The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18
GAME LAW.

Differe noes of Opinion Among
Sportsmen and Attorneys.
The following letter to the sporting edi-
tor OF The CALL from Judge Carroll, who
is enjoying very pleasant vacation at the
m ountain lakes, will interest ell lovers of
the gentle pastlme:
LAKE INDEPENDENCE, CAL. July Is, 1896
Sporting Editor Call: Situated in the heart of
the S1erras, in the region of perpetual snow,
is Lake independence, which, in my opinion,
is the queen OF mountain lakes, not only from
excellent quality as we'll as the number of its
fish. was somew hat disappointed in the size
OF the fish, but this is overbalanced by their
flavor. The fishing is done with dies, princi-
pally trolling, although some enthusiast, like
my friend, A. B. Finch, will persist in least
Ing" and l must say that, thus far, he has
proven to be the most successful, so far as
numbers are concerned.
All Cumming, the champion fy-caster OF
Fruitvale, Alameda County, arrived here yes
terday from Weber Lake. He went stream
fishing and returned in few hours with fine
creel of Eastern brook trout, one of which es-
peclally was a "beauty," weighing four
pounds, but as / understand that zap is an
'expert angler" I presume this viii not be q
surprise to his many friends, whom see by
The CALL have been anxiously inquiring of his
whereabouts. He shipped fish to-day to his
friends. was somewhat disappoin ted to read
in THE CALL that the fish shipped by me ar
rived in poor condition. As they are kept alive
In TANKS unlll redQy IOI Sulpm6Qt, anu as the
trip is made in single day surely some one
must be at fault.
Judge Groezinger and myself went to Web
Der Lake yesterday and were most royalty
entertained by our genial friend, Murdoch,
the Fish Commissioner He reported the fish,
ing very good We also had the pleasure of
meeting Judges Hunt and Slack of San Fran
cisco, who also reported very fair success. On
the road back Judge Groezinger endeavored to
pass myself and Ed Teeter and was thrown out
of his conveyance, but he was uninjured, bar
ring little shaking up
Guided by Ed Teeter and Ed Steel, two of
the most successful guides In the Sierras, we
leave to-day for a grand deer and bear hunt,
but of course the result must be sent TO you
later on, and trust / may have successful
trip to record in the columns of THE CALL
The best fishing here is to be had in the
evening. The boats are towed to the head of
the lake by a stes m launch, handled bv Cap
tain John Lehan and George A. Mcdonald
and as the lake is three and half miles long
the angler is pretty tired on his return to the
hotel, as the boat must be rowed very slowly
find the "Katy May" and the "Royal Coach.
man" the most successful flies at present.
Our mutual friend John Grindley has been
rus.icating here for the past two weeks, and
judging from the numb Der of packages shipped
by him surely his friends must be aware OF his
whereabouts.
A great rivalry exists at present between
Cumming, Finch and Cohen. Each endeavors
to rise first in the morning in order to be the
first on the stream. They all left at A. M.
to-day, but as neither has yet re turned l am
unable 10 report results.
The accommodations here are excellent.
The hotel is managed by J. II. Mackormick,