The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
Trout Fishing
Takes a Turn
And Goes Bad
Many Anglers Meet With Bitter
Disappointment on Famous
Truckee River
By FRANK O'DONNELL

Most of the anglers who went TO the
Truckee river for an outing last week
expecting continuance of the SPLEEN
did sport experienced there about two
weeks ago were disappointed with the
number and size of the trout creeled
and with the conditions generally. Only
a few short weeks ago the fishing was
booming on CALIFORNIA; imperial trout
stream, as the Truckee is called. but
conditions suddenly took a turn for the
worse as rod wielders learned to their
sorrow last week.
According to returning anglers sport
was fair In spots and there was plenty
of fish that, while large enough to
be legally retained, We're not of suf-
ficient size to satisfy the skilled ma
nipulators of the rod and reel who
make the river their favorite haunt.
To add to the troubles of fishermen
the gates on the dam at Lake Tahoe
were kept open by the power COM
panies most of the time and as a result
the water in the river was too high to
permit successful fy fishing even for
those who would have been satisfied
with medium sized fish. It is reported
that several anglers who attempted TO
FISH near Boca and at the lodge of the
Fly Casting club last Sunday became
Disguised and left early in the day.
In past years 10 inch fish were plen-
tiful around Boca and the small num-
Der taken in that vicinity recently
aroused considerable comment, and va
rious reasons were advanced for the ap-
parent scarcity. There is much talk to
the effect that the dams and ladders
down the river from Floriston are not
properly constructed, and consequently
large fish can not come up stream, but
those who talk in this strain admit that
they have no actual knowledge that
such is the case.
Among those who were at the Fly
Casting club lodge during the last
eroy, G.. c. Young, NJ. ]. and Mrs. Har-
ron and Attorney General Webb and
son.
On Wednesday a club member creeled
IS beauties, ranging from one to one
and three-quarter pounds, one of the
best baskets taken during the week.
The royal coachman and red ant flies
were the best killers. and the red spin
ner was also used with good effect.
The trout in Lake Tahoe continue to
furnish trolling fishermen with good
sport. and quite number are being
taken around Tallac and at other
places. F. W. Kewen is back with his
family from the lake after two weeks
of sport Mrs. Kewell was high hook
on the lake one day with a catch of
% good sized fish.
Roscoe Havens had some fine fishing
at Sims, on the upper Sacramento, and
visitors TO all of the other resorts on
that stream returned with good bas-
kets as rule. Teddy Eisfeldt, the high
hook of the San Francisco custom
house. writes from Sisson that fishing
is great" Eisfeldt states that he re-
turned to Sisson after fishing the
streams in the vicinity for three days
and that on. one day he took 35 fish
in one hour, ranging from eight to
ten inches in length. He adds that the
trout rise readily to the fly and almost
take a bare hook
Edgar Painter and John Cadman left
for Sims, on the supper Sacramento,
on Thursday and Floyd S. judah and
Senator j. c. Sims started for the
Truckee on Friday. ii. 3. Gosliner
and E. T. Reilly, having heard that
there are some fine fish in Sequel
creek, are whipping that stream today.
Walter Mansfield, john Siebe and Ed
Everett leave for the Williamson river
in Oregon within a week or so and
will be Joined there later by Z. Over
holser.
DIR. b. A. Mardis recently returned
from an GAlSHQcQ Trip " TIC w
son river and during his outing he
also fished Spring and Crystal creeks
and Pelican bay. DR.. Mardis found
sport good at all of the places he
visited. the most noteworthy of his
achievements being the taking of an
IS pound rainbow on spoon and
ten FOUNDER on a fly. The doctor, who
is an expert fly caster and all around
angler, landed these big ones with light
tackle, which is always used by scien-
tihc fishermen.
Hook and line salmon fishermen are
commencing to entertain real hope that
the long expected run viii soon COM
mence outside. The big ones are still
plentiful around Santa Cruz. but thus
far they have failed to appear outside
the Golden gate. Several local deep
sea fishermen received word from Bo-
linas bay a few days ago to the eff
feet that ssrdines had finally appeared
in that body of water and that a large
number of whales were chasing the
schools about. This is taken to mean
that the salmon win soon be here. Mel