The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Anglers Await
Appearance OF
Striped Bass
Fishermen on Garcia and Eel
Rivers Are Enjoying Some
Excellent Sport
By FRANK o'DoNNELL

AT this time of the year, when vaca-
tion days are but pleasant memories.
little attention is paid to distant trout
streams by city dwelling anglers for
obvious reasons. Just now the local
angling fraternity is awaiting the ap-
pearance of the schools of striped bass
in the sloughs around the bay or for
the rains 10 open UP the small coast
streams, needless Of the fact that good
sport may be had in the large rivers.
On the Garcia and Eel rivers the
sport Of angling is not only good, but
steadily improving, and the famous
Truckee, which proved tickle so often
early in the season, Is yielding excel
lent rainbow dividends. There are only
a few fishermen, comparatively speak
IS, on these streams and they are hav-
ing the sport all TO themselves, accord
ing 10 recent advices.
SteeIhead are commencing TO ascend
the Garcia river in MendocinO county
and some good sized fish have. already
been taken AT the mouth Of the stream.
j. A FaL1o and wife got back from
the Garcia recently after most sue
cessful outing. They ished at the
mouth Of the river and took large num-
bers OF half Founders and several large
fish some of which weighed as much
IS pounds. The steelhead are TAX
ing the royal coachman and. in fact,
any brightly hued fly readily. AS they
are running in from the salt water
constantly excellent sport may be had
with light tackle when there is a breeze
blowing and the water IS bit ruined.
1t is also reported that on an arm OF
the tidewater lagoon at the mouth of
the river there is deep pool that has
become land locked and that contains
4. school Of big salmon. Several OF the
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Gently. George A. Reynolds, connected
with the local customs service. sent a
box Of grilse TO Teddy Eisfeldt few
dsys ago from the Garcia. Reynolds
writes that the grilse are abundant
and running 10 a good size this year,
and he also confirms the reports Of
the run of steelhead into the river.
Jim Turner returned to the city from
the Eel river early in the week. after
being away for a month Turner says
that he had the best fishing of his
life while away aud that limit baskets
half Founders are more numerous than
ever in the Eel and big steelhead are
the consensus of opinion that fishing
is better on the river this season than
for the last several years.
Nearby streams were visited by the
advance guard Of the autumn anglers
last Sunday. The best results were
obtained on the Purissima in San
Mateo county. c. A. Luckhardt, B. j.
Ballard, =. =. Chatard. p. Williams. S.
Smith and George Ballard ished that
stream and all of them got from 20
TO 80 nice FISH. Harry Baker and Frank
Smith fished Olema creek IN Marin
county and took quite a few fish. while
Jim Lynch and Moe and Joe Uri tried
the Paper Mill at Point Reyes with
poor success. The white house" pool
near Point Reyes was found to be
sWarming with small striped bass, run
ming from 4 to s inches in length.
There was very little doing in striped
bass circles during the week. There
were 10 fishermen on the San Antonio
slough on Sunday and only three fish.
running from to ; pounds, We're
taken. Eight anglers tried at Wingo
on the same day and but two fish were
accounted for. Nothing worth mention
ing was done at RodeO or on the
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