The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
ROD AND CREEL.
Anglers Who Are Returning From
Their Vacations.

Anglers Who Are Returning From
Their Vacations.
Anglers are returning from their sum-
mer vacations with reports of excellent
tshlng enjoyed at soma of the mountain
resorts. Fish Commissioner Vogelsang,
who had very pleasant outing IN the
big meadow country. states that the rain
bows take large fly of rough pattern,
and when hooked they make a game
struggle for freedom. A majority OF the
anglers who visit the meadows catch
their trout by either whipping or trolling
! spoon.
Henry Skinner, a popular salesman OF
e. L. Allen & Co., is enjoying hrst-class
trout-hshing on the Truckee near Boca.
Mr.. Skinner IS master OF the rod, and
there are few among the fraternity who
can cast fly as stylishly as Colonel Skin
ner and with such precision. 1t is no
wonder, then, that his many friends In
this City have been recipients OF some
nice boxes of Truckee River trout.
Anglers must not lose sight OF the TACT
that the best fishing on Truckee River is
invariably TO be had In September and
October, when the water is low and the
trout are greedy for something good. The
sport at present is first class and good
baskets can be relied upon by whipping
the stream on the stretches between Boca
and Florlston. The only place on the
river where anglers receive hrst-class
ccommodations is Boca.
| Black bass fishing on Russian River
still continues good, but anglers must not
overlook the fact that the best fishing is
to be had near Guerneviie on the Dona-
hue railroad.
! The following very clever "donts" for
anglers recently appeared in an Eastern
sporting paper and they will apply adj
mirably to local talent;
Don'tyank
Don't get snagged.
Don't troll too fast
Don't forget the bait.
Don't try fancy casts.
Don't step on your rod.
Don't try 10 cast too far.
Don't sit on your rod tips.
Don't buy Cheap tackle.
| Don't forget the back cast
Don't let your reel overrun.
| Don't strike on a slack line.
Don't lie; it's been overdone
| Don't fish with untried tackle.
Don't put your fish in the sun,
Don't neglect TO try your lines.
| Don't carry your rod tip foremost
| Don't strike fish with both hands
Don't try to cover too much ground.
Don't put picker in trout streams.
Don't wear strange sporting clothes.
Don't try to land your fish too soon.
| Don't cast across your neighbours line
| Don't give slack line to a fighting fish.
| Don't fill your basket with fiugerlings
| Don't fish next to a church on Sundays.
Don't let your shadow fall on the brook
Don't keep too many lines going at once
Don't drop fish III your creel tail first.
Don't strike black bass at the first rush.
Don't store your rods next to a steamppe
Don't keep your lunch where it will get wet
Don't carry hooks in your trousers pockets
Don't think that it is all fishing to catch fish,
Don't fail to clean fish which are to be kept
Don't let your fish get around the anchor
line.
Don't strike fish when the rod is perpen-
dicuar.
Don't leave oars sticking over the sides OF
the boat
Don't yell 'Pve got one" until you've
landed him.
Don't try to lift big fish into the boat by
the line.
Don't leave your rod tips in the bottom of
the boat.
Don't anchor within casting distance of an
other beat.
Don't fail to make the end of your line fast
to the reel.
Don't leave a baited hook where chickens
can get att.
Don't despise faint nibble; it may be your
biggest fish.
Don't pick out the best pools; give your
| friend a chance.
Don't race along the bank when friend is
| followingyou.
! Don't use a cod line for brook trout, or a
| trout line for cod
Don't desecrate the gentle art by fishing on
! spawning-bed.
| Don't give an eel slack line so that he can
| tie 1t full of knots.
Don't fish where the fish don't bite; move
| on 10 another SPOT.
Don't peep over the bank to see where fish
| are in the brook
| Observation-Disclosures ever call a brook trout
a.speckled beauty"
Don't fail to commune with nature; that's
| half the fun of fishing
Don't think that the best fishing tackle is
| made by saloon-keepers.
Don't forget to change the water frequently
| in the mnnow-bucket.
! Don't boast that you can wind your brand
] new rod around barrel.
Don't put bait in your pocket where it is
liable to get into your pipe.
Don't hang dead fish over the side of the
boat-water will spoil them.
Don't let your boatman stop rowing If you
| strike fish when trolling
Don't let fish leap into the air and then fall
back on tautened line.
! Don't use two-pound sinker for brook fish
| ing-haIf pound will do.
Don't forget when you cast that your COM
panions have feelings and ears.
| Don't think that four-ounce rod will work
| better in both hands at once
Don't buy live bait too far ahead; it's liable
| to die and demand interment
Don't lie about the size of fish; dead fish
don't grow.