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these fish are abundant at this distance 

 off shore the Fish and Game Commis- 

 sion's launch "Albacore" was detailed to 

 make an investigation and succeeded in 

 finding albacore in abundance near San 

 Nicholas or about eighty miles off the 

 mainland. If these fish can be found in 

 numbers at a greater distance off shore, 

 larger fishing boats will be built and 

 preparations made to fish farther at sea 

 when tuna are not to be found closer to 

 shore. 



LARGE SALMON CATCH AT FORT 

 BRAGG. 



While the salmon catch this summer at 

 Monterey was only half the usual amount 

 the catch of salmon by trolling has been 

 exceptionally large in the vicinity of 

 Point Reyes in Marin County and near 

 Fort Bragg and Shelter Cove on the 

 northern California coast. The data has 

 not yet been compiled, but it is believed 

 the catch at Point Reyes as well as the 

 catch near Fort Bragg has been double 

 that of last year. 



THE SACRAMENTO RUN OF SALMON. 



After the opening of the season on the 

 Sacramento River August 1, salmon ran 

 in small numbers until August 28, when 

 the fishermen began to get large catches 

 in their gill nets and everything indicated 

 that what is termed the "fall run" was 

 on. Tha fish appeared to be larger than 

 average and several very large individuals 

 have been recorded. One was landed at 

 the plant of the Western Fish Company 

 at Pittsburg which exceeded seventy 

 pounds in weight. No scales were taken 

 from this salmon in order that its age 

 might be determined, but judging from 

 other large individuals whose age was 

 determined from an exammation of their 

 scales it was not less than seven years old. 



The appearance of the salmon being 

 delivered at Pittsburg early in September 

 would indicate that they would spawn 

 early this year. They had more the ap- 

 pearance of fish which run three weeks 

 later and it was argued by the fish dealers 

 that the salmon run would end much 

 sooner than usual. 



Jig. €2. Looking down the Noyo Eiver from the boat haibor at Noyo, California. This is the 

 center of the salmon fishing industry of the north coast. Wonacotes photo. 



