Sport on land and water : recollections of Frank Gray Griswold . ROYAL PALMSDamuji River, Cuba. DAMUJI RIVER, CUBAA fine tarpon river TARPON FISHING 97 fish of an average weight. The smallfish seem to remain for several years inbrackish water before going to sea. Thereare numbers weighing from three to fivepounds, and beautiful little fish they are tolook at and delightful to take on light tackle. To fish in Cuba you must have a vesseladapted to the waters. She must havepower as well as sail and must not drawmore than four feet. The rivers are deep,except over the bars at the mouth, wherethey
Sport on land and water : recollections of Frank Gray Griswold . ROYAL PALMSDamuji River, Cuba. DAMUJI RIVER, CUBAA fine tarpon river TARPON FISHING 97 fish of an average weight. The smallfish seem to remain for several years inbrackish water before going to sea. Thereare numbers weighing from three to fivepounds, and beautiful little fish they are tolook at and delightful to take on light tackle. To fish in Cuba you must have a vesseladapted to the waters. She must havepower as well as sail and must not drawmore than four feet. The rivers are deep,except over the bars at the mouth, wherethey are very shoal. The tarpon do notseem to go above the tide into fresh limit of the mangrove growth, whichdoes not grow along fresh water, is thelimit of the fish. The rivers are linedwith mangrove trees and royal palms,and the current is never rapid, so thatthe waters are ideal for fishing. The fishwill average about one hundred pounds,but now and then you will meet a schoolof giants. I have cruised from Nuevitas Bay onthe north coast around the western end, 98 SPORT ON LAND AND W
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