The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16

morrow to Pieta, Hopland and Ukiah
under the supervision of }. Il. Locke. The
round-tr;p ticket will cost 81 only, and for
this small sum anglers can rest assured of
I'll, niiihg 'heir baskets with beautiful trout.
Ihe train connecting with the 7:30 A. NJ
poat from this City at Tiburon will not
stop until 1t arrives at Pieta, which place
is only short distance from Pieta Greek,
the most prolific of trou. streams Of this
coast. FIVE hours of fishing can be en-
loyeu, ana any man who cannot succeed
IN ming his creel in that time should cer-
tainiy conclude that he had never been
cut out Tor trout fisherman. There are
other good trout streams near Hopland
which can be well fished before the time
for leaving.
-; First-class trout-fshing is reported from
warm spring Creek, near Skaggs Springs
Il. L. Allen of 416 Market street receiv ed
dozen beautiful rainbow trout last Tues
day from j. r. Edison of Beswick. The
nsh We're caught in the klamath River by
FREQ Calkins, and the smallest OF the
mum per scaled Ia pounds.
deputy Fish Commissioners Wilson and
Gross returned yesterday from San Diego
!hey caught splendid assortment of
hshes in Lake Cuyamaca, consisting of
iarge-mouth black bass, yellow perch and
green sunhsh. At Cos en- the deputies
gave the Nisalla Sport smen's Club some of
the bass, which have been placed in
Iuiare Lake. AT Modesto some cans con-
tanning bass and perch were given in
charge OF sportsmen, who Immediately
shipped the fishes to their destination
Iuoiumne River. The balance of the col
lection will be placed In the Sacramento
River near Vina.
). n. Creighton and T. Turnbull fshed
the La Honda last Sunday with good sue
cess. Inc anglers caught ITO trout, which
averaged in size about eight inches. They
report that the stream was rather high for
fly fishing.
Louis Rondeau and friend had fairly
good success on Sonoma Creek last Sun
day: They reported that the river is vet
TOO high and that the fishes have an abun-
dance of food
John Gallagher, the champion trout
nshernan of Oakland, left last Monday
1or three weeks outing on the strea NJ s
north OF Ukiah. Mr.. Gallagher is a thor
ough disciple of Walton.
James orndorff, Charley Green and Will
nam brown will leave in a lew days for a
weeks trout fishing near Fort Bragg
orndorn has promised every body trout,
and his word has never been doubted.
Inc ioliowlng article appeared recently
In The New FORK Sun on the latest stvles
and prices OF anglers rods:
The swell angler has a split bamboo rod of
tne latest style, fanclfully wound with the tip
thicker In proportion TO the middle Joint, and
the putt thinner in like proportion than in
Sears gone py IL is the most delicate rod man
knows now to make, weighing anywhere from
three ana one-haH ounces up to eight or nine
sand is from seven to nine feet long The
rod most favored by fishermen weighs from
six TO seven ounces, is nine feet long. fairly
stln, SO that long-range fy-easting NAV
pe comfortably accomplished and quick
strides possible. With this kind OF rod
any size trout can be landed with
hies or light bait-grasshoppers, angle
worms, or minnowS an inch and half long
But lot heavy bait fishing with large minnows
or SINNERS special bait rod is made, consid-
eraoly heavier, with the reel seat above in
stead OF below the rubber-composition handle.
Inc less stylish fisherman has a large variety
Oh rods and other tackle to select from. He
can get poor split bamboo rod for from 81 10
70, or hne wood rod for from 80 to So. He
can get suostan tial three-jointed rod. more
properly pole, for 30 to 70 cents The reel is
an important part OF the fishermans outfit.
Onlt depends much of his success. The regu-
lation trout reel holus from 80 to 80 yards of
handles; good click that can be set is more
than useful. reel that has been on
the market long enough to be pretty well
tested seems to have filed long-aching void.
OF. When winding it up it runs freely a
free running reel. 1t is toy that is capable
OF good business, and those who have had
their lines tangled by overrunning will appre-
clate what this means, as with this reel such a
catastrophe Is not possible. Multiplying
reels are little used in trout fishing by experts,
these reels being for heavier fishing or bait
casting, and the dealers all recommend a sim
gle action reel without balance handle as the
best for trout fiy-fishing. The reel with a
spring in its makeup. which winds up
the line itself by the movement OF a spring
drag, IS used by good many fisherman in
preference to other reels, but some could not
be hired to use it, it being matter of choice
as to what breeds the most fun.