The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
THE ANGLERS.

A Hard Journey With Golden Trout
From Whitney Creek to kaWeah.
Some of the anglers who visited Eel
steamer from Eureka. They report that
the season is very late and the full run oi
fish in the Eel is not expected until the
end Of this month. Some fairly good
catches of small steelheads were made by
Frank Marcus and DR.. Won Hoffman.
John Butler and John Gallagher are
expected home on Sunday, Good bass
fishing is still to be had in Russian River
near Duncans Mills and Guerneville. The
best fishing of the season is now being
enjoyed by anglers who are whipping the
Truckee. James Reynolds OF Sacramento
writes that he landed ninety-ive beautiful
trout in one days fishing near Verdi.
They were all taken 'on flies"
The following letter is self-explanatory.
Anglers will find it particularly interest
ing:
vIsAL1A, Oct. z, 1896.
Editor Sport: Some time ago 1 asked Mr.
Ellis, who is one OF our Supervisors, to let me
have the particulars of his last trip to Mt.
Whitney, at which place he went after golden
trout. To-day received the following letter
from him:
10 p Carroll Esq, Visalid, CaL-DEAR
FRIEND: Promises once made are never for
gotten by reporters, so shall attempt to tell
you how Frank Hill and myself OF the Eshom
Valley Fish and Rifle Club, accom- panied by
Claude Van Valer and my son, Leonard,
caught and carried some golden trout from
Whitney Greek to the main north fork of the
Kaweah. shall omit the details of most en-
joyable trip up the grand canyon of Kings
River and across Kersage Pass, and q return
by Independence ana Lone Pine to Mineral
King in company with Hon. w. w. Cross and
NJ. L. Weaver, both OF Visala to where l met
Mr. HILL according to a previous agreement.
On Tuesday, August 25 last, we lett Mineral
King with our outfit OF camp provisions and
four empty cans in which to attempt trans
portation of q few golden trout. The trip was
devoid of any excitement or special interest
until we reached the Kern River, where we
caught some fine fish, Jew weighing over
three and a half and less than four pounds
Here we rested a couple OF days so we could
push homeward when we got the fish ready.
We also made suitable reservoir IN which to
hold the fish twenty-four to thirty-six hours
preparatory to starting. We made the reser-
voir of stones and willows and it held some
fifty gallons of water. We also arranged for
supply of fresh water to run through 1t.
When all was ready, early one morning we
arted with empty cans and lunch, to make
the climb up "Picayune Point and on to
Whitney Greek. In about three hours we
reached q suitable place to approach the
water with our animals, and in three hours
fishing we had eignty-seven nice fish in the
cans and on the animals and we were soon
moving, as former experience proved to me
that unless constant shaking OF water was
kept up the fish would soon die. The six
miles return was soon made and we lost only
one fish. The second day we succeeded nicely
until in the afternoon. when we stopped to
refill our cans with fresh wa ter, but our stop
proved disastrous, for we killed thlrty-three
fish in less than that many minutes and only
saved the balance by making q gallon of two
miles to Burnt Corral Meadows, where we lib
Grated them in small pool. The next day
was uneventful.
We reached Mineral King late in the even
ing and soon had our fish in the reservoir,
where we allowed them to rest couple OF
days. While here John Broder of Visalia, &C
companied by William c. Harris of the Amer
ican Angler and Mr.. Petrie, an artist, who
were making special trip to inspect and paint
the golden trout came up. We placed our speci-
mems at their disposal We were highly
pleased with their remarks and criticisms.
Both these gentlemen are expert fish men
and are probably the best posted trout men in
the United States
But back to the fish. After leaving Mineral
King we came to the old Atwell mill, then
turned northward and crossed by the toughest
trail l ever travelled several fine streams
which needed fish, but we were bound for
Esnom Valley and could not spare any of this
lot. On the third day from Mineral King we
reached our point of destination and liberated
seventeen fish, all that was left of our original
lot. II you want work, try to plant fish; II
you want tun and sport, then go fishing.
Yours truly, 8, L. N, ELLIS.