Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-08
ROD AND REEL
BY "RED" PERKINS,

| afternoon made the announcement of
1-A' his intention to prosecute all persons
who take abalone shells from the mainlands or
Islands off the coast of Southern California
He says the law which forbids the taking OF
| live abalone from the ocean for two years also
prohibits the gathering Of shells for the same
period. y
The prohibition will affect especially souvenir
hunters and Portuguese Bend excursionlsts'
| Through special deputies, Prichard will keep
watch on the Long Beach pier for hoatmen re-
| turning from San Nicolas and San Clemente
islands with shells or ahalone meat All shell
gatherers will be compelled to submit their
| collections to inspection by Prlchard.
| The new law forbldding fishing for abalones
has gone into effect and abalone shells no
doubt will advance in price, as no more can
| be gathered for two years. Durtngl the past
years this shefsh was caught for canning
1 purposes only and the shells were dumped out
at the cannery at East San Pedro as refuse
and used for building streets NOW ho~e N,r;
the shells have value and the old ones VIII
be gathered up and sold to factories 70 De
manufactured into ornaments
The fish commission has been sending out
| notices to the beach fishermen that fishermen
cannot sell fish they catch from the pier or
frcm boats unless they pay the commercial
hshermans license. Many fishermen gopg
| down to fish for few hours or day, 1t is al
| legged, have caught more fish than they wanted
| for their own use and have been in the habit
Nof selling their oversupply to the hsh markets.
1 Some of the fishermen, particularly at feoondo
| Beach, are inclined to think that this ruilns
works a hardship on them
| The licenses are obtainable from the hsh
| and game commission or its deputies ana cost
| 81 so a year for citizens of the United states
and $25 for aliens.
Reports from Santa Ana yesterday afternoon
| were to theseffect that two fishermen were ar
| rested for seinng. 1t is said that these VIC
lators went out in boats and rowed up the
| Santa Ana river a few miles, dropped their
seins and pulled it up by the aid OF morse
Reports from Long Beach to Redondo are also
to the effect that japanese fishermen nave oeen
daily violating the SEEMING laws.
| Some great sport has been had with bass at
| Newport during the past week. These fsh
have been known to bite better thah
they have been doing for the past week W.
A. Cornelius got one yesterday weighing five
pounds. Mark Baker captured seven last sun
day ranging from one to three pounds,
Yellowhn and surf fish at the same place
have also been very plentiful along the coast
but most Of the fishing for these species has
been going ON at Balboa. Harry Corson caught
a five and a half pound beauty in the pay
near Balboa and Mrs. Corson got a surf hsh
Weighing only one pound less.
DR.. C. A. Sherman and Roy Birmingham Of
Los Angeles caught twenty zone bass and sheep
head at Point Rock last Saturday, the catch
weighing so pounds The largest fish in the
catch weighed seven pounds. The same party
got thirteen Sunday weighing 80 pounds.
Charles Luckenbach, member of the South
ern California Rod and Reel organization, mas
been passing the past week about Balboa Tor
croakers and surf fish, with good results
Dave Winans gathered in a fine catch OF yell
lowtail from the Newport wharf last Sunday
Frank Fox at Newport got big yellowtail
yesterday noon, playing the hsh for forty
minutes before he able to bring II to shore
George w. Kellogg caught large king hsh
on his rod and reel line last Sunday at Newport
and before he could bring it to landing yell
lcwtail came along and robbed him OF ms prize
Harvey Parker, liyeryman from Santa Ana,
caught eighteen large spot fin, yellowfn and
croakers last Sunday near Melrose Judge
Smithwich of Santa Ana had a large fish OF
some kind hooked last Friday but after
long fight it broke his reel and went out to sea-
Captain Harry Lynch and John I. Gaffey
of San Pedro were out on fishing trip yes
terday in the launch Pearl Fine sport was
reported. Mr.. Gaffey caught fifteen fine rock
| bass along the kelp beds off Point Flrmm IN
short while.
other fishermen had fair luck, many being
out on the end of the big government break
water. Tom cod plentiful at East San
| Pedro along the wharves.
| John Leahman at Bird Rock off Catalina,
caught several rock bass and one White nsh'
| Louis Breer and W. T. Winsbrough went to
Ocean Park Sunday and brought home fifteen
surf fish after an hour and halfs fishing
| Reports yesterday from Manhattan Beach
brought the Information that about 100 pounds
| of surf fish. some yellowfin and several croak-
ers were caught.
Mrs Harry Slotterbeck and Mrs. George
| Page caught several surf fish at Huntington
Beach Sunday. Mrs. Slotterbeck caught six
surf and Mrs Page three large ones These
women are expert anglers and seldom on a
| Sunday miss a trip to their respective hnsh-
ing pools.
| Croakers were reported plentiful Sunday
at Dead Mans island near East San Pedro
| * fOiIrfGPn within
| few minutes.
Louis struver hiked Sunday on the $50
o'clock fishing car which has been IN
| augurated by the Redondo and Los Angeles
| Railway company every Sunday to Redondo
Beach, where he caught eight large sole on
wharf No. 8, The Redondo company re-
| ports that there were ninety-six fishermen
| last Sunday on the $3.50 o'clock car and
| that Within few more weeks the car will
start half an hour earlier If the Los Angeles
| anglers warrant the change
Robert Campbell went to Bay city ON the
early car Sunday and caught ten surf fish,
! party of ahglers consisting of w. b.
Baker, Frank Wright, Bert Rowe, Frank
Frazer John Boggs and L. A. Forsythe went
/ to Catalina last Sunday and caught large
| basketful of various fish. Barker got one
| bass Rowe brought home a sea bass weigh
| ing thirty-fve pounds. Forsythe caught
severe attack Of sea sickness.
Fishing has been reported goodN during
| the past few weeks at Catalina island. ana
| from the number of catches made several
/ fish dinners have been served IN Los an
| geles homes Edward Helm returned sum
| day from the island with four rock bass
and two large yellowtail. W. j. Gorham
! caught three rock bass two yellowtah ana
/ one sea bass.
William Tufts and Charles Ruggles had
the time Of their life Sunday at ocean
/ ha1f n