The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
ANGLERS GLEEFUL
OVER fine SPORT,
Trout and Black Bass I'm Game
FeftIe Keep Streams OF
State Boiling
By FRANK o'DoNNELL

Splendid catches were the rule with
anglers at trout fishing resorts during
the week just ended. and black bass
fishermen continued TO find the going
good on the sIoughs and inlets OF the
Yolo basin. Now and then an angler
who dropped in at his favorite stream
on an off day was heard to complain
but conditions were generally satisfae-
tory ana limit strings were not un-
common Visitors to the Truckee and
the guests at the resorts on the upper
Sacramento had. little or no cause for
complaint. according to report. and
sport was fair on several nearby
streams.
TRU CKEE CATCHES GOOD
The usual large delegation Of city
fishermen was on hand 20 whip the
Truckee river around Boca last sun
day, and quite a few stayed over FOR
few days Walter Burlingame took
3S beauties on recent visit 70 Boca
and several other Jared as we'll and
even better than he. w. Magee, RasfA
Friedlander, III Fl. Kirk. Major E. ".
Smith and j. o. Harron were in the
same vicinity and all of them were get
ting fish apIenty when last heard from
w. Gerstle, Carter PomerOy and G. G.
Young will leave shortly for stay or
10 days at the Fly Casting clubs lodge.
where several members are now fishing
assiduously. Edgar Painter is prepar-
ing to leave for his lodge on the upper
Truckee. while Floyd Judah and DR..
Z. j. Hopkins have designs on the trout
in the stream between Union Mills and
BOca
SPORT AT FIVE LAKES
Harry Blatchley recently returned
from the McCloud river and more re-
Gently enjoyed some excellent fishing a {
Five Lakes near Truckee. After fish
ing for a short while one day Blatchley
| had 10 beautiful specimens in his bas-
ket, none of them weighing less than
a pound. James Watt and William
Murdoch are stif at Webber lake and
they report sport fair, though high
north wind made things bad for time.
Charles Urfer is away with his family
on his annual trip to Donner lake.
The Mackinaw and cutthroat trout in
the lake and in the creek running
through Blacl<wood canyon are keeping
Urfer busy and he intends to wind up
his vacation on Lake Tahoe and the
Truckee
DIR. John Graves OF this city and l..
Rea of Visalia will soon leave with
their families for a six weeks stay at
Lake Tahoe. Shorty Walters will go
with them in the capacity of guide and
expert Waltonian.
Everything continues lovely on tee
upper SacrOmentO river Big catches
are still common at Sims. Castella.
Castle Crag and LamOine w j. Eaton
and III. B. Gosliner and his wife We're
among the recent arrivals at Sims Ed
NJ. Jones is at Castella and A. r Fred
ericks is fishing at Castle Crag. Ed a
Cohen and his sister Gertrude enjoyed
some excellent fishing during a stay at
Sims
NJ. r. Higgins, Alec vogeIsang and
NJ. Oiel are planning an extended trip
TO the Williamson river and Spring
creek in Oregon ". d. Mansfield,
John Siebe and Charles A. Joseph are
also preparing to spend their vacation
in that region. Sport Is always excel
lent in that country and visitors always
try their luck on Pelican bay before
coming out.
Jim Maynard Jr.. Pete Howard and
Doctor McGettigan got back from the
Big meadows country in Plumas county
a few days ago. They stated that the
weather was extremely cold at times
but they always managed to get plainly
of fish Billy Street has been fishing
a fork of the Merced river near Portal
regularly OF late and has been doing
well right along.
NEARBY STREAMS GOOD
The streams in nearby counties have
been furnishing some fair sport TO rod
wielders. William Fisher and his wife
tried their hands on a stretch of Sequel
creek in Santa Cruz county and met
with fair success. William Turner and
j. Evans will be IN Santa Cruz county
over the holidays and will wet their
lines in the San Lorenzo. Mr.. and Mrs
r. Freeman and William Davis and his
wife got fair baskets on the San Gre
gorio creek in San Mateo county early
in the week The Purissima, In the
same county. was whipped on Sunday
by Fred Sarcander. Charles +. Breiden-
stein, Herman Butts. George Mall T.
V Graham and Ed Fusier. ErAt Bou-
cher and a friend took so trout from
Lake Lagunitas in Marin county on
Tuesday and Louis GOtthelf got the
sa me number there on Wednesday. The
fish in the lake average better in size
now than in the early part OF the sea-
son.
BLACK BASS BITE WELL
Prospect slough offered the best in
ducements to black bass fishermen dur
ing the week and sportsmen who tried
their luck in that stretch of water did
well as a rule. Deputy George Neal OF
the fish commission and Charles smith
got limits of black bass and also took
a few striped bass on the slough sun
day. A party headed by G. w Filler,
negotiated zoo of the bass recently and
J. F. Nichols had some splendid snort
in the vicinity Of Collinsville. I.ir,it
strings Of black bass were taken fror,
a lake near Vallejo by Dan Grimes and
Joe FentOn a few DAYS ago.
a few striped bass We're Captured
around the bay last Sunday. The mos+
noteworthy catch was made on the ,1S
reliable San Antoine slough uhs.s,
Charles Hollywood landed two vrais-n
ing about eight pounds each. and -
We're taken by J. G.. Bliss. Billy Co..
win also landed couple All vvifs~
Bob Sansster. Louis GottheIf Har-,,a.'
Grif. William Augustine and John Da"e,.
tried the San Pablo flats with jndises
ent results. Doctors Simon ana r.
coste also tried at San Pablo. bnt ~.
did not accomplish much. 'iey
Henry RemmensperSer fsb.a
salmon at Capitola last week an'1 ~
few The big Guinnats have not -
peared outside the heads as ~ ap
they are due al any time now e -. out
VI Barnes OF salmon fishing fame hss