The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
Mountain Streams Stocked With Fine Trout,
Which Assure Splendid Sport

10 toward the end of May. At first the
surfeit of the real thing may find the
FISH Indifferent to an artificial lure, and
the bait angler who uses actual bait
on his hook sometimes outweighs the
catch OF the fly fisher. 1t is only a
day or so until he comes into his own,
however, and with ordinary skill the
limit is assured with sport royal Sc
curing it. Dark and light caddis,
brown and orange hackle. March
brown, with royal coachman and pro-
fessor on 10 and u sproats. and black
gnat on the smaller sizes, will with
La Fargo. Star and Stewart spinners
numbers l and and some smaller IA
vorite spinner and Wilson spoon. COM
plete a good outfit Hip boots are
necessary TO best results and, of course.
a good sized landing net.
THE SHASTA REGION
The upper Sacramento and its side
waters. with the famous McCloud river,
make up the glorious Shasta country
lying beneath the shadow of snowclad
Mount Shasta.
The Sacramento throughout it's
length abounds in game fish, from
Sacramento, and in its upper waters
Lock Leven and rainbow trout The
best points are easily available and
much of the rough and excellent rock
troubled water can be fished from the
banks. The Southern Pacific runs
along the stream for many miles, and
the angler should get of at Castle
Crag, Sisson (where also is the state
fish hatchery. from which this and
other waters are annually replenished).
Shasta Retreat Shasta Springs. La
moline, Sims, Castle Rock Springs,
Sweet Brier or Tuscan Springs. Here
may be found accommodation of all
kinds. from hotel to camping cottage
or tent.
Gray hsckle. brown and peacock
haekle. royal coachman, black gnat and
governor have all been found good flies
on these waters with the indispensable
white miller. Here is good fshing-
close to comfort Waders will help re-
suits
McCLOUD RIVER
At Sisson the McCloud railroad con-
meets with the Southern Pacific. and
the angler in search of the famous
McCloud trout a distinct variety which
shares the stream with rainbow and
cutthroat, viii find his journey an easy
and delightful one with Shasta SUI
perba, glorious by day, more glorious at
sunrise and sunset, ever in view Much
OF the McCloud is conserved by private
ownership, but local inquiry will bring
forth good advice, and the angler stay
ing at Sisson or Shasta Springs, whence
nne auto road runs TO McCloud, will
find his ambitions made easy of fulfill
ment.
FEATHER RIVER
Feather river, branch of the Sacra-
mento. is notable stream for fly
fishers. Rainbow tlarge) and eastern
brook (smalD can be caught from the
bank The fealner river mas its head
waters on Mount Bassen. The best
fishing is on the north fork in Plumas
county, near Prattyflle. where 1t winu.,
in and out of the big meadows and
through a beautiful canyon with falls
famous for their salmon and rainbow.
1t is reached by Southern Pacific to
Chico. changing there to the Butte
county railroad TO Stirling. The Pratt
Vile stage connects, leaving in the
morning for wonderful drive over
magnificent mountain road. by fifty
odd miles OF forest and canyon, skirt
ing deep gorges. crossing the divide
Z 800 feet skyward and then dropping
down TO Big Meadows in the twilight.
THE TAHOE REGION
Centering around Lake Tahoe. that
wonderful sheet Of water % miles
long. Is Droao, , QUO feet IN depth and
at an altitude OF 6,240 feet, is a mag
nificent trouting country, easily
reached yet wildly beautiful with the
charms OF nature unadorned
The transcontinental line of the
Southern Pacific running eastward
from san Francisco, after leaving the
Sacramento valley, climbs amid beau
tifui scenery past the old Bret Harte
country up to the tip top of the Rock
les. On either side OF Summit station
1 lie cisco and Truckee. well known
angling stations. with. still farther on.
Boca. There are good accommodations
here. as at Lake Alta. near Alta, Wal
Inond, near Applegate and The Oaks,
half a mile from the same place. Bon
ME Nook and Crystal Springs. reached
by stage from Towle. with Blue Can
yon. reached by auto stage from Pla-
cerville, or nearer. from Taliac. Lake
Tahoe. All these are favorite resorts
for campers and sportsmen. At True
kee 209 miles from San Francisco, the
Lake Tahoe railway starts its branch
OF the sparkling Truckee. an ideal
trout stream both for fish and fishers.
that runs swiftly by the Tahoe train
and makes the angler eager to set up
his rod and get to work.
The methods used on the big lake are
not at all up to standard. Necessarily
there are many hundreds OF annual
visitors who desire trout, but to whom
the mention of a multiplying reel would
suggest an adding machine or a new
dance rather than fishing aid If They
did attempt a rod they would surely
lose the fish, probably the outfit: so
one or more troll spoon on a gimp.