The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Sacramento River Is Stocked
With Fishes From a Lake
Near San Diego.
ENEMIES OF THE BoNY CARP.
The Sportsmen's Associations Annual
Live-Bird Shooting Contests in
Oakland.

Deputy Fish Com missioners Wilson and
Cross returned last Friday from Lake
Cuyamach, in San Diego County with
consignment of fish composed of forty
seven large-mouth black bass, fifty yellow
ring perch and five banded plckerel, all of
which were Immediately planted in the
Sacramento River, near the town of An.
derson.
Deputy Wilson said that the bass were
In splendid condition, and that several of
the females will spawn within a month.
"The lake from which the fish were
taken is three miles in length and about
two miles wide" said Deputy Wilson,
land when we reached it strong wind
was blowing, making it difficult task to
draw the net in many promising places
We made several hauls in the sheltered
coves, and was surprised with the good
success that crowned our efforts.
Some large bass of four and five pounds
weight were captured, but they were i'm
mediately returned to the lake, as they
were larger than we desired for transpor-
tation purposes. Thirty-one bass taken
scaled about 2% pounds each, and the re-
malnder weighed something less. They
are beautiful fish, and will flourish in that
part of the Sacramento River in which
they were planted.
"After we maze the first haul of the net
l suggested to my companion that we pros
pect another cove not far away, but he
said. Give this spot another trial, and to
my surprise our capture was even greater
than before.
II was convinced that the lake is liter
ally alive with bass, all of which are, l
bers taken with few hauls of the net only
one fish died en- route to it's destination,
and this poor unfortunate "kicked the
bucket on account of having swallowed
small piece of ice which he evidently had
mistaken for some kind of food doubtless
the poor fellow was very hungry and took
desperate chances.
81 expect that within five minutes after
they were given their freedom in the Sac
ramento River they made matters very in
terestlng for the young hardmouths and
carp-fshes of no value.
1.-The pickereI and perch were also liber-
ated in the Sacramento. The pickerel is
a tblerably good table fish, but the prin-
cipal object in placing them in the river is
to reduce the numbers of carp the young
of which will find resting places in the
stomachs of the picks The perch is
splendid table hsh and will afford good
sport 10 anglers who will visit tnat Sec
ton of the country few years hence"
Deputies Wilson and Cross left last
question and they hope to return with
much larger consignment of bass, which
will be placed in Clear Lake, Lake County.
A. E. Lovett and Mr.. Bentley fshed the
headwauers of the Lagunitas Greek last
Friday and Saturday with very gratifying
results. The anglers basketed 374 trout,
some of which were OF good size. The
brown hackle and Shumaker flies proved
to be the killers.
Owing to the high and discolored con0i-
ton of the streams, subsequent to the
heavy rainstorm, very little trout fishing
will be done during the present week.
Should the weather remain fine, the
for bait-fishing on Sunday next. Expert
enced anglers say that the sudden rise of
the streams at this time will carry the
small fishes to the salt water and thereby
destroy what promised to be a good, early
season for trout-fishing.
Messrs. Watt, Cooper and Walker caught
some nice trout in Calaveras Creek last
Saturday, but on the following day they
caught the same as many others, viz,
more water than fish.
Wild pigeons<are said to be numerous in
the hills near Point Reyes. Harry Weise
shot at some of the passing hocks last
Sunday, but the heavy wind carried the
shot in a wrong direction, and the sports
man returned home disgusted.
The Sportsmen's Protective Association
will meet this evening at 220 Mason street
to make final arrangements for the picnic
which will be held next Sunday at Schuet-
zen Park, San Rafael. Several committees
will be appointed and much business will
be transacted; consequently a large at
tendance is expected.
The Cordelia Gun Club, or Preserve
Cub, as which 1t is better known, intends
to make another fight for the exclusive
shooting privileges of certain tract of
land in the Suisun marshes. Notice has
been given of the clubs intention to move
for new trial of the suit in which Judge
Buckles of Solano County decided last
winter that the club members had no ex-
elusive shooting right on the property
which it leases. If a new trial is refused
the case will be carried to the Supreme
Court as final stand against the alleged
poachers of SoiaDo County.
The Reliance Gun Club has issued its
programme for the season. The club
matches will be held on the first SUNDAYS
in April, May. June, July and August at
Alameda Point. Members who compete
in the five shoots will be divided into five
classes and cash prizes will be awarded.
The final ompetitions will be held on the
first Sunday in September. The free-for-
all races will be held on the fourth Sun
days in April, May, June, July and Au-
gust at Alameda Point.
The annual live-bird shooting contests of
the State Sportsmen's Association will
commence on Friday next at the Oakland
track and will continue until Sunday. If
the weather Is fine large attendance will
be present.