The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
TROUT PLENTIFUL IN THE
NORTHERN STREAMS
Of CALIFORNIA
Salmon Are Also Striking to
the Delight of Deep Sea
Fishermen
By FRANK O'DONNELL

Conditions governing angling afford
no ground for complaint, for the sport
is either at its best or steadily I'M
proving at the principal trout streams
In the state. Salmon fishing also is
proving interesting and successful to
deep sea fishermen.
Anglers who spent last Sunday and
Monday at the trout streams enjoyed
excellent sport and returned to the
city with well filed baskets and in
cheerful frame Of mind. Large delega-
tions journeyed to Lake Tahoe, the
Truckee river and to the klamath, but
the upper Sacramento was the mecca
OF local sportsmen.
III. +. Elliot returned from the upper
sacramento with the weekend fisher
men, Elliot fished around Castle Rock
farm and Castle Crag for two weeks
and during that period he landed 410
fish, averaging nearly 80 a. day. His
largest catch was 39 trout in one day
and last Monday he took 81. Elliot
stated that the fish were taking the
black hackle with light tinsel and pea
gray hackle.
F. S. judah joined Elliot at Castle
Cras Tor two days stay over July
and had no trouble in getting plenty of
the following day. The smallest fish
taken by Judah measured s inches in
lengh and he found the Grizzly King
ny and the black hackle with peacock
body the most effective killers. DR..
george Lane. Andy Buckley and w.
I: Bogars were among the large num-
Der or fishermen who accounted for
large baskets at Castle Crag during
the holidays.
Gadman. Peter Moir. H. Filmer and j.
pigeon fshed at Sims with satisfactory
results. Art Mckee and son and Fred
Surryhne were at Lamoine This trio
accounted for fair baskets of trout and
Mckee took salmon, probably the first
one taken since the up river run COM
menced
R. H. Edwards and wife were at
mat vicinity, and J. Fl. Corey whipped
the streams near Auburn. Corey found
nothing but small fish. William de
Sano and P. d. Frazier were on upper
San Pablo creek and took 20 fish with
grasshoppers and flies.
Reports from klamath Hot Springs
getting the best of sport, especially on
Shovel creek. which opened UP for fly
fishing the first of the month.
Jim Maynard of this city recently re-
turned from Lava Springs in Shasta
county about 80 miles from Bartle
the terminus of the McCloud river rail-
road. Maynard found sport good on
Tall river and Tule creek and immedi-
ately after his return he left for Cata-
lima. r. ]. Gait got back from Glen
Alpine Springs Wednesday. bringing
the news that the Ice has disappeared
in that vicinity and that prospects are
favorable for fly fishing being at its
best within 10 days. c. A. Haight and
Dick Reed. who were at Eel river. said
that the steelhead were commencing to
run UP from the ocean. They took
some good fish from the Mad river and
from Van Dusen creek.
The Truckee is at last commencing
to furnish fly casters with some sport
Tom Kierullf. f. A. Murdoch and Bert
and found conditions much improved
+. A. Volkardt was at Union mill on
the Truckee recently and brought
home so fish averaging 10 inches in
length that were taken with salmon
and blue dun flies and with red spin
ner A. B. Finch accounted for So with
flies on the same stream
The San Gregorio creek in San Mateo
county was visited by the usual number
of local anglers last week A party of
three, comprising G. II. Jensen, J. Ma
hony and p. D. Frazier, was at that
stream Sunday and made a joint catch
of 40 fair sized fish with fly and spoon
fish from Llagas creek in Santa Clara
county. Eaton found the water in this
creek very low.
Fred F. Christ fished in solitude on
the Paper Mill creek in Marin county
and surprised himself by landing II.
Emil Acceret and Jim Lynch tried their
luck in Mud creek above Point Reyes.
Most of the holes in this creek were
dried up. George Uhl. John Coleman,
w. j. Golcher. Ned Bosqui and John
Lemmer whipped Salmon creek on the
fourth, getting nice baskets.
The first salmon taken outside Golden
gate by a hook and line fisherman for
the season was taken Thursday by w.
II. Campbell, the fish weighing 20
pounds The salmon was taken, in
about eight fathoms of water between
Bolinas and Bonita fight
At Capitola salmon fishing is furnish
ing splendid sport Louis Gottheld
Mel Vogel. f. A. Mocker. Earl Pomeroy
and W. Uhlman fished there Tuesday
and Wednesday and took about 20 fish
each In the two days, the largest
weighing 80 pounds. All OF these fish
ermen used light rods.
There has been hardly anything do
ing among the striped bass anglers
lately and only a few have been out
Frank Carroll and Hugh Copeland tried
for bass in the Yolo basin the same day.
Copeland took one and one 3 FOUNDER
within a few minutes after he com
menced to fsn. but got nothing else
during the day. The water in the
basin is falling and the minnows are
coming with it. The bass gorge them
selves with the minnows and viii not
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