The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
productive are the head waters OF the Eel

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river
Anglers who can afford the time and
the expense of travel should repair to the
streams of the Sierra Nevadas. which are
now in excellent order for fly fishing. Tht
famous Truckee River is daily growing
better and within few hours ride OF
boca there are several shaded mountain
creeks that contain rainbow, cutthroa
and New Hampshire trout. The flies thai
have been giving the best results of late
are: Brown hackle, red tail, gray hackle,
Benns' royal coachman, cadis NO. =, REQ
ant. black gnat, March brown, Katie May
Murdock s professor No. l and Emerlc'
professor No. g. hare's ear In yellow
grizzly king, McRae's San Andreas mos
quito and SINNERS neverfail.
al Cumming, the champion fly-castel
OF Frultvale, is authority for the state
ment that he is having q fly made which
will put all flies in the shade so far as
Truckee River fishing is concerned. Ii
will be known as The Royal Highlander.
Captain George Cumming is perfectlng
arrangements for party OF local sports
men who are contemplating trip to the
famous Williamson River in Southern
oregon. The captain is now 7O-odd years
OF age, and a more enthusiastic angler
does not live on this side OF the ROCKY
Mountains. 1t will be many years yet be-
is as hale and hearty as young colt.
Walter Mansfield, the president OF the
Fly-Casting Club, left last evening with
his fishing mate, w. Bogard, for whip at
the Truckee and small streams in the vi
cinity of Boca. As there are others" who
will Journey Eas. in the very near future,
1t is hoped that the experts In hy-castlng
will leave few silver-sides for the ones
who are now enjoying only feasts OF an
ticipation.
1t is said that the Federal Fish Com
sion is interested in Crater Lake, In Ore
gon, and men have been sent there to as
certain if it is supplied with enough nat
ural food to warrant its being stocked with
fish. Like Trapper's Lake, in Colorado,
this lake is very deep; in fact, 1t is SAID to
be the deepest fresh water lake In the
West, although less than five miles In
width.
Professor Hervey recently returned from
an outing on the River Sur, in Monterey
County. He says the trout are large and
numerous, but that they will not take
hy bait must be used.
George Walker, Joseph Kelly and Will
liam Cooper have been whipping the
Truckee since Saturday last. AS nothing
has been heard from them the supposition
is that they have not enjoyed very good
sport.
Miller, the jeweler, caught half-poun1d
trout in the Lagunitas Creek recently
which was afflicted with parasites.
II. c. Golcher has been credited with
having made a iong-dlstance cast OF
ninety-two feet recently on Stow Lake. A
morning paper stated that it came within
three feet of equaling the amateur record
for the United States. An Eastern paper
devoted to field sports replies as follows:
We beg leave to correct the sporting editor
of the Chronicle. On August IL, 1895, during
the medal contests OF the Chicago Fly-Casting
Club at North Garfield Park in that city, B. w.
Goodsell, member of the club and an anna
teur. made clean cast of 101 feet, or only
eighteen inches short OF r. C. Leonard's pro-
fessional single-handed worlds record, made
at Central Park. New York, several years be-
fore. What makes Mr.. Goodsells feat more re-
markable is as follows: In the single-handed
long distance hy-casting club medal contest
he was using an S1l-ounce. 1917 foot rod, q
9-foot leader, with a single fly; and his cast,
101 feet, never has been equalled or closely
approached-so far as we know-with the
same implements at any casting event in the
world.
There will be some practice casting this
afternoon on Stow Lake, and OH the even
ing OF the 18th inst. meeting of the Fly
Casting Club will be held in Flood build
ing, which will be addressed by Professor
Hibbard.
At recent meeting of the Fish Commits
sion the application of the Visalia Sports
mans Club for 25, 600 cut-throat trout was
granted. The fish Will be shipped in the
near future and distributed by members
of the club.
The following anglers recently returned
Hunt, Finn and Slack of this City, Judge
Smith of Stockton, I. E. Beans and Ralph
Low of San Jose, Alexander Vogelsang,
B. Townsend, Sam Neustadter, M. Huff,
Frank Dutton, a. Cumming, ]. Wheland
and II. Emeric.