Southern California; . ^-\ For those who are fond of sport ,^^^^^^- ;- j ^^J,v-i^-B=ii-3i^Sr^^~g^»-^iLj^ and such fishing as it is ! Here •f~^fev!;SssiiJ<^;^i-may be caught finny monsters -^^^^te-Z^fi^that weigh from one to five ^^^5^^^*^^^^!!^—^hundred pounds. The black sea ^^^^^ -^ bass, or jewfish as it is popularly ^-. - termed, is the largest of its tribe which is capturedhere with hook and line. It is exciting sport to betowed by one of these great creatures, and after a longfight to land it; but, after all, the pride of conquest isthe only reward, for the fish is not fit to eat whenc
Southern California; . ^-\ For those who are fond of sport ,^^^^^^- ;- j ^^J,v-i^-B=ii-3i^Sr^^~g^»-^iLj^ and such fishing as it is ! Here •f~^fev!;SssiiJ<^;^i-may be caught finny monsters -^^^^te-Z^fi^that weigh from one to five ^^^5^^^*^^^^!!^—^hundred pounds. The black sea ^^^^^ -^ bass, or jewfish as it is popularly ^-. - termed, is the largest of its tribe which is capturedhere with hook and line. It is exciting sport to betowed by one of these great creatures, and after a longfight to land it; but, after all, the pride of conquest isthe only reward, for the fish is not fit to eat whencaught. There are, however, plenty of edible fish to betaken both with a hand line and rod and reel, whichafford the fisherman all the sport he can ask for, and fre-quently more. Yellowtails, barracuda, rock bass and albi-core are caught by the boatload during the fishing season. 65. G]* How often, in looking over the blue waters of theocean, we wonder at the mysterious life of its depths,and imagine the strange creatures which dwell have described their fancies of it, scientists havewritten down in their exact language its characteristics,but what a revelation to see it for ones self! The glass-bottom boats are unique in California, I believe, althoughbut au adaptation of the marine observation glass whichhas long been in use. From these boats it is possible tolook down into the water to the depth of from fifty toone hundred feet and observethe life as clearly as we lookabout us on land. Rowingover the kelp beds, the ob-server is suddenly transportedinto a wonder world whichsurpasses his most tojCt dreams. Great trees loom up out of the gloom and spread their broad corrugatedleaves of amber in the bright sunlight. They waveand sway with the gentle motion of the water, andin and out swim the fish, now darting into the shadowof the ke
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