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

For the dev0tee of the rod and ny
pamphlet soon 10 be issued by the
Southern Pacific from the pen OF Allan
Dunn. entitled California Fishing, IS
a delight. containing a comprehensive
survey Of the best localities for the
sport in California and much useful in
formation for the fisherman generally
The booklet Is divided into two parts,
fresh and salt water fishing. The fol-
lowing Is condensation Of the pamph-
let:
Trout and mountains usually 90 to-
getber. California has the high Sierra
with its lakes and rivers. with their
tributaries. and the Coast range. whence
numerous streams run on shorter jour
neys seward
Northward to the limit of the state
line. and little beyond il, is the Klam-
ath section including Crater lake
Southwark from the state line. follow
ing the main line OF the Southern Pa
cifc. is the Shasta section. taking in
the McCloud river and the higher wa
ters Of the Sacramento. To the north
west. the mainline from Sacramento 10
the east reaches the Tahoe SECTION Of a
myriad lakes and streams Including
II
san Francisco, in and about the ma
tional park. lies the Yosemite section,
taking IN the Hetch Hetchy fishing in
the grand canyon OF the Tuoiumne
river. South and 4 trife east from
Yosemite is the Kings and Kern rivers
section. in the very heart of the Sierra
East from Los Angeles is the san Ga
brieI-San Bernzrdino section The final
7s-rEsfG ctr el1T &C
Of the Coast range. all the way from
Humboldt county in the north to Los
Angeles.
Thus. 70 recapituiate. we have them;
klamath. Shasta, Tahoe, Yosemite,
Kings and Kern rivers. San Bernar-
dino and the coast. Now tc enlarge
upon them in the same order.
THE sTEELHEAD
Before describing the waters Of the
klamath region il is as well perhaps
to give a slight account of the steel
head. met in these waters and in those
Of the coast region generally
There has been much discussion ana
little decision as to what a stee mead
IS: whether a rainbow trout preterrlng
salt water to fresh; whether a variety OF
salmon. DR.. David Starr JORDAN Calls II
a salmon trout. 1t is good name ana
one familiar TO the British angler A
trout and salmon are not much far
Their apart than a cat and puma the
steeIhead looks like trout, acts IKE
q salmon. IT is actually sea goln I'M
trout that enters the coast rivers ana
streams ia September or october, nm
Zering in the lagOons at the mouths
until the heavy rains OF the ran, ana
then proceeding up stream as far as
possible until March or April. then re-
turning to the sea. There IS second run
from the sea in January and December
Of fish of larger size. from 10 to %
= hight SItERTE color WDlcn
darkens Is they remain IN fresh water.
The fish of the first run average from
one 10 three pounds and are often
SteelReads take both fly and spoon,
and are very game; the larger hsh
needing an TO 10 ounce rod and 60
Yards OF good silk line The usual
methods are trolling with spoon from
a boat and casting from shore There
are those WHO attach a No 3 10 red
Ibis fy on a small swivel, allowing TO
run free on the line which carries a
running sinker and ends IN a Wilson
double steelhead hook baiteo with
worms or salmon roe. with a piece OF
fresh shrimp on the fly.
Stream angling needs but a light
trouting OUTFIT, nies from Nos. II TO 10
and a variety Of small spoons and spin
rainbow trout, steelhead and quinnai
salmon await the angler in the Kla-
Southern Pacific lines TO Holland
thence by steamer TO klamath Falls
From here a stage runs TO Klamath
Hot Springs the center of klamath
river fishing. Another route is via
stage from Aber. close to the northern
boundary Of California
Previous 10 the arrival Of the caddis
flies on the surface-which is about the
middle OF May-the angler on the Kla,
nath must perforce be q bait fisher
man. With rod OF choice steel split
bamboo OF green heart. take so feet OF
stout linen or enaAeled silk line swiv.
eied 20 an IS inch salmon gut leader
sWivcled again 70 a strand Of sillxworru
gut with a 20 Rangeley sinker about
eight inches above the hook This for
caddis worm cease EOrm-hel lgra M
mite) may be LILO sproat made TEMPT
ing With two or three small caddis
worms above and one large one on fhe
barb. A live minnOW hooked under The
dorsal fin or a dead one ARRANGED for
spinning. either with single hook
threaded in through the body near the
tail and out through the mouth or
better still. with three hooks. one az
tached 10 the tail root another sunk
in the lateral line OF the body so as 10
curve the tail. and the third a sliding
lip hook 70 close the mouth viii be
found very effective in the pools and
edCies. So Win d crawIisii with head
and shell removed, tho legs left on
and hooked through tn. body Gov
er[ng the barb. and east n the rifles
Bait fishing IS AT its best from May
10 June / and from October 1 to the
end ef the season.
The ny fisherman wiz find the caddIs