The San Francisco call., 1910-07-24
ANGLERS AWAITING
RUN OF SALMON
Sport at Nearby Trout Streams
on Wane, but Tide FaVOrS
Surf Fishing
By FRANK O'DONNELL

With the best part of the fishing sea-
son over, as far as weekend visitors to
nearby trout streams are concerned,
interest in the gentle sport of angling
is confined chiefly to the fortunate few
who are able to get away to distant
waters for an extended outing. Black
bass fishing is falling off, and with
very little doing in striped bass circles
there is nothing for local light tackle
anglers to do but wait for the annual
run of the big Quinnat salmon to fur
nish them diversion. The big fish are
already running up the river, but there
have been no large schools seen outside
of the harbor as yet. The coming of
the big fish is anXiously awaited, as
every light tackle expert who can pos
slbly get away manages to go out for
tussle with them while the run is on.
w. III. Campbell of Sausalito thinks
that the salmon are due here at any
time, for he picked up a stray otfe with
an abalone spoon while trolling off
Point Reyes light last week. J. B.
Kenniff, the champion fly caster, writes.
that salmon fishing is practically over
at Monterey. Kenniff was at Monterey
for several days recently and only two
fish were taken during his stay as far
as he could learn. He said that the
sardines had left the bay, too, so it
would seem that the fish are on their
way up the coast.
DISTANT SPORT FINE
Gossip from sportsmen at distant
streams and lakes continues to tell of
fine sport, and as all of the mountain
resorts have their quota of angling
enthusiasts, things must be interest
ing for the fish. Edwin C. Graft and
j. Boyden recently spent 10 days on
the Truekee. The water in the river
was very high with the flood gates at
they found the spoon to be the only
effective lure. They averaged from 9
to Is fish day. They did better, on
Juniper creek. Just below Burkhalters
dam they. creeled limit strings of east
ern brook trout every day throwing
back every thing that measured below
6 inches.
Charles A. Joseph wrote Charles
Kewell from Rocky Point, Ore. via
that region. Joseph said that the large
fish were beginning 80 take the fly
readily.
MY IL year old son." wrote Joseph,
Caught 14% trout while trolling with
No. spoon and the fight was a beau
tiful one"
Doctor" James Watt was on the
Truckee for four days. Watt returned
with the interesting information that
1t was no trick for any one to get
limit string of s or 10 inch fish daily
on the little Truckee just below the
falls near Webber lake. George Low
enberg, the stock broker and a mem
ber of the California anglers associa-
tion, left for Weber lake last week
70 cJ se CT;
where sport has been excellent thus
far for the season. Thomas Bishop is
also on the MeCloud enjoying fine sport
w. ID. Downing is spending a. month
between the klamath and Williamson
rivers. III. III. Kirk left for the Fly
Casting clubs lodge on the Truckee a
day or two ago, while Carter p. Pome-
roy decided to give the trout in the
Truckee rest and try his luck in the
Big meadows country in Plumas county.
A. w. Perry and wife paid belated
visit to the upper Sacramento recently,
but they found the going poor and con-
ditions generally unsatisfactory. Charles
Daiss, o. w. Degan and G. f. Doris
went out from Soledad on a black
bass and trout fishing expedition last
Sunday and all three returned with
good strings of both species.
George Uri and two companions got
in from the Gualala river Friday night.
They found steelhead plentiful in the
river, but big fish was somewhat of
rarity with them. There were some
fair to good catches made on the San
Gregorio creek in San Mateo county
last Sunday, but small fish predomi-
mated in that stream, too.
TIDES RIGHT FOR FISHING
Today and all this week the tides
will be just right for surf fishing along
the line of the Ocean Shore railroad
During the week great many MEM
bers of the California anglers asso-
citation announced that they would be
with one of the several parties formed
for a trip down the line today. So un-
less the appearance of salmon outside
the gate is reported by wireless before
the anglers train leaves Twelfth and
Mission streets there will be large
numbers of fishermen finging scrap
iron into the surf at Pillar and Pedro
points, Moss beach and other stations
on the line during the day.
Results were very slim with striped
bass fishermen last Sunday, the fish be-
ing scarce everywhere. Tim Lynch did
manage to get two at Wingo, while
no one else at that place got a strike
John Hayes, John Davis Jr., E. Cum
ningham. M. Button, H. Grfff and Louis
Gotthelf were at San Pablo. Gotthelf
took nine, only one of which was large
enough to be retained.