Merced Lake Angling Tales and Muskellunge Folly
A collage of San Francisco Bulletin anecdotes recalls Lake Merced’s fishing lore from past anglers and roadhouse dinners to muskellunge introductions and sea lion escapades. A trailing oil city tale notes a trout hunt amid stream signs and a reader-quick exchange on reading signs. The piece closes with reflections on national vigor, public morality, and German immigration waves around 1848.
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Lake Merced
Cornelius Stagg
Scott Tidball
John Adams
Merced
Cliff House
Suke Heights
Seal Rocks
Indy Marine Lions
Spring Valley Company
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