June 12, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
939 
Trout Fishing in California. 
San Francisco, Cal., June i .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: Trout fishing in the coast streams 
is now at its height and local anglers are re¬ 
turning from the nearby streams each week 
with good sized catches. Visitors to these 
streams, however, have been so numerous that 
it will be but a short time ere the streams 
within easy reach of the city will be whipped 
out. Already the water in some of them is 
getting low and fishing is coming to an end. 
In the streams of the high sierras ilie very re¬ 
verse is true. High water is preventing the 
taking of many fish, and this condition of affairs 
is expected to last for some time, as there was 
an unusually heavy snowfall in the mountains 
last winter, and there is still considerable to be 
melted. 
A large number of local sportsmen have left 
for the grounds along the Klamath River, 
where the best fishing is now to be had, and 
those now there are sending home some fine 
catches. While fishing is not at its best there, 
little difficulty is being met in securing large 
catches. The McCloud River, which usually 
furnishes such excellent sport at this time of 
the year, is still very high, and anglers who 
have visited that district are of the opinion that 
fishing will not be in order there until well 
along in June or the first of July. 
Trout are reported as being very plentiful 
in the Truckee River, but are not responding 
to the fly very well. If bait is used there is 
little difficulty in making good catches. From 
Wadsworth comes the news that thousands of 
trout are dying in the 'I'ruckee in that vicinity, 
being killed by leeches that infest the river at 
that point. The leeches fasten themselves to 
the gills of the fish and trout weighing as much 
as fifteen pounds have been found dead; in¬ 
deed, it seems that the larger fish are the ones 
that succumb the most easily. 
The State Fish and Game Commission has 
announced that in the near future an office will 
be established at Fresno. The deputy who has 
been selected for this office is Andrew Fergu¬ 
son, who will have charge of the San Joaquin 
Valley district. There is but oite other branch 
office in the State, this being at Los Angeles, 
where M. J. Connell is in charge. 
The Catalina Light Tackle Club has opened 
for the season, and plans have been made for 
a very promising year. The following officers 
were elected for the year 1909: President, A. 
L. Beebe, Portland. Ore.; Vice-President, James 
A Keeney; second Vice-President, A. C. Erode, 
Los Angeles; Secretary and Treasurer, Gil- 
mour Sharpe, Avalon; Board of Governors — A. 
L. Beebe, L. P. Streeter, Frederick Holder, E. 
H. Brewster, Thomas McD. Potter, Gilinour 
Sharpe, James A. Keeney; Weighing Commit¬ 
tee—Thomas Potter, Thomas hlanning, Gil- 
mour Sharpe, L. P. Streeter. It has been de¬ 
cided to award three sets of gold, silver and 
bronze medals for yellowtail, albacore and white 
sea bass taken in Catalina waters, and two sets 
for the best catches made at San Qemente 
Island. A great deal of friction was experi¬ 
enced at the club last season on account of 
the fishing at San Clemente, and this has been 
guarded against this season by some important 
changes in the rules. The yellowtail and white 
sea bass taken in the vicinity of San Clemente 
Island are to be considered as being in a sepa- 
"STEADY, BROTHER, STEADY.” 
From a painting by W. D. Sadler, in the Royal Academy of 1875. Reproduced from a print in the Woodward Collection. 
