. California game "marked down"; . ROCK [ 54] valuable fish were caught near shore, and the troller could secure all thevarieties of deep-water fish obtainable elsewhere in southern , however, a new and greatly prized attraction is gained by the con-struction of Port Los Angeles wharf, extending beyond the surf line todeep water, placing the angler in the midst of his game. With rodor with hand-line most satisfactory sport can be enjoyed from theouter end of the wharf, 4700 feet from shore. Fish can be caught at allseasons, but are most abundant in warm weather. The use
. California game "marked down"; . ROCK [ 54] valuable fish were caught near shore, and the troller could secure all thevarieties of deep-water fish obtainable elsewhere in southern , however, a new and greatly prized attraction is gained by the con-struction of Port Los Angeles wharf, extending beyond the surf line todeep water, placing the angler in the midst of his game. With rodor with hand-line most satisfactory sport can be enjoyed from theouter end of the wharf, 4700 feet from shore. Fish can be caught at allseasons, but are most abundant in warm weather. The use of rod, reeland line is much more popular than the hand-line ; but for very largefish, weighing ten to forty pounds, with all except the skilled thehand-line becomes a necessity. The varieties caught from the wharf. Osmerus eperlaiius. include smelt, rock-bass, rock-cod, flounders, halibut, tom-cod, mackerel,yellow-fin and yellow-tail, sea trout, sea-bass, perch, pampino andsculpin, and by trolling from boat, bonita, barracuda, rock-bass, sea-bass and yellow tail. About six miles northward by the Coast line a finecanyon may be found, with good trout streams for the angler, and deer,quail, doves, larks and ducks in great abundance for the gun. Hotel Arcadia offers pleasant headquarters to the sportsman and hisfamily who may suitably witness and partake of his enjoyments. SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. This marvelous sea-fishing resort is reached from Los Angeles bySouthern Pacific Companys San Pedro line of twenty-two miles, andthence by steamboat about the same distance to Avalon, on Santa Cata-lina Island. Experts have reported that these waters are unrivaled forsea-fish sporting. The island seems to have been a fashionable resort [ 55 ] ,, » .-^J~hi^7,
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