Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-01
ROD AND REEL
BY RED" PERKINS

4 JOLLY PARTY of Rod and Reel
| II members went to Mateo on the
IA San Diego Owl Saturday night TO
enjoy the Sunday fishing Among those
| in the party were Charles Carr, Smith
Warren, Edward Musick, Roy Shaver
| and Mrs. Shaver and the total catch
was forty-eight corbina and croakers,
weighing over 100 pounds. All black
perch and corbina that weighed under
one pound and half were returned to
the waters.
Smith Warren was high hook with
thirteen corbina and three croakers and
Mrs. Shaver was second with twelve
corbina. Roy Shaver counted on his
string two six-pound corbina, which
will be entered in the Southern Cali
fornia Rod and Reels summer tourna-
ment.
M. E. V. Bogart and his supporting
companions, Judge Willis, b. N. Smith
and Jack Henry of Los Angeles, re-
turned yesterday from their trout fish,
ing trip UP the Sespe. The members
of the party had their lessons well
learned-all telling the same story and
telling it well and modestly. Each day
they got the basket limit not one
fish more. b. N. Smith, clerk of the
court, returned home yesterday morn
ing and Judge Willis and Jack Henry
awaited the train for Los Angeles,
which, by the way, they at one time
stood a good chance of missing, but
Judge Willis issued a subpoena for
Henry's immediate appearance, which
was served by his friend Bogart, who
found the truant minrOd resting at
corner drug store indulging in all the
soda water that he could carry away.
The judge at once cited him to appear
before the bar of justice and show
cause why he should not explain the
fIo hi oil
by his lonely. Incidentally he fined
him a box OF cigars for offending the
Judge and holding up the Southern
Pacific train for three minutes.
Bfackerel fishing at Newport has been
good during the past few weeks. 1t is
reported that mackerel are increasing
in size and occasional corn fed" mack
erel are caught. Small horse mackerel
have also been plentiful about the same
seaport and are good for bait on ac-
count of small size. They make excel
lent bait for bass when placed on a
hook alive and some big bass have been
caught on them.
The usual run Of pompano was found
around the Newport wharf Sunday and
yesterday afternoon, and all those who
fished from this station caught all they
wanted.
John F. Wright of Logan, Utah, who
is spending the winter and summer in
Southern California made a catch Of
eighty-four pompano, the largest string
caught.
Anchovies were plentiful about New
port Sunday and halibut were so num-
erous that A. A. Talbot snagged three
of them while trying to catch some of
the anchovies.
The game fish yellowtail and sea
bass are reported plentiful about Man
haitian Beach, but nearly all of them
| taken by rod and reel escaped from
their captors.
Dog sharks are reported to be a
nuisance about the Balboa and have
been robbing the early morning fisher
men, taking the bait off their hooks.
A big sea bass yesterday took Dave
Winans' pole overheard at Newport.
Later it was picked up by one of the
Italian fishing launches.
One fve-pound calico bass was
caught on a yellowtail line, the bass
taking a live greenback mackerel put
out for a yellowtail.
Several large catches Of fish were
made at Redondo Beach and among
the captures was 65-pound Jewish
by a Los Angeles angler.
Several anglers took advantage of
the early car service of the Redondo
and Los Angeles railway and one of
the starters said yesterday that the
company was well pleased by the pat
ronage of the Southern California
fishermen ad no doubt would keep the
special running every Sunday morning,
starting from the Second street depot
at $50 o'clock.