The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
HUGE STRIPED BASS
BROUGHT TO GAfF
Charles Bond Holds Record for
Light Tackle Achievement,
Landing SIS Founder
By FRANK O'DONNELL

Two notable events furnished ma
terial for gossip among local anglers
last week, one being the capture of the
largest striped bass ever taken with
light tackle in California waters and
the other was the beginning of fishing
for big steeIhead in the Russian river.
The record breaking bass was taken
from the San Antoine slough Saturday
of last week and it was the prize of
ing enthusiast. The fish weighed So
pounds and measured 4945 inches in
length and 3S11 inches in girth. accord
ing to Professor Mcfarland, who
weighed and measured it. 1t was the
only bass taken on the San Antoine the
day of its capture, but the catch was
eminently satisfactory to Bond, who be-
came the proud holder of the striped
bass record when he finally brought it
to gaffs and hauled it into his boat.
The first report of good fishing along
the Russian river was received from
Duncans mills Wednesday by ]. j.
Geary, general passenger agent of the
Northwestern Pacific railroad. The
message stated that the first catch was
made that morning and that the water
was tlEdI anu the river low. w neD IHlS
news was flashed around the city sew
eral prominent anglers left Immediately
for Duncans, Charles +. Breidenstein
being one of the first to start for the
river. Briedenstein was followed by
Doctor Wibon. and Alfred Stevenson a
young exponent of light tackle angling
for big fish. was another early visitor
to the stream. The many sportsmen
who are obliged to remain in the city
ONdr the Y1Ilptidp n
business affairs or on account of home
ties. are anXiously awaiting news of
results &from the advance guard and
they are also keeping their eyes on
weather conditions for heavy rains
about this time would probably kill the
sport altogether.
Results We're nil with striped bass
anglers last Sunday. About 10 of the
old guard turned out on the San An
tone, and all of them started with great
expectations, having heard of Bonds
luck the preceding day, but the big
fish proved too elusive for them and not
one was taken. The gathering in
cluded Bob Sangster AL Wilson, Jerry
Riley, Dave Wallace, Jack Bliss, Charles
Hollywood and Chris Johnson. There
were fully 5 rods on the levees around
Wingo Sunday, and although nearly all
of the anglers there were fishermen of
reputation, not one of them got as
much as a strike. They took things
philosophically however, as all good
fishermen do, and announced their in
tention of trying again at the same
place today.
Conditions were bad for steelhead
fishing at the Point Reyes fishing re-
sort in Marin county last Sunday The
weather was against the fishermen
and the water in the Paper Mill creek
was in poor condition. There were
about so knights of the split bamboo
on the creek, but only a few small
to medium sized fish were creeled.
Some of the disappointed anglers were
inclined to think that the trout had
made their way up above tidewater.
where the law protects them, but this
opinion was not shared by the ma
jority and large attendance on the
creek was predicted for today One
II pound steelhead was landed. at this
resort Saturday of last week A list
of the fishermen who were on the Pa
per Mill creek last Sunday would read
like the membership roll of the Cali
fornia Anglers association, nearly all
of, the local steelhead fraternity be-
ing present
Ned Bosqui, Captain Jack Lemmer
and George Uhl were on Salmon creek
near Bodega for a weekend stay re-
Gently and found fishing and hunting
much to their liking After bagging
limit strings of quail they turned their
attention to fishing, and all of them
drew prizes in the form of several
nice steelhead. Bosqui expects fish
ing in Salmon creek to improve right
along, and he and his companions on
his last trip will continue their visits
to that particular stream.
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