The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31

| OF the bamboo that they have ngureu
wrongly.
short work of No. ID hook in any OF the
swift stretches of water which are numer-
Gus on the Truckee. A rush generally
means spin of fifty yards Of line, and
| stop means leap into the air, followed by
a, swift and vigorous lash of the tail at
the leader, which, when hit. means a
smashing of something. The BARB OF the
hook frequently breaks, but more gener-
ally speaking the gut which is attached to
the hook parts at the knot, near the loop.
Small flies are good enough for small hsh,
but when large fish are expected large ana
substan TALLY tied flies are necessary.
During September good fy-tishing on the
Truckee should be had, as the larva OF the
caddice fly is now in the water and the in
sect Will be matured IN week or so: inns
fly is killer on the Truckee and No. 8
and 10 hooks are the sizes used by anglers
and they are none too large for the work
intended. At present the March brown.
No. IL in size, is the fly that is doing the
best execution.
Grilse are now running into the lagoons
OF the Pescadero and San Lorenzo rivers
and anglers are having good sport, catch
ing them principally with sand fieas and
spoons
The Fish Commissioners attention is
called to the fact that owing to an obstruc-
ton in the San Lorenzo River in the vlcln-
ity of the POWDER house, situated two miles
south OF the Big Trees, the grllse cannot
ascend the stream and hundreds OF half
and pound fish have been killed during the
past few weeks by people who reside near
the powder works. 1t is also reported that
there is dam in the river about half mile
south of Ben Lomond which obstructs the
passage of the fishes. A visit of a deputy
Fish Commissioner to the places men,
,ndr No .t44o e Il 1fn
a special excursion train under the -su-
pervision of Colonel Mention of the Central
Pacific Company will leave this City on
Friday, September Is, for Truckee, Boca
and other points of interest to anglers on
the Truckee River. The train will leave
Boca on Sunday evening, the 18th INST.
landing passengersin this City at 10 CLOCK
tickets, including sleepers, will be Sill,
which is slightly more than half rates:
A magnificent seven-pound rainbow
trout was received last Thursday by Henry
Skinner from his friend, John Mcdonald
OF Boca. This is the largest rain bow taken
from the Truckee. 1t was captured by
Mr.. La Forge on No. spinner. Occa-
sionally Pyramid Lake trout weighing as
many as twelve pounds are taken, but they
are good for nothing. They fight like an
eel and quit the moment they feel the
sting of the sharp steel.
Mr.. John Mcdonald of Boca has con-
structed fish ladder near the mouth of
the Little Truckee River which is a credit
to the Boca Mill Company. The new lad-l
structed some years ago by the old Fish
Commission and which proved to be a
most dismal failure, as no fish, except
ing perhaps a flying fish, could ascend
it. The new ladder cost the builder
$3.50 to construct. 1t is 200 feet in length
and so perfectly arranged in detail that
| four-inch fish can ascend it without the
! least exertion. In year hence there will
be excellent fishing in the Little Truckee
Lake and the beautiful stream which
| feeds it.
| The Fish Commissioners would GER
| tainly have the well wishes of the angling
| fraternity if they insisted upon the con-
struction OF new fish ladder at Burk-
| halters. 1t is utterly impossible for the
| fishes to ascend the old dam as it stands at
present, and new ladder would materially
| improve the fishing above and below the
obstruction.
AL Cumming and his brace of Irish
water spaniels are enjoying the balmy
atmosphere of the Sierra Mountains.
Cumming has had only moderate success
on the Truckee, but on Saturday last he
whipped a stream known as the 1.-Two
Year-Old" Creek with great success, bas-
keting something like $50 whitetish, which
he states are game fighters. He will visit
the grouse country next week with his
friend, Dude.
Among the fairly successful anglers who
past month are Messrs. Muller, Bingham,
McCrea, John Gallagher, j. II. Sammi,
Charles Flint, Robert Hewson, Colonel s.
N. Greenleaf and G. q. Young.
Captain George Cumming says that
anglers can talk as they please about great
fishing waters, but the greatest river of all
for genuine sport is the Williamson of
Southern Oregon.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Davis is still
holding forth at Truckee keeping an eye
on the doings of the Truckee Lumber Com
pany. The river is now perfectly free of
sawdust.
Horace Orear and wife and William
Dormer are enjoying splendid fishing and
grouse shooting in Plumas County.
A letter from N. N. Wilson of this City,
who is now enjoying vacation in Trinity
County in the company of J. II. Follis,
w. 4. Fairbanks of Petaluma and A.
Phelps of New York, states that the
streams are literally alive with trout and
that the party is enjoying excellent sport.
The net fishermen, who in former years
reaped a rich harvest from the numbers of
steelhead and salmon they had taken at
the mouth of Eel River, are now up in
arms against an ordinance which was re-
Gently passed by the Supervisors OF Hum
boldt County preventing net fishing in the
river from September l of this year until
June of next year. The object is to give
the fishes an opportunity to ascend and
populate the higher waters OF this grand
river. The angler is, however, free to cast
to his lines until the end of the angling
season.
L. w. Briggs and party OF angling COM
panions are enjoying splendid fishing on
the river SUR in Monterey County. Mr..
Briggs states in letter that the fish are so
large and strong that he has discarded his
silk lines and is now using hay rope with
great success.
Billy Robertson and his friend, A. Prou,
are making elaborate preparations for
terrapin hunt to Point Reyes, where the
aquatic "birds" are said to be quite plenti-
full now.
1t is said that the Spring Valley Water
Company contempiates closing San An
dreas Lake to anglers just as soon as the
fishing will show signs OF improvement.
a telegram which was received yester
day by John Butler, from friend in Sco-
tia. on the Eel River, states that large
run of small grilse has arrived, and great
fishing is being enjoyed.
THE GUM