The San Francisco call., 1905-04-01
Fly Fishing Will Be Impossible
Under Present Conditions.

An army Of enthusiastic anglers will
avail themselves Of the opportunity
Of wetting line to-day on
some one Of the streams within
easy reach of this city to mark
the opening Of the trout season. Paper
Mil Creek in Marin County, which is
pronounced the most wonderful trout
stream in all the world, VIII be dotted
with anglers throughout it's entire
length. 1t always yields good returns
on opening day, as nature restocks IL
each season from her ineXhausuble
storehouse, the ocean.
Point Reyes will be the objective
point of many anglers, as the biggest
baskets come from there. Any one
knowing the stream is sure of success.
The mistake the Inexperienced anglers
make, according to the veterans, is TO
race one another along the stream,
thus soaring the fish, which refuse 10
strike at the most tempting bait. Sal
mon roe and the familiar barnyard
hackle viii be the lines used almost
exclusively.
Among the well-known anglers who
viii be on the Paper Mill are:
sam Wells Jabez Swan James Lynch Chas.
Breidenstein, Raisch Terry. Frank Marcus,
JohR Butler E. J. Kaplan, Bert Spring. Frank
Kennedy. George Walker. Louis Haaf, Frank
DOlliNer, Arthur Baxter. DOC MaII. CndTleS
P. Lsndresse, George Russell and son. James
s. Turner. Louis Dsveikosen. W. ]. Street,
Roy Davis. z. lsaacs. J. w. GLIB. Fred Franz
zen, Louis Bouteiller, Louis Rondesu, James
Thompson. Louis Miller william Sched, VIII
siam Cooper, h c. Wyman and William S.
Turner
The Lagunitas in Marin County is
chiefly preserved. the Tamalpais
Sportsmen's Club controlling a long
stretch Of desirable fishing water. San
(EnrO--sr,7O fNraalr also N Marin County
usually gives good returns.
OF the San MateO County waters the
Pescadero and San Gregorio are good
streams for bait fishing. Sonoma
Creek. near Glen Ellen, ranks next to
the Paper Mil in popularity with the
anglers II also is easy of access and
invariably yields good returns.
Alameda Greek, near Sunol, is also
a favorite stream early in the season.
san Pedro Creek, on the coast. about
eight miles below Colma, usually af-
fords good sport under conditions as
they exist at present.
Austin Greek, near Cazadero, always
attracts a number of anglers.
Up TO within a few days the reports
from the klamath were TO the effect
that the river was fairly low and that
there was but little snow on the noun
tains- 1t is possible the recent storm
changed these conditions. The Truckee
is muddy and will not be good until
June /, according to all accounts. The
Sacramento is also high.
c. A. Reed, the Santa Cruz Game
Warden. who guards the streams of
that county closely, reports the pros
poets for bait fishing as being good.
The streams are unusually high, but
after a tour of the various fishing
places he expresses confidence that
rare sport is in store for the anglers.
During the last two weeks there has
been a large run, of steelheads, weigh
ing from two to five pounds, in the
coast streams. The run is especially
large in Scott and in Waddell creeks,
exceeding that of any season for the
past ten years. AS the creeks are high
It is not expected the fish will return
10 the ocean before the 18th or the
20th inst.
Splendid sport is expected in Boul-
der Greek, as the steelheads have been
going up the San Lorenzo River in
large numbers during the past few
days. They Will scale from one to six
pounds and are in fine condition.
The fishing on Sequel Creek viii be
poor, as the fish have been held below
the Paper Mill dam for the hatchery.
From the dam down TO Capitola the
fishing should be excellent.
Good fishing should be had on Los
iGatos Creek, from one-half mile to five
miles from the railroad station.
AS nearly all the streams have con-
siderable drift in them the anglers
must be prepared with a plentiful sup
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