Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04

BY RED PERKINS
NUDGE LAWSON of Long Beach
will probably soon be called upon
~ to refund that 5000 bail money de-
posted by the California Fish company
OF that city four years ago to stay
fine of $1OO assessed against the cap
tain of the sardine boataAlpha for yio-
lating the SEEMING ordinance of Long
Beach, which prohibits SEEMING within
100 feet Of the wharf. and incidentally
wharf fishermen will find themselves
without the protection hitherto afford
ed them. The supreme court has de-
cided that the fish in the ocean belong
to the people. This will have the eff
feet Of invalidating ordinances in all
seaside cities that regulate the fishing
industry.
The decision was made in, the case
Of the city of Santa Monica VS. John G.
Bailey. it was handed down by JUS
tice Angelotti and coneurred in by
Justices Shaw, Sloss, Henshaw, Melvin
and Lorigan. Three years ago Bailey,
a San Pedro man, who was the master
Of the sardine launch Alpha, was ar
rested at Santa Monica and fined $40
for violation. of the ordinance that
makes 1t unlawful for any person TO
set, draw or use any fishing net or
seine in the Pacific ocean within 1000
feet from the wharf, dock or pier.
The case was taken to the superior
court, where a writ of habeas corpus
was denied. The launch captain then
went before the supreme court
Justice Angelotti states that 1t is
manifest from the terms of the ordi-
nance it was in no sense designed for
the protection and preservation OF the
fish of the state.
Saturday and Sunday Here great
days for the anglers and Yearly every
stream in the mountains within strlk-
ing distance of Los Angeles was COW
cred with rod and reel handlers. Sew
eral large catches were reported, and
If all the reports are true there Is not
a trout left in either the west or north
fork of San Gabriel river
Bert West, Dick Taylor and G. A.
Stavnow left Los Angeles Sunday for
a fishing pool beyond Fillmore.
Harry Harrison will spend few days
at Big Rock
The pompano that have been hover
ing around Redondo have been caught
in large numbers. G. A. Sheldrlck
made a catch of 100 last Sunday.
DR.. C. A. sherman and Roy Birrning-
ham of Los Angeles last Sunday had
fine luck at Rocky Point pier, where
they caught several rock cod and rock
bass. A ten-pound steelhead gave DIR.
Sherman a lively tussle before he was
landed.
Ruben shafer caught seventy fine
bass at Corona del Mar early IN the
week.
Sam Levy and party made the record
catch last month. Levy's Greer IN
cluded two five-pound surf f1sh ana
three and-a-half-pound spothn
croakers.
Several Redlands parties went out
into the Mojave desert, planning 70
come hack that way into Little Bear
and other famous streams. Among
those who were most successful were
G. A. Mansfield and Mont P. Chuoo,
who caught in all eighteen, several
good sized ones among them'
u. G. Iefferts of Redlands very short
Iv will go with Senator Wills ana
Game Warden Vail up into Deep creek
for a week. Many other less ampltlous
parties have been made up, ana there
in the next few days, to hear these
anglers tell it yesterday while visiting
los Angeles. "And, say" said Senator
willis. my friend over there (pointin8
to Game Warden Valid will be on the
outlook for violators of the law.
Ero,n the renorts received from Pas
adena lit is believed that at least 100
people left the Crown city during the
hast few days for the various nshlng
camps. One man who packed seVeral
parties over the Sturtevant trail a dis
lance Of seventeen miles was IN Los
Angeles yesterday and stated that be-
fore he left quite a number OF anglers
had secured the limit in trout.
One party of twenty went up to the
camp OF the Sierra Madre Outing club
and caught several basketsful.
Several anglers from Santa Monica
left that seaside resort to go to the
mountain streams Among those who
are renorted to have caught several of
the ANY monsters are DIR. and Mrs. z.
M. Lindsey and DR.. and Mrs j.. >.
Hunt who fished at Matilda. Another
party included C. d. Middlekauff, All
Morris and H. Cowell, all enthusiastic
anglers.
Cant. Bill Graves brought in four
yellowtail, eight halibut and twelve
barracuda at Long Beach saturday.
These yellowtail were the first caught
ct Long Beach for some time
The Southern California Rod ana
Reel club desires to announce to It's
membership that it will conduct an
angling tournament in triplicate TINS
summer, continuing the merchandise
competition under the same rules ana
season as during the past two sum-
mers: also the button competition OF
last year. and adding third classln-
cation for the three-six division.
These events are open only to pona
hde members of the Southern Cali
fornia Rod and Reel club, who must
have been in good standing at the time
of making catch; and in the special
classes for the buttons, entrants must
have paid membership fee in the class
prior to making their catch.
The membership fee in each DIVISION
is ST. The fund thus raised goes 10
nay for the buttons which cost from
So. so to So each, it being the aim TO
make this feature self-sustaining.
Buttons may be won at any season
of the year, but the prize tournament
is restricted to the months OF May,
June, July. August, september ana
October May to October 3d. inciu-
sive.
The tackle restrictions imposed are
in every class. extreme limitations so