The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
THE BEST TROUT STREAMS.
Waters Where Anglers Have Creeled
Some Verv Nice Fish Recently.

The Fly Casting Club will hold contests
this forenoon at Stowe Lake, in Golden
Gate Park. and the annual club dinner
will be held next Tuesday evening. An
glers will be pleased to learn that trout
fishing in the coast streams that have not
been destroyed by the dynamite fiends is
improving rapidly. The past week of
warm weather in the country has had
much to do with the happy turn in affairs
piscatorial. AT Point Reyes some very
nice fish have been caught in the tide
waters during the past week by local
anglers who paid the stream a visit. The
black gnat, royal coachman and March
brown appear to be the best killers. The
fish are keeping in the deep water and
well out from the bank. Unless an angler
can cast a long line, using delcacy and
accuracy in the handling Of the rod he
may Just as well remain at home; as the
trout are very shy and not easily decoyed.
Mr.. Finch returned from the San Lo-
renZo River last Monday with a nice bas-
ket of ten-inch trout, which were taken
during the heavy rain on Sunday last.
He reports that there are many nice trout
in the Lorenzo which will afford anglers
good sport when the weather settles
OF the coast streams the most flattering
information comes from San Gregorio. A
local angler, writing from San Gregorio,
states that the lagoon contains many
large grilse and that in a few hours fish
ing he landed three that scaled respec-
lively 8, 424 and pounds. Small fish are
also plentiful
Anglers who were given permission to
fish on Pilarcitos Lake last Sunday re-
turned disgusted with their luck and a
drenching to boot. They state that the
fish will not rise to fly and that it is
a very difficult thing to bait fish owing
to the heavy slime and thick accumula-
tion of weeds, which stretch from the
bank we'll into the lake. AS there is but
one boat for anglers, the situation can
be easily imagined. The trout caught
gave very poor resistance; in fact they
are not fit for place in an anglers bas-
ket. So much for Lake Pilarcitos.
John Butler, Frank Marcus and Lloyd
Eaton enjoyed a first-class days spor;
on Thursday last on Lagunitas Lake
which is the property of the San Rafae
Water Company. A small spinner and a
black gnat caught the fancy of the deni-
zens, which on an average were ter
inches in length
Yesterday afternoon party of ang.
lers consisting of Joe Rogers, Emil Me.
deau, Tom Moran, e. Cahill E. Evatt
and Joe Ross journeyed from this city tc
San Gregorio, where they expect to have
excellent sport to-day with the steelhead.
now 'camped" in the lagoon. Doubtless
there will be stories told on their return
of how the big fishes smashed heavy
tackle, all because of bad management
on the part of the man who held the rod
Mr.. Coutts, well-known trainer al
dogs, states that the reason for the very
poor fishing on Sonoma Creek is because
of the low state of the water in the pas
that is indulged in during the BREEDING
seasons by men who live near the creei
in the vicinity of Glen Ellen Coutts savs
that the spearmen take a delight in tell
ing their friends of the many fishes thAy
XIII with the spear. The Supervisors ot