The San Francisco call., 1910-08-28
SALMON SCHOOLS
START RUNNING
Quinnafs Appear Off Entrance
to the HarbOr and Many
Are Caught
By FRANK o'DoNNELL


The schools of quinnat salmon, for
which local light tackle fshing enthu-
siasts had been waiting anxiously for
nearly month, finally appeared off
the entrance to the harbor last week
and their arrival was Immediately fol-
lowed by a general movement of rod
and reel manipulators toward deep
water. The actual beginning of the
run this year corresponds. approx
mately, with that of last fall as far as
the calendar is concerned, and as the
big fish are said to be inclined to loaf
outside and gorge on small fry before
ascending the river to spawn, there is
a good prospect for a period of ex-
cellent sport
WEATHER UNFAVORABLE
There were several boats outside
last Sunday, but owing to unfavorable
weather conditions, there was not much
doing that day. Conditions improved,
however, as the week advanced and
up to Thursday several big catches had
been reported. Curfously enough most
of the prominent troIIers out on sun
Among them were Doc Wilson, Frank
Marcus. F. W. Kewell. who brought
a 35 FOUNDER to gaff, ]. Hussing and
viii Turner. On that day Terry Evans
hooked up with a big one that cleaned
him out of tackle. On Wednesday
large catches were the rule, Doc Will
son taking II, weighing from 10 TO 26
pounds, while his namesake of spoon
fame accounted for 20, the greatest
number taken thus far. Race Terry
was out with one of the wilson's and
landed six, Jack Susanytlla got ~.
while Doctor Matson and Harry Whit
ley both did well. Frank Marcus. Billy
Finlay and Charles Hulsmuller man
aged to connect, and AL Wilson lived
up to his reputation by accounting for
several. According to Francis Roht
one lone fish, Z FOUNDER, was taken
during his stay of several days at
Santa Cruz recently.
TWO STEELHEADS CAUGHT
Hugh Draper and Doctor Matson
each caught a steelhead trout while
out after salmon last week.
Light tackle experts, who preferred
fishing in placid to rough salt water,
did very well with striped bass during
the week, the going being particularly
good on the old reliable San Antoine
slough. Charles Hollywood took a so
Lynch got eight. One Of several taken
by Mike Geary was nine FOUNDER.
Jim Thomson, Jack Bliss, Walter Bur
lfngame, Billy Hillegaas, Charles P.
Landresse, H. Polman, J. Coniss, How
ard Vernon and Emil Accaret all Jared
we'll. Two Bills-Kittle and Hillegaas
with Charles Bond, paid midweek
visit to the San Antoine and were sue
cessful.
Wingo was not overlooked by the
clam singers. the slough near the flag
station turning out some nice fish.
Fifteen were taken there Sunday by
a party comprising Emil Medau, DR.. F..
Kranz. Ernst Boucher, Tim Lynch. Joe
Hardy, AL Martin and Harry Hammond.
Frank Messner did better than any one
else at Wingo, his catch totaling eight
of the striped fish.
Steelhead trout furnished some good
sport here and there during the week.
Carter Pomeroy creeled several five and
six pound fish at the mouth of Sequel
creek; Al Smith and George Rodolph
took nice baskets from the Pescadero
lagoon and AL Friedman and his wife
accounted for 3S and AZ respectively
on the San Gregorio. Louis Gotthelf
and Roy Anthony We're in receipt of
news from different parties at Pesca-
dero saying that there was good run
of steelhead in the la agoon down there
Tom Townsend wrote Doc Wilson from
Bonneville saying that sport was fair
to good on the Navarro and Garcia
rivers. Doctor Starr recently returned
from the Eel river. where he creeled
several limit strings of steelhead.
c. p Pomeroy and w. d. Mansfield
returned from a trip to the Truckee a
few days ago. The flood gates at Lake
Tahoe were closed. they said. and the
water was about down to the normal
level. There was not much doing in
the fly fishing line, but prospects were
favorable for an early resumption of
excellent sport.
Salmon and rockcod will be popular
with hook and line fishermen today,
as the run of the former is certain to
bring out large attendance outside
the gate, while the tide is just right
for the latter.
A new fishermens club to be known
as the Capitola salmon club, is being
organized. The members will be re-
stricted to fishing with six ounce rods
and six strand lines and the organizers,
E. Mocker and Earl Pomeroy, expect
to have 1T in working order for next
season.