Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-23
GOOD TIME FOR
ROD AND REEL
FISH ARE REPORTED RUNNING
AT COAST
YeIIowtaiI, Corbina, Surf and Yellow
fin Being Caught in Many
Waters and Sport Is
Good
BY EARL STRACHAN

Lovers of the rod and reel may pre-
pare for an enjoyable season at their
favorite sport, as reports from the sur
rounding beach resorts indicate that
some of the best catches in years are
being made.
Each day hundreds of enthusiastic
anglers are packing their lunch Boxes
arranging their tackle and visiting the
Wharyes and piers at the seaside cities.
Yellowtail have been running strong
at several Of the beaches during the last
week. At Playa del Rey, Redondo and
Port Los Angeles there have been a
number of the big fish caught. Sar-
dimes, which form the principal food
supply of the yellowtail, are plentiful
on the coast and great schools of them
have been seen at each of these three
points. So long as they remain the yell
lowtail will be out in numbers and the
fishermen who delight in going after
the big fish will be given all the fun
they want.
Halibut are also being caught in con-
siderable numbers by anglers at Playa
del Rey and Redondo. They are not, of
course, classed among game fishes, but
they afford wharf anglers good fun
Word of the catches have already
reached the ears of the lovers of the
sport in Los Angeles, and scarcely a
day passes but the piers in the two
towns are lined with fishermen.
Jack Franklyn one of the best known
disciples of Walton in Los Angeles, was
one of the lucky ones in the surf fisher
mems class at Ocean Park during the
last week. Franklyn has been visiting
at the beach and early each morning
could be seen vending his way toward
,,s,a a q a
spot he succeeded in carrying away
baskets which made the eyes of other
anglers open in wonder.
Balboa has come to the front in surf
fishing. During the last week this has
been one of the best places on the coast
for corbina, croakers and yellowtin.
These varieties have been biting from
the wharf as we'll as from inside the
bay and will continue doing so for
several days to come. A number of big
corbina were landed there Thursday by
a party composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hines, George Duncan and Ed Mackey,
who passed the day at the resort. They
landed a mess which averaged between
four and six pounds, and on their re-
turn to Los Angeles expressed them
selves as well pleased with their luck.
Variety of Fishing
Balboa offers the dual attraction OF
wharf and bay fishing. Frequently
when no fish can be caught from the
nier a visitor can walk to the pavilion
on the bay and usually something can
be caught there. During the last week
a number of yellowfn were caught from
the wharf. These fish generally bite
good there, crabs being their favorite
bait Many fishermen have been MAX
ing a practice of beginning to fish at
the windmill below Balboa, and work
ing up stream with the schools OF hsh
as they pass and are generally success
full in landing a number of different
varieties.
Parties fishing off the beach at Man.
haitian have caught many yellowfin dur
ing the last week, meeting with much
| better success than those who fished
| from the wharf
Several schools of mackerel have beer
seen at Playa del Rey during the last
week, and the surf fishing has also beer