The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
TROUT FISHING
STILL BOOMING.
Encouraging Reports Comma
In From Popular Streams
All Over the State
BY FRANK O'DONNELL

The excellent sport experienced IN
the leading trout streams of the state
at the close of last week has not di-
minished in the least and fishing is not
only better than ever now. but pros
poets are bright for continuance Of
the present favorable conditions. II is
no trick at all for =ny one with the
least preteHsion to skin with the rod
and reel to get full baskets Of eastern
brook and rainbow trout.
The Truckec river. which mos,
anglers eail CALIFORNIA; imperial trov.
stream. was never. in better fconait,o,.
Tor fly fishing, and soiourpers an tba
Klamath are taking pleNty OF fish from
the famous Shovel creek. while anv
one who Journeys to the Yuba. Feather
Little Truekee and Shasta rivers. or 10
the upper Sacramento comes back we'll
satisfied with his outing.
Ed Calf and Floyd s Judah were a.
Cisco on the south fork of the y,b.
river last Sunday and got 40 hne FISH
between them On the day before their
arrival at Cisco there was beavv
windstorm in that region and it was
thought that fishing would be off tenn
porarfIy
w a. ROusseI of this city took sew
eral short trips to Sierravine in Sierra
county recently and found sport in thar
region excellent. During his latest
trip Rousse1 was oat three times.
whipping the Little Truckee ana The
headwaters Of the Feather and Yuba
rivers with gratifying results. I;cus-
sci found the gray and brown hackles
with peacock bodies the most effective
killers and ereeled from 20 to so east
ern brook and rainbow trout every dsy.
fishing in the early morning and even
ing hours
Roussel also tried his hand on Lake
independence, but met with Indifferent
success, although he reported that fish
ermen were daily taking an average OF
80 pounds of FISH from the lake and
that on one day during his stay the
aggregate catches weighed $50 pounds.
/ John d. Siebe, Dave Sachs. h. IT,
Reed. F. ]. Cooper, c. H. Harlan and
several others were at the lodge Of
! the san Francisco fly casting Club on
the Truckee last week and all creeled
plenty of fish siebe got the limit and
Sachs accounted for 40 in a few hours.
y. Volkeart was at Boca recently and
took a nice. fish from the TrueI1ee in
the vicinity of the fly casting clubs
lodge. All of volkeart's fsh We're os
good size and Is of them tipped the
scales at 10 pounds.
I H. \. Thompson. prominent in the
California Anglers association. writ 5
from Gazene. Siskiyou county. that he
is having great luck on the Shasta
river at -Edgewood. Thompson stated
that. he was out seven times and
( creeIed the limit on all but one occs-
sion. Thompson VIII visit the head
waters of the Trinity river before re-
turning to the city.
The week enders are stiu aocking
to the upper Sacramento and the mum
/ Der of boxes coming from Lamoine.
Castella and other places in that vi
cinity attest that sport is sttH excellent
there. 1t was reported that every one
at Castle Crag last Sunday returned
to the hotel with a limit basket.
John d. Siebe goes to the William
son river in southern Oregon to meet
John Coleman. who mas been on the
river for Several days. j. B. KenraT
the champion fly caster, left Thurs
day for weeks stay at the lodge on
the Truckee and William E,llery and
several other prominent local anglers
left for the McCloud river a few days
ago.
There was nothing doing in striped
bass fishing circles last week, the run
that was thought to have started at
San Pablo two weeks ago proving dis
appointment. Black bass are plentiful
in the vicinity of Tracy.
Salmon fishermen are still puzzled
over the poor luck they are having
outside. for although the fish ought 20
be striking at this time. only one has
been taken by hook and line angler
thus far.