The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22
Anglers Seek
Sport in the
Bay and Ocean
Salmon Are Running Well.
While Elusive Trout are
Hard to Hook
BY FRANK O'DoNNELL

Interest in rainbow trout fishing is
on the wane for the reason that condi-
tions are unfavorable for this particu-
lar form Of sport on some streams that
had previously been yielding we'll ana
the appearance of the Quinnat salmon
and the game striped bass in local wa
ters is also tending 10 divert thc
thoughts of fishermen from the trout
streams to salt water.
Deep water anglers are at last com
ing into their own after many weeks
OF waiting for salmon to appear out
side the heads, ana although the run
has not really commenced. enough fish
are being taken with hook and lire to
make fishermen enthuse over the pros
poets for good sport. George Barnes,
the inveterate salmon fisherman, is am
thority for the statement that more
than 100 King Quinnat5 were taken
outside with hook and line during last
week
The first noteworthy catch OF the
season was made by ". TT. Campbell
of Sausalito on Friday. tae 18th dag OF
the month. The hoodOo which Is sup
posed to come with this combination
of day and date did not deter Camp
bell from making his usual trip OUT
side. and he returned with nine big
fish. He was out again on Wednesday
and took the same number, and on
Thursday he brought in SIX, two OF
which weighed so pounds.
George Barnes was out with Fred
King and Chris Jensen last SUNDAY.
and the trio got six strikes. landing
five fish and losing one at the side OF
the boat. One OF the five weighed q
little less than Al pounds dressed.
on Thursday Martin Christensen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Sorensen OF SausattO ac-
counted for four salmon. The men u
the party got one each. while Mrs. Sor-
ensen took two. one of which weighed
80 pounds. The sardines and the
salmon. too. are said to be scattered
instead of running in big schools, amt
hooked off the edge OF the bar in deep
water south and west OF the black
buoy and toward the lightship.
Striped bass fishing did not come no
to the expectations OF fishermen. who
were attracted TO the Old san Antonio
slough last week by the REPORTS Of the
good catches made there during the
preceding week. Al Cumming was on
the slough for a Saturday to 0londav
stay. and In the three DAYS he landed
only seven fish. the largest weighing
five pounds and the small three pounds.
a large crowd. including such well
known bass fishermen as Jack Sammi.
Frank Marcus. Billy GHlegas. Charles
Breidenstein, Billy Kfttle and W Vein
day. and although tidal conditions were
right and small bass were numerous.
very few big fish We're taken.
Leon Gerstle continues to visit thS
Fly Casting clubs IodSe on the Truckef
weekly and he states that while con-
ditions are not altogether favorable
he is generally wei paid for his trouf
BILE During his last visit Inc managed
TO get from TO 10 fair sized fish every
evening.
c. J. Young came in from the river
a few days ago with practically the
same report. r. c. Gingg went to the
McCloud river a few DAYS ago and
Everett left on Thursday. their desti-
nation being the Williamson river i'm
Oregon. where trout fishing has been
excellent for the last few months. Ed
gar Painter is at Lake Tahoe and
Austin Sperry is picking up some nice
messes of fish at Glen Alpine.
salmon are ascending the Sacramento
river and fly fishing for rainbow is
practically off for the season in some
places as a result. Reports from Cas-
tella and other resorts in that region
say that the appearance OF the salmon
has seriously interfered with the sport
and only anglers who know the river
thoroughly are getting results in the
headwaters Of the river above Cantara.
Teddy Eisfeldt of the San Francisco
custom house returned from a months
trip TO the country around SissOn last
week He fished the north. south and
middle forks of the upper Sacramento
about nine miles out from SissOn and
also wet lines in Gum Boot and Pie
ayune lakes many times. He got limit
baskets of to 10 inch trout in the
.headwaters OF the Sacramento nearly
every day. and creeled a great many
II inch fish in Picayune lake,
Dr. Morgan of SpanishtOwn reports
that young salmon are furnishing splen--
did sport to anglers in the braczish
waters Of PescadefO and San Gregorio
creeks. These fish are known as fight
ers and are in the air nearly all the
time when hooked.