The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16

swiveled leader to which a spoon OF
medium size is attached. The sinker is
fairly heavy: one hand is allowed TO
fall back with the line and bring 1t
quickly forward with a succession of
jerks. When a strike comes the other
hand helps 20 haul the big trout, deep
sea cod fashion, into the boat, where II
is kept alive in the we'll until. with the
rest of the haul. photographed with the
triumphant angler (sic). So was the
record trout, 81 pound mackinaw
yanked from the lake. 1t is refreshing
to note that a 26 pound silver trout
was taken on the fly mot recorded, but
thought to be silver doctor).
June, at least, should be waited for
before tackling Tahoe An interesting
feature is the extreme transparency OF
the waters to an unusual depth. You
see your trout long before you get II
and before 1T dreams of giving up the
lighting against the line, shaking Its
head. turning on its side. trying the
leverage of its broad tail, as f. through
the green glass of an aquarium.
Wilson and Stewart spoons, sizes
to 8, copper and silver and all copper
will be found satisfactory with spinners
OF proportionate sizes, preferably an
Emeric, perhaps y pearl shell spoon
made from the abalone and of large
size is quite successful as are the rub
Der phantom and the Totnes or Devon
minnows. Live minnows are acceptable
offerings and the spinner may exercise
I
the sliding lip hook and the triangle
hook turning the tail to secure the
twist. Fishing is. as q rule, best on the
verge OF deep water
THE TRUckEE
From Lake Tahoe. close to the tav-
ern. runs the Fruckee. beloved of trout
fishers. beautiful stream from the
view point of sport or scenery. The
water offers every variety of difficulty
and of availability.
Not a tyro's stream is the Truckee
It is pulling to describe anglo-ento-
mologically, but onSa No. 10 or IL hook
black Enat orange cowdung, black ant
,ed ant. Zulu. March Brown gray
haekle with yellow body, professor
governor. Seth Green. dusty miller
RUDE wood particularly good and
royal coachman make generally sat
isfactory book. When nothing else
bondhE. Fine and far off Is the motto
hero. Every fish is earned before
/ creelcd. Keep your flies dry and float
! ing, pick the shelves above the pools
Five in the afternoon until $50 OF
Whereabouts is the best. in fact the only
1 time.
WEBER AND INDEPENDENCE
Stages run To both Independence and
Weber lakes from Truckee and there
are good hotel accommodations. A
description of Weber lake fishing and
that in Little Fordyce lake and Jackson
creek will fit the neighborhood. On
several regular boats; to the smaller
lakes collapsible canoe should be
taken. In these lakes the trout in
June. July and again in September pro-
vide the best of sport.
1t IS well TO take Wilson copper and
silver webbing spoons along for troll
ing If the trout are not rising. March
brown. oak fly, blue dun. blue gnat
black gnat. red and black ant. humble
bee, professor, royal coachman and
evening dun on 10 and - hooks are
/ approved choices. Wilson spoons, cop
per and silver and all copper includ-
/ ing the wobbler. and Emeric spinner
with n rod at choice. say five to six
ounces. and $50 feet of line on the Seel
complete an outfit
yUBA AND AMERICAN RIVERS
Cisco, on the main line of the South
ern Pacific. is the getting off place for
the Yuba river and the north and mid
die forks of the American river the
north fork being also reached from
Emf grant gap and Blue canyon, both
on the railroad. The Yuba river is
particularly excellent toward the end