Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-11
ROD AND REEL
BY RED" PERKINS
IN HERE was a little excitement at
the Richards ranch above North

TN HERE was a little excitement at
the Richards ranch above North
Il Pomona last Sunday night about
o'clock when a deer was discovered
| swimming around in the big reservoir
John farmer, with the help OF r. II.
| ST Clair and son and l.. A. IorDeer
and q I Lorbeer. athletes of Pomona
! college. who happened to be passing
at the time. rescued the animal, which,
when caught, was nearly exhausted.
| Where it came from or how II got INTO
the reservoir is a mystery. 1t is sup
posed, however. that it was in search
of water and fell in. 1t seemed none
the worse for it's bath and was pre-
sented to the city of Pomona
|
good story is being told on r. r.
Morse, a member of the Southern can
fornia Rod and Reel club. Last sun
day he went to Anaheim LANDING
where he caught several SURF ana the1
he struck a stingaree, which escaped
with Morses rod and reel. Mr.. morse
said Yesterday of all his twenty years
ASKING he never had such fight with
a sea fish. II would rather lose my
months salary" said the angler, than
to lose nv rod and reel, which was
presented to me by the members OF the
Rod and Reel club six years ago.
7 wellington and Will Gallagher left
last Saturday for weeks fishing at
Rincon canyon. Both are expert
anglers and expect to gather the limit
every day.
Lee Gurnsey and E. Klokl1e went up
to Ventura last Saturday, where they
caught several nice trout. They re-
ported fishing was nothing extra as
vet. as the Sespe was running high ana
not down to its best condition.
Harry Robinson, ]. Urmston and
friend Yesterday afternoon left by auto
mobile for Sunset beach, where they
expect to try for surf fish. They Will
be gone at least three days.
Edward Mitchell spent all Sunday at
the bridge above Azusa and for his
pains caught only five small trout.
Never again" said Mitchell; me for
larger creeks hereafter"
Arthur Pitcher Baron Long and Mel
Nordlinger returned from MatillJa yes
terday and each is trying to scoop the
other in the biggest fish story of the
season. Some cruel person in the party
whispered to the gang that one of the
party spent several pennies in pur-
chasing all the trout that could be
gathered in.
Edward Salada got a nice creel of
trout at the intake dam near the san
Gabriel river. Several large ones were
among his collection of speckled beau
ties.
Joseph Welsh, jr., arrived from Rim
con camp yesterday and reports TAX
ing several fine trout during two days
fishing. He failed to mention that he
got the limit
Robert Campbell at Bay City last
Sunday caught ten surf fish and sew
eral nippers.
Charles Lutenbach and John Muir
sect caught fifteen surf fish at Hunt
ington Beach last Sunday.
Jack Lowenthal, son of the president
of the California Rod and Reel club,
made a record catch at Bay City last
Sunday. He took home twenty-one
surf fish. Jack was bashful in admit
ting that he caught this number, but
his father, who was present, "peached'
on his son.
The many friends of Tommy Pedgent
will be pleased to know that he is out
again after his long spell of six weeks
of illness Tommy was one of the most
faithful anglers that ever graced the
piers at Redondo. Despite his lame
ness, Tommy is also a crack rifle shot
and an ardent sportsman.
M. K. Sullivan returned from Redon-
do yesterday afternoon end brought
home five dozen pompano. Mr.. Sulli-
van will return to Redondo this morn
ing on an early car and try his luck
again.
DR.. Harry Menken returned yesterday
from Bay city, where he gathered in
during a few hours fishing Sunday a
dozen surf fish. j. Simmonds, who was
with him, caught one large surf fish
and dozen nippers.
]. E. Lesley caught thirty-two
pound herring and twelve pompano at
Redondo last Sunday
At Newport Beach several large
catches Of bass, mackerel corbina and
yellowtail were reported.
Several rabbit parties went from Los
Angeles to San Bernardino and Riv-
erside last Saturday and Sunday and
report the long-eared creatures pest
to the farmers of these counties.
Several large steelhead have been
caught during the past rev weeks al
the Bay City shores.
A. r. Conrad caught twenty-five large
surf fish at Sunset Beach last Sunday,
and told many a fish yarn while rest
ing in a Los Angeles sporting goods
house yesterday afternoon.
John Winston and son brought home
thirty surf fish for supper yesterday
afternoon, caught at Bay City landing.
Charles RugGles and William Holmes
caught the skidoo number of trout last
Sunday at the Pacific Gun club. ard
bad the pleasure OF being 'joshed'
about catching twenty-three trout.
It is currently reported that trout
Fishermen art taking over the legal
limit Of fifty a dav. No arrests are re-
ported. ana no angler hos mentioned
the presence of wardens on the streams