The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09
TO PROTECT THE
TRUCKEE TROUT
Nevada Officials Will Cooperate
With the Californ Fish
Commission.

The officials of Nevada have at last
awakened to the Importance of seconding
the efforts of the California State Fish
Commission in preserving the trout In
Truckee River This trout stream, pro-
nounced the finest on the coast, is chiefly
in Nevada In the past the fish have not
been protected in that State and the ef-
forts of the California officials on their
side of the line have been nullited. Fish
and Game Commissioner Vogelsang made
a special trip there few days since and
held several conferences with the Nevada
officials
reciting the necessity of protecting fish
in the close season, the building and main
tenance of fish ladders and the prevention
river. The resolution directs the District
Attorney, Sheriff and Constables to exert
every effort to protect the fish.
A new tishladder has been erected re-
Gently near Reno and three more are to
be added One is in course of construction
near Verdi. The Fish Commissioners hope
to take spawn on the Truckee next spring
and will then stock it to its fullest ca
pacity.
The next meeting of the San Francisco
Fly Casting Club will be held at Jules on
tertain the members with an illustrated
lecture on the mountain lakes most fire.
Quented by the anglers. The musical por-
ton of the programme is being prepared
by Charles F. Stone. President Walter
d Mansfield leaves for Verdi, on the
Truckee River, to-day, and will endeavor
to return with sufficient trout Tor the
dinner.
F. G. Sanborn and Frank McLennan
have returned from Pelican. Bay, where
they spent two weeks shooting and fish
ing. They fished both the Williamson
and the Sprague rivers as well as Pelican
Bay. The latter is providing the best
sport of the season, but not SO sensational
as last year; The snipe and duck shoot
ing is remarkably good. On Monday they
killed thirty-seven snipe on the marsh In
front Of the lodge They ais also secured .S
The season opened on the 1st inst.
They spent one day in quest Of deer, but
saw no signs Of them.
The enthusiasts who went across the
bay on Sunday to fish the estuary for
striped bass returned practically empty
handed. Among the well-known rod
Watt. Christianson, Wilson and Babcock.
The net result for the day was three or
F. n Reed fshed the Truckee River
near Boca last Saturday and Sunday and
had good sport.
John Butter, John Salmi and John Lem
pilgrimage to Eel River for the steelhead
fishing. They are the advance guard of q
large number Of fishermen who will go
north for the splendid sport offered there.
John Gallagher went up some days since
and his first essay on the river netted him
two large steelheads and seventeen small
ones The fishing is pronounced remark
able for so early in the season
Colonel Kelihor and G.. G. Young are
still at Boca, where they have been for
three weeks.
J. w Orear of Oakland goes to Webber
Lake and Meadow Lake to-day for the
fishing and grouse-shooting.
A party of 100 fishermen went to the
Farallones on the steamer Point Arena
last Saturday. w. r. Borlini caught the
prize fish, a thirty-two-pound cod. Dr.
Sieberst and S. V. Costello were also sue
cessful, If what they say Is true.
The Crystal Hot Sea Baths.