ing was the colonel replied that the
rivers banks were guarded by an immense
army of wasps, and that he was routed
completely and retreated in very bad or
der to place of safety.
~ was wounded in two places" re-
marked the colonel, "but the sting of de-
feat annoyed me more than anything that
has ever happened to me during my long
years of service in the army. In my hasty
retreat from the enemy | left leaders, fly
book and pocketknife behind. and they
are welcome to any one who will have
courage enough to face the yellow jackets.
An excursion train giving tourists an OPP
portunity of seeing the grandeur of the
great Sierras was to have taken its depart
ure from the Oakland mole yesterday, but
owing to the threatening appearance of the
weather it was postponed. When the ex-
cursion was first made public quite num-
Der of anglers decided upon taking the OPP
portunity of enjoying a few days fishing
on the Truckee River, but when they
learned that only half a days fishing could
be enjoyed they dropped the idea of going
into the mountains, as they considered
that Sill so was rather too expensive sum
to expend for half a days trout fishing.
According to the American Field of New
York, there has been excellent f1y-fshing
on the Truckee River recently; also good
sport on the McCloud River, and at Lake
San Andreas the bass were running in
numbers. The Fields correspondent must
evidently be an angler of the old school,
or, in other words, he has been hibernat-
ing during the angling season. There has
been no fy-fshing worth mentioning on
the Truckee or McCloud rivers this year,
and the bass of San Andreas Lake have
been sullen.
Latest reports from Chicago stated that
high wind interfered greatly with the
sport Of the members OF the Chicago Fly.
casting Club during the tournament re-
distance event Charles T. Essig won the
medal with a score of "a feet; Fred Peet, II
feet; G. A. L1ppencott, 70 feet; James
Clark, II feet; Frank Davidson, 81 feet. In
the long-distance and accuracy event Fred
Peet took the medal with score of 912a
per cent; c. F. Essig, 80 per cent; James
Clark, 80 per cent; Frank Davidson, S7la
per cent; G. A. Lippencott, II per cent. In
the light-rod dry-fy casting event Frank
Davidson won the medal with score of
9325 per cent; G. T. Essig, 9025 per cent;
James Clark, 1924 per cent; Fred Peet, SS1a
per cent; c. A. Lippencott, IS per cent. In
the bait-casting event Frank Davidson was
handicapped AZ feet, and James Clark won
the medal by averaging n 4-5 feet in FIVE
So 1-5 feet; G. A. Lippencott, SO As feet.
Frank Davidson's actual average was
119 3-5 feet, but the handicap brought his
score just below James Clark's.
In the death of Hon. Marshall Nc
Donald, United States Fish Comm sioner
Tor many years, fish protection and propa-
cation have sustained severe loss.
Marshall Mcdonald died few weeks
ago OF pulmonary troubles. He was a
native of Virginia, and was appointed
United States Commissioner of Fish and
Fisheries by President Cleveland during
the latter's first term. McDonald's official
career was marked by steady advancement
in fish propagation and distribution. and
many localities throughout the land have
been supplied with game and food fishes
during his administration.
The Chinese fishermen have been max
ing large catches of small sea fishes as well
as shrimps during the past two months in
the vicinity of California City. OF course
this is an open transgression of the law,
but as the Chinese have grown rich in the
business of shipping dried fish to China it
is to be presumed that they have managed
in some way to get around the officers
who are supposed to be attending to their
duty. It is very seldom that Chinese
poacher is arrested, yet it is well-known
fact that Chinese fishermen catch and dry
tons of small fish every summer which
are caught in the bay by means of bag
nets. Why the Fish Commissioners allow
this means of depicting the bay of its
small fishes to continue is something of
puzzle to sportsmen and anglers.
f. McManus, f. Waite, T. Clarke, E.
Purcell and w. Sumps have been enjoying
splendid fishing and hunting In the hills
east of Cloverdale. A few days ago they
shipped 'box OF game to +. Angonnet
of Seventh street, and when the receiver
opened the case, to his great surprise he