The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
FISHING POOR IN
LARGE TROUT
STREAMS
Fishermen Vary Sport by Try,
ing for Striped and
Black Bass
By FRANK O'DoNNELL

Interest in trout fishing is at a COM
paratively low ebb these days. as an
Cling with ny or spoon in coast and
mountain streams is not productive of
much in the way of results. and the
majority of local anglers are either
turning their attention to black and
striped bass, or are remaining at home
awaiting a betterment Of conditions in
the trout streams.
Conditions on the Truckee are re
ported TO be improving. but the inn
provement is slow. and fly casting ex-
perts do not expect TO have really good
sport on that stream for some weeks.
Recent reports from Boca say that the
June bugs are commencing TO appear
in thai vicinity. but the river remains
high, and it is not expected that the
water will have receded sufficiently to
permit successful fly fishing until the
snow on the mountains has almost en-
tirely disappeared. Bait fishermen are
getting plenty of FISH. however, both on
the Truckee and klamath rivers. num-
erous nice boxes having reached the
city from these streams recently.
ANGLERS AT NEARBY STREAMS
Several parties Of local. fishermen
journeyed TO nearby streams during the
last week, but only in a few instances
were their efforts rewarded. The Pu-
rissina and san Gregorio creeks
claimed the attention Of several and
even the PAPER Mill, which was sup
posed to have been -ished out early
in he season. was visited by several
of the old guard. Jim Lynch and Jim
Turner neither of whom has missed a
sunday on the Paper Mill since the sea-
son opened headed a party on that
stream a week ago and met with IN
different success. Emil Acceret, the
striped bass enthusiast wasswith Lynch
and Turner and managed totland a few
small steelhead.
Midnight Miller and Al Baker
fshed the Purissima Up asa far as the
Nelson place last sunday. Both used
spfnners. Miller getting p good sized
Fkh and Baker - Baker recently
landed the second largest trout taken
from the PuriSsEma thus Tar Tor the
season. his eaten weighing one ana a
half mounds dressed A V. AVernon
e~bes the creek in the Pedro valley
on the line Of thes Ocean. Shore railroad
last sunday and got 81 fish, ranging
from five and q halfsto eight lnches IN
length.
Charles e. Urfer. who is stil en-
canned at the head OF Bonner iake'
writes that he mas not YET SauSAe oAiN
Of the Nackinaw trout he went AFTER
fut he managed to get several nice
baskets Of native rainbow and silver
trout.
AT LAKE BONNER TOO SOON
TTrfer states Establishing on the lake
IS moor and he fears that the sport VIII
not improve during his stay, as the
snow on the mountains is melting fast
and the cutthroat trout. which abound
in that body of water will not bite
while there Is any current. Urfer also
stated in his letter that he took cut
throat in about two feet Of water and
the spawn fairly ran from 1t when he
niclzed IL up. He takes this as an ind1-
cation that me went on his outing
week or two 400 soon.
Charles BrebAensteen and Louis Gott-
l,elf took nine Hack bass from Ballard
lake. recently the largest of which
weighed one and a half pounds. Sew
eral fishermen veDe on the Sacramento
river after black bass and, although
the water was too shigh in most places,
several fish We're caught w d. Nc
arthur. Frank and Lloyd Carroll and
George Wagner fished out from Rio
Vista. one Of the panty accounting for
a three and a half FOUNDER Irvine
Frzgraber. Bob Starr. Lloyd Carroll and
Macarthur left on another trip to the
Sacramento yesterday with the inten-