The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25

fly when properly placed on the water.
John Butler and Mr.. Sullivan of Santa
Cruz had fairly good success last Thursday
IN bottom-fishing.
Butler used shrimp and worm. Dick
Brooks and Charles Eckles had very good
luck last Sunday with worms and shrimp.
Ed Ladd, Otto Wiseman and Ferris Hart
man failed to entice the educated" steel
heads of San Andreas Lake on Tuesday
last. Hartman sang several cute little
songs, but the little fishes turned deaf
ear to Hartman's musical entreaties for
their capture.
Alexander McCord is now an enthusi-
astic angler. He recently purchased a
beautiful rod and angling outfit, which
means death to many fishes.
John Gallagher, the champion angler of
oakland, returned last Monday from the
Big Meadows of Plumas County and de-
parted again for the happy fishing grounds
on Wednesday. Mr.. Gallagher is profuse
IN his praises of the trout fishing, which
Is now first-class in the streams of the Big
Meadows.
A letter to the sporting editor from an
angler who is at present fishing for black
pass In the Russian River near Guerneville
states that men are now engaged in the
unlawful practice of SEEMING the fishes and
snlpplng them to restaurant proprietors
of this City.
Samuel Hendy astonlshed some of his
friends recently by shipping them some
very nice messes of rainbow trout, which
were caught in the McCloud River, near
Sissons. Hendy is said to be very ex.
pert spoon fisherman.
anglers who take an interest in deep-sea
nsnlng can judge from the following dis
patch the sport that awaits the disciples
OF Walton near Avalon:
AVALON. CATALINA ISLAND, July 22.-Ex-
perlssnced fishermen unite in declaring that
not Tor seven years have the Jewish been bit
ing SO Voraciously at Catalina Island as this
season. Some phenomenal catches have been
recorded within the past two days. In the
past twenty-four hours no less than six enor-
nous Jewish have been brought in two of
which are record breakers. The largest of
these, weighing 405 pounds, was taken yester-
DAY morning by Frank s. Daggett of Pasadena.
Inc other, which scaled at exactly 400 pounds
was taken by F. w. Matthiessen of Ventura
county, who is a skilled sportsman, having
nshed in the waters off the coast of Florioa
where he once took an enormous sawfish
measuring over fourteen feet in length
b: s: Hubbard Oh San Francisco, in company
Win D. W. A. on, George w. Curtis and George
w. Beck of Los Angeles is also making a record
IN the immense catches of barracuda daily re-
corded These intrepid sportsmen have brought
In no less than 22S barracuda within the mast
TWO days. Thousands of pounds OF fish go to
waste every day here, being taken out to sea in
nshlng boats and dropped overheard. Efforts
WIZ be made to utilize these fish by the Losl
Angeles Associated Charities for the benefit
the poor of Los Angeles.
The following letter from Mr.. Finch, a
prominent member of the San Francisco
Rod and Gun Club, is self-explanatory:
CISCO, CAL, July %.
Sporting Editor of The Coll: have Just re-
turned from three days camping trip to
American River from this place and had
splendid success. The fishing on "a RIM is
much the best have ever had in this State.
A. S. Carman and self have made the trip
several times, but never with the success we
had this time. We got 130 beautiful trout the
hrst day, and kept no small fish. Next day
Carman got eighty-five and myself seventy
two. Our baskets were full.
Mr.. Freeman, who keeps this place, is pre-
pared at all times to send anglers over to the
river. Tne Yuba is just right now. Several
pound Eastern trout have been taken from
the stream wi thin few days / expect to fish
the Ipba all day tomorrow. l went to
Florston, above Boca, for the night fishing
and got thirty-eight and next morning Jour
teen, with three-pound fish among the
number. Water is still very high in the
Truckee, which stream will not afford good
fishing for two weeks. The Little Truckee is
also very high. Sage Hen Greek is very good
this year.
1t is ten miles from Boca. Colonel George
Edwards of the University of California and
son rave had very good sport on Bass Lake and
Fenner Lake which are four miles from Cisco !;
he was fortunate enough to get nine bass on q
n.y. Reports are that thirteen bass have been
caught by means OF 1y-fshing this year. am
going to have a try TO- them before leave
A. S. Carman is one of our most enthusiastic
fishermen and one of the most polished sports
men ! have had the pleasure to be on the
stream with. Arthur Gum is having very
good sport, also having killed deer.
Messrs. Brown, Holmes aud Thompkins are
on the American River now, having driven
from San Francisco to Carson, camping en-
route. They will soon be on their way back.