. California game "marked down"; . lowed the coast line southward from BritishColumbia and Oregon. Here they stop; none are taken by anglers atany point south of Monterey. This bay has piscine attractions thatseem irresistible. The most important of these, no doubt, is theabundant fish food, drawing to it all varieties of coast-line anddeep-sea fish, and to these, cetacea may be added. The catch of [ 45 ] whales amounts to scores each year, often witnessed by spectators onthe elevated beach. In numbers and sporting value, salmon lead thelist, and are followed by barracuda, bonito, cod, mackere
. California game "marked down"; . lowed the coast line southward from BritishColumbia and Oregon. Here they stop; none are taken by anglers atany point south of Monterey. This bay has piscine attractions thatseem irresistible. The most important of these, no doubt, is theabundant fish food, drawing to it all varieties of coast-line anddeep-sea fish, and to these, cetacea may be added. The catch of [ 45 ] whales amounts to scores each year, often witnessed by spectators onthe elevated beach. In numbers and sporting value, salmon lead thelist, and are followed by barracuda, bonito, cod, mackerel, pampino, rockfish, king-fish, tunney, smelt and sardines. Most of these, except the tun-ney, which sometimes reach a weight of more than 300 pounds, are takenby pole and line; but some of them are by market fishers entrapped innets. The best approved method is by trolling, and the richest watersare from one to three miles from shore. The character of the bay isnotably pacific, and is nearly always smooth as the proverbial mill-. STRIPED BASS. Labrax linneatvs. pond. The usual catch to a three-hour troll for salmon would befrom five to ten, aggregating from 75 to 150 pounds in weight, withproportionate fortune when other gamy fish are sought. Experiencedboatmen with craft suitable for the service and all necessary appliancescan be engaged on reasonable terms. With the gun, satisfactory sportcan be had on the marshes for water fowl, plover, snipe and rail, andelsewhere for quail, pigeons, doves and larks. In the background rise the noble Santa Lucia mountains, celebratedtor wild sublimity, game and abundant trout water, including the riversCarmel and Big and Little Sur. Deer are to be had and in unfre-quented places bear are not only common, but very plentiful. Thearboreal flora of Monterey is specially attractive. Notably so the Mon-terey pine and the famous cypress, of which a most remarkable growth [46] may be found at Cypress Point. Hardly less wonderful are the liveoaks
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