The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
CfeeIs Garry Fish of
Record Size
Opening Of Trout Season Brings
Tale of an Is Founder
Caught By Girl

The trout fishing season for 1903 has
been opened and anglers say that this
proved 10 be the most successful open
ing day experienced IN the state for the
last Is years Fish OF abnormal size
were caught everywhere. Fifteen pound
steelhead trout were plentiful in the
baskets when evening OF the first day
came and instead OF six OF seven
pounds-the old average-most OF the
catches contained a majority OF FISH
above 10 pounds
Many claims tor the honor OF making
the best catch have been advanced but
honor for the largest individual hsh 50
far recorded has fallen 10 a diminutive
mfss-Antoinette Krarse. the Il year
old granddaughter OF the hotel keeper
at Tocolonaa- Single handed and en-
tirely unaided. the precocious angler
hagged an IS pound steelhead and
reeled him into her net. after a desper-
ate struggle in which q half dozen
times during the battle she was all but
dragged over the bank into the 10 foot
pool in which she had dropped her line
When measured the catch stretched
the tape to three feet eight inches-bur
a few inches less than the height OF the
girl that had hauled IL in Besides the
monster. Miss krause landed good
sized basket OF smaller fish. outdoing
many OF the seasoned sporrsmen VINO
hshed in the same pools with her Her
catch was made with an ordinary trout
line. a red fy and shrimp for bait
In all the deep water holes from
Camp Taylor to Point Reyes good Ash
ing was had and all who were on the
banks spent a successful day
Most OF the best fishing was had IN
the early morning. the 0lny quarry
rising and vieiously snaro.1s at al
most any bait that was cdered until
the sun. mounting high. drove them
70 deep water During midday those
who persisted were rewarded by drag
ging out few OF the smaller fry. but
as rule the banks were deserted IN
I'll the sun had dropped behind the hills.
when again good sport was had
Contrary 10 expectations and report
the rain OF Friday afternoon and night
interfered little with the fishing. and.
aside from a slight wetttng. those VINO
stayed al the pools enjoyed the day "a
much as IL II had been q fair one. A
few OF the more pessimistic at the
first signs OF storm folded up their
tackle and beat IL" for town, con-
Gliding that Of course the streams
would soon be muddy and fishing for
the time being would be out OF the
question
Telephone messages received last
night from TocOloma and other points
showed that the contrary was the sit
uatiOn- J. B Kennin- Who with a
party OF friends. Will fish at TocolOma
until tomorrow night. stated that the
waters were not the least BIT riled and
that the fishing az the pools he had
visited would be good for two weeks
lust say that the fishing here IS the
best IN Is years" was the message
Kennir sent down. On the strength
OF Kenni1-s statements IS or more ang-
lers will fish at Tocoioma today.
c. L Gotlea<. sam Wells. J. G Meyers.
George Roberts and Joe Bertrand are
fishing at TocolOma with KenniI- On
opening day Roberts carried or the
palm OF the party. securing Is fish
ranging In weight from three 70 fifteen
pounds Roberts hooked three i
Founders yesterday. and second 10 Miss
Krause has been voted the best fisher
at the place. Charles Crawford caught
1eS FOUNDER. while Meyers and Wells
both landed steelhead that IN any
other season would be considered rec
ord breakers
LagRnitas. White House pool. Paper
Mil creek. the Lagoon. Camp Taylor.
Cszadero. Boulder creek. Los Gatos.
San Lorenzo and. in fact. every bit
OF water where fishermen congregate.
sent out reports OF fishing equally as
good as at Tocolona- II Is estimated
that $50 rodsmen were at the first
named place TO open the season