The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-29
THE ANGLER.
Opening Of the San Andreas Lake.
Sport in the Mountains.

Andreas Lake will be opened on Monday.
The Spring Valley Company has been very
liberal in extending invitations to lovers of
the sport in past years and there is no
doubt that the same liberality will be
shown this year to anglers who are well
recommended by stockholders.
1t IS said that the trout of the lake are
in splendid condition this year and will
afford pleasure hunters excellent sport.
There are some splendid bass in the lake
also, but no manner of allurement would
induce the odd hump-backed whoppers to
recognize any of the many lures that were
offered them last season. There were,
however. few large bass taken by what is
known as the frog bait. Possibly this year
the condition of things may be changed
for the better and more successful bass
fishing will result.
1t is said that the Fish Commissioners
will stock Crystal Lake with large-mouth
bass this year, and with that object in
mind they have asked the officers of the
water company to keep the lake closed to
fishermen until such time as the big
mouths will have become plentiful. The
keeper of San Andreas Lake, James Kerr,
has been at &ll times courteous and oblig-
ing " SuCstS, dHo UlllS ycdI Ids ludOc
many improvements at the lake, which
will be highly appreciated by local anglers
who look for comfort as well as pleasure
when on outings of this kind.
The new Crystal Lake may be opened
for short time this season SO as to give
anglers an idea of the grand sport that can
be njoyed in that immense expanse of
water with the large steelheads (land-
locked) and Eastern trout.
Anglers who can afford the time and
expense incident to a trip to the Sierras,
may now look pleasantly forward to some
grand fishing. From Lake independence
thousands of beautiful cut-throat trout
have been taken this month by anglers
who had the good fortune of being on
hand when the fish commenced to feed.
Jack Sammi, John Butler, Mr.. Wilson, A.
NJ. Sutton, f. Foyes and other lovers of
angling have been enjoying the finest kind
of Spo'. fnagin able, and as result seve-
raj boxes of beautiful fishes have arrived in
this City from Lake independence. A
salmon flies" have commenced to make
their appearance on the lake ana streams,
and that good fy-hshing may be expected
during the month Of July. Sammi got the
greater number of his fish on a small
spoon, which was presented to him by
James Watt.
Herman Muller and Mr.. Stoll whipped
Wrights last Sunday, but as the day was
excessively warm their luck was poor.
They will try it again under more favor
able conditions.
Salmon fishing in Santa Cruz is at the
present time affording lovers of the angle
great sport. The run of fish is very large
this year and first-class tackle is necessary
to guarantee safe landings.
The Chief of the Fish Patrol and his
deputies have been notified that Chinese
fishermen are catching tons of small sea
fishes with bag nets in the vicinity OF
California City and McNears Point, but for
some reason they will not stop illegal
fishing of this kind.
Anglers cannot understand how it is
that the millions of mosquitoes which
swarm on Lake San Andreas are harm
less. They will buzz around your head,
but refrain from boring.
Miss Eta Butler, daughter of the re-
nowned angler, John Butler, has surprised
the tourists who are rusticating at indie
trout. She has discounted her father in
the art of Turing trout.
Frank Marcus and w. A. Tilley returned
from Boulder Creek last Sunday, and they
reported having had a most pleasant out
ing. Mr.. Tilley had beautiful basket of
trout, which he had taken from the San
Lorenzo River, some of which measured
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and evening fishing was very good.
Sam Williams, the famous whip of the
Sierras, is now sending spanking team of
horses over the roads daily between Boca
and Lake Independence. Williams can
handle whip in great style provided 1.-THE
loa d. is not too heavy.
1t would appear from the following item
that the trout OF some OF the Eastern
States are not totally free from parasitic
attack. The article reads: THAT peculiar
fungus which was recently noticed as kill
ing fishes in the Fox River, Ill.,, seems to
have made its appearance in several parts
of the country. The disease should be
thoroughly diagnosed by the fish cultur-
lists of the various States, and remedy for
near Flushing, Mich, fishes have been
dying by the hundreds. At Honeoye
Creek, the outlet of HemIock Lake; at
Rockland Lake, and in the outlet of Cam
andaigua Lake, all In New York State, the
same defamation Of the finny tribe, by
what appears to be the same disease, has
been noted recently. From the widespread
hardly be ascribed to local causes, we
think, and the urgency of the case de-
n1ands prompt action on the part of the
State fsh commissions wherever the
disease has appeared.
1t Is thought that small wire nets would
pe lAF more preferable bQan uetS maze or
string for lake fishing. Flyhooks fire.
quentiy catch in the meshes of string nets
and cause much annoyance. The fine wire
net would offset this.
Al Cumming, the champion shark
catcher OF Santa Cruz Bay, is making prep
arations for another "go" at the monsters
of the deep. Cum mings says that as an
edible fish he thinks shark meat will not
please the fastidious taste of an epicure,
but as means of affording royal sport for
anglers who are out for play nothing can
beat shark-fishing. Cummings will spend
the better part of three days next week
searching for "man-eaters' in the deep,
deep sea several miles off the coast OF
Santa Cruz.
Professors Jordan and Gilbert of the
Stanford University states that the trout
OF Lake Weber belong to the form known
as the Tahoe trout, "Salmo Henshawi."
Professor Jordan regards them as a variety
OF the red-throated trout, and writes its
name as "Salmo Mykiss Henshawi."
1t Is said the Weber Lake trout were
planted many years ago by DR.. Webber,
and that he took the original stock
from Feather River. They have been COM
monty known in California as the Feather
River or cut-throat trout
In the course of a conversation on trout
fishing, this is what an old and experienced
n al L. H.