The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
FISHERMEN REPORT
splendid CATCHES
Trout Still Taking Flies Readily
and Black Bass Do Not Shy
at Artificial Bait
By FRANK O'DONNELL


Local trout fishermen, on extended
vacation trips to distant streams, and
the less fortunate members of the one
10 two day brigade or recreation
seekers, continued to find sport ex-
cellent and fishing conditions gen
orally satisfactory during the week just
ended
According to advices from the
Truckee, Klamath and upper Sacra-
mento rivers, an abundance of fish and
ideal weather conditions combined to
keep sport up to the standard of ex-
cellence attained earlier in the season
on all streams.
Short trips to most of the trout
streams easily reached from the city
also proved gainful. while anglers with
a preference for black bass fishing had
no trouble in creeling fair to limit
catches from the sloughs of the great
Yolo basin.
There was big turnout of members
of the Fly Casting club at the lodge
on the Truckee, and several parties
Of unattached fishermen whipped the
river between Boca and Union mills
on Sunday and Monday Among the
free lances in the vicinity of Boca were
Walter Burlingame, A. c. Barnard,
George Howe, DR.. Henry Abraham SEN
ator j. c.. Simms, ]. B. Hauer, F. S.
judah and Edgar Painter.
This delegation was unanimous in
declaring that fishing on the Truckee
was about the best known in years.
Several popular flies were used and
proved effective killers, some excellent
work being done with the Watts and
Murdock little Truckees.
There was nothing to it but limits
for me-" said Floyd judah. II used q
No. Il Murdoch, switching to dark
caddis toward dusk" he added, "and I
tho law allowed
| Among the party at the Fly Casters
/ lodge were w. d. Mansfield, John Siebe,
/ Mr. and Mrs. John Harron. Mr. and
| Mrs. F. V. Bell. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ever
ett Mr. and Mrs F. o,Rear. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Bogart, Fred w. and Charles
II. Kewcll. James Watt and William
Magee.
Watt. who was high hook of the
party. with Il pound rainbow, went
through to Weber lake for a short
stay.
| Walter Mansfield creeled 3s beauties.
/
Mrs r. V. Bell landed several nice
ones.
VIII Cooper recently returned from
the upper Sacramento and reported
that the guests at all of the resorts
great sport the trout taking the fly as
readily as during the preceding weeks.
Large catches were the rule with
Cooper. who took all OF his fish with
the red ant and gray hackle fly with
yellow body.
Dr. and Mrs. j. Auburn Whom will
go to Castella at the end of this week
and stop over for the holidays.
David Hanfeld and son. AL Baker,
Jules Levy and George Boss are at
klamath Hot Springs. having left the
/ city recently. Limit strings are being
taken from the river and Shovel creek
every day. according to report
Jack Sammi is at Donner lake for an
! extended stay and is having some ex-
cellent fishing.
William Ellery and Harry Batch
| ley spent a week on the McCloud river
recently. They took a great many fish
weighing from one TO three pounds.
visitors TO Purissima creek in SAN
| Mateo county had some good fishing
early in the week.
George j. and T.. G. Rudolph ac-
counted for 20 nice ones on Sunday and
Charles f. Breidenstein got good
basket. as usual
George Hull, c.. Beall, Toni Wright
Louis Lacay and Joe Lynch also
whipped the creek with good results
Charles f. Breidenstein will plant
1 10000 steelhead fry In Lobitos and
Tunitas creeks for the Ocean Shore
railroad within a few weeks and he
will also stock the Purissima with
IS eco rainbow fry-