The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
Anglers Flock
To Mouth of
Russian River
Opening of Bar and Continued
Cold Weather Insure GOOD
Sport for Fishermen
By FRANK o'DoNNELL

The news that the bar at the mouth
of the Russian river was opened by
the freshet caused by the recent rain
served to revive interest in steelhead
angling circles last week. The news
of the opening of this stream was, as
il has been in past years, anNiousiy
awaited by light tackle anglers for big
game fish for the river is famous Tor
the big salmon trout that ascend 10 its
headWaters to spawn.
Louis Boutellier wrote from Monte
Rio to Andy Foreman of this city early
in the week telling him of the open
ing of the bar. The river, according
TO Boutellier. was as muddy as pea
soup. but there were evidences of hsh
inside the bar, while the market nsher-
men reported them thick outside If
the weather continues cold and the
rain holds off fishing should be good
BY next Thursday or Friday. Anglers
contemplating a trip to this stream
should commence to brush UP their
equipment and they would do well TO
lay in a supply Of red flies, shrimp ana
steelhead roe The latter may be OBJ
tanned at Duncsns Mills if not in the
city.
some fresh run steelhead were taken
from the Paper Mill creek in Marin
county during the week Frank Dolh-
yer accounted for one FOUNDER at
the rock above the bridge last sun
dav and Joe Uri creeled one weighing
pounds al Grassy point, near the
confluence Of the Paper Mill and Olema
creeks Uri and Dolliver also got sew
eral smaller fish that helped to make
fairly we'll filled baskets. Joe Meyer
George Cri. Frank Smith, Midnight
Miller and Louis Gotthelf were also on
the stream and all Of them met with
some success Meyer creeled a
pounder end Gotthelf took several
weighing about IL pounds.
Lompoc fishermen had a grand days
sport recently on the Santa Ynez river
in Santa Barbara county. over l20 OF
them went from Lompoc to Surf at the
mouth OF the river after cleaning the
first mentioned town bare of fishing
tackle. According 10 a report the fish
ing was the best experienced in that
region for several years. The steel
head were fresh run. weighing from
3 to 10 pounds. and all who cast lines
We're wei rewarded.
Striped bass fishermen had some eX-
citing tussles with the clam sharks
last Sunday on the San Antoine slough
and around Wingo. George McManus
hooked up with 40 FOUNDER on the
San Antoine and only landed him after
long fight After running out all the
MsnUs was forced TO weigh anchor and
after he did so the bass towed the
boat IS yards down the slough.
About 50 clam singers tried for
striped bass at Wingo on Saturday. but
only a few of them were fortunate
enough TO land anything. Billy Street
was the hero Of the day. gazing three
fish weighing IS, p and 80 pounds, re-
spectively. The uncertainty of striped
bass angling was demonstrated by
Streets success and the failure Of eX-
pert rod wielders around him to get as
much as a strike Grouped near Street
were the Turner brothers. Joe Uri.
Charles F. Breidenstein. DR.. Abrahm.
Joe Springer, Frank Marcus and sew
eraI other fishermen with regulations
for achievement. but none of them
managed TO connect with fish A 20
FOUNDER landed by Mike Cunningham,
one taken by an unknown fisherman
weighing 3 pounds more and a 161k
pound prize negotiated by 'Parson"
Jackson were the only other notable
catches for the day.
c. l. Gotthelf was one of 3 party
st Wingo on Thursday and after try
ing patiently for some time he was
rewarded with 231z pounds of bass in
one piece. "Gunsmith" West of Napa
was at Wingo with Gotthelf and drew
a 20 pound prize. About half a dozen
big ones were taken at the Napa draw
bridge by local residents on the first
day OF the week, but there was moth
ing doing there on subsequent days.
according TO report.