The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-21
ALL ABOUT FISHES.
Poachers Arrested for Spearing Steel
headz-Good Sport at Point
Seyes.

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The san Francisco FIy-casting Club
will elect a board OF officers for the ensu-
ing year al its meeting On Tuesday, Feb
ruary ?
! programme Of the seasons fy-castiug
events on Stow Lake viii then be an
1ounCed-
The Fish and Game Commissioners are
highly pleased with the dolngs Of the
Supervisors OF Sououa County, who, at
q. recent meeting, ordained that net asn-
ing OF any Of the streams in the county
Will De an offense punishable oy me OF
Imprisonment, or both
The law viii go into effect on February
!. and the Fish Commissioners will then
order deputies to places where the law
is now being violated
Latest news from Russian River IS 70
the effect that steelheads in large num-
use OF nets OF less than seven and a half
freshets and are now sTarmtng N the
streams which fiow into the river between
CIoverdaIe and Cki1h- The prospects Lor
SPLENDID trout fishing in the creeks or
Sonoma and Marin counties next season
are, consequently, very bright
A letter TO The sporting editor o. me
Call from 4 SPORTSMAN resident OF POINT
Arena states that the net fishermen are
catching immense numbers or steelneadS
in the Garcia River and are shipping them
10 this city.
Arena, which should interest itself by
preventing the Illegal capture OF these
fishes. Netting steelheads IN tresn water
is contrary 70 law, and II TIDE waters tns
use OF nets Of less than seven and nall
inch mesh IS prohibited
John Gallagher, the champion angler Of
Oakland, sent down very nice COX OF
trout from Point Reyes last Tuesday 70
Sir John Butler. The fish were caught
BY means Of hook and line in the TIDE
waters Of Paper Mil Creek Among the
~re. min 60
day are James Doc Watt, Charley
Precht. Frank Marcus. Frank Deliver,
John Butler, John Bean, Frank Vernon.
Eddie EOIb. Ed Ladd, Al Newman, Al
Smith Charley Green and doubtless
many others who have been longing fer
an opportunity 10 hook a game steelhead.
The many friends OF r Terry, the well
known angler. will be pleased to learn
that he is recovering slowly from severe
attack OF Ia grippe. II is hoped that he
will soon be seen among his many angling
acquaintance, enjoying happy moments
on the banks Of the Paper NH Creek
The wife Of Louis Roadeau, another
very well known disciple Of the gentle
art" died last week from a pulmonary
complaint the result Of a bad cold
The citizens of Pescadero have contrib
uted several hundred dollars for the pur-
pose Of having the immense ledge OF
rocks near the mouth of Peseadero
Greek blown out. This viii give an open
ing TO thousands of steeIheads to ascend
that beautiful trout stream during the
winter season
Some OF the prominent members Of the
OLYMPIC Club are figuring upon giving a
grand sporting goods show in Mechanics
Pavilion in June, during which time all
kinds Of indoor games viii be introduced.
The arrest OF two poaehers who were
caught speariug steeIheads in one Of the
tributaries 10 the ThrockrIorton Lagoon
last Thursday viii convince those who
cauuot observe the law that catching
trout by Illegal means IS a rather costly
entertainment. Seventeen large steel
heads were taken from the poachers
4 DEPUTY Fish Commissioner is now
watching the Paper Mill and Nfcasio
creeks. ard he proposes to make matters