The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
ANGLERS ARE NOT
FAVORED BY
WEATHER
High Water in Creeks Also
Tends TO Prevent Good Sport
With Rod and Reel

The enthusiasm which good sport and
well flled creeIs generally inspire IN
fishermen has been noticeably lacking
in local angling circles during the last
week. Tor while steeIhead trout are
known to be plentiful in coast streams.
weather conditions and the high water
in the creeks have been against the
sport in the most favored sections.
Fair catches We're occasionally report
ed. but general conditions were far
from being satisfactory to all anglers,
particularly to those who ish with hy
and spoon for the pure love of the
sport and disdain TO use bait.
Most of the anglers who journeyed
from the city to Point Reyes last sun
day stated that conditions were AMY
thing but ideal as the weather wS
cold and windy ana the sky was over-.
cast during the greater part Of the day.
and only the most experienced wielders
met with success.
In cold weather natural flies and
other insects are absent from the trodt
streams and the fish do not feed at the
surface; neither viii they rise TO the
artificial fly or strike at tie spoon and
under such conditions angling does not
furnish much sport According 20 sew
eral who whipped the Paper Mill creek
and the White House pool last sunday
conditions were as described, and the
number of large strings was limited
Practically all Of the fish hooked at
the Point" last Sunday were taken
from the White House pool, George
Wentworth getting 40 Charles Breid-
enstein 60 and Arnie Arvonen 20. Most
of the others had TO be satisfied with
few fish, although the gathering In
eluded such experienced anglers as
Walter Dreyfuss. Joe Dover, George
and Joe Uri and Harry Baker.
On Lagunitas creek H. 3. GOsliner
and b. J. Baum had fair sport, getting
about "a trout each with red ant hies-
Dr. Wibor and wife spent the day on
the headwaters of the Lagunitas and
succeeded in landing 50 each. Dr.
WibOr reported fish plentiful and in
the opinion OF posted anglers the
abundance OF fish in that section in
sures a good supply for the Paper Mill
in the near future
Sam Wells and Joe Pineus hshed at
Wakes creek near PistOlesi station.
getting 20 and 15 respectively while
Midnight Miller met with Indifferent
success on lower Olema creek. salmon
creek panned out we'll for the first
time since the season opened A party
comprising jim Maynard. Pete McRae.
J. Lemmer and ]. Coleman hshed that
stream Sunday and took from so to 80
fish each.
Fishing in the streams on the Pc
ninsula along the line OF the ocean
Shore railway has been poor thus far.
Railroad construction work has put
the sport off altogether on the san
GregoriO lagoon. and no improvement
tod 70
wood and Dr. Mardis reported fair
fishing in La Honda creek. and party
headed by E. G.. Rudolph accounted
for 20 fish while whipping Purissima
creek.
Striped bass fishermen are stiH go-
ing out. but their number is limited.
and few good catches are reported.
Last week Al Wilson. Bob Sangster.
Jack McManus and l. Ladd trOlled OF
San Quentin point, Wilson and Sang
ster getting IA fish between them. the
largest weighing nine pounds Pros
pect slough in the Sacramento river
near Courtland is said to be the ideal
striped bass ground at present r.
Stewart. who visited the slough re-
Gently. took three hsh. weighing from
is to 26 pounds, beside several small
er ones.
The California anglers second an
nual field day at Point REYES will be
the attraction for the angling hosts
today, and the officers OF the anglers
association expect that practically all
local fishermen. with the possible ex-
ception of a few who have left for
Klamath river and other distant
streams. viii be on hand TO compete
for the prizes offered and TO enjoy
the barbecue lunch which will be
served free to all comers
The bill introduced by Senator Willis
and passed at the recent session OF the
legislature making il an offense to fish
for trout with salmon or steeIhead. roe
for bait. which was amended at the
instance Of the California anglers as
sociati0n. so as not to include angling
IN salt or brackish water. was signed
by Governor Gillett few DAYS ago
The governor was said to be averse 10
signing the bill as riginaIly passed
on the ground that il would deprive
too many fishermen or sport but tho
measure had his approval in its amend
ed form salmon roe is a deadly lure
for trout OF all kinds. and the new law
forbids the taking OF fsh with such
bait above tide water. thereby restrict
ing the operations OF market fishermen.
who have been depicting trout streams
in several sections.