Florida Fish and Fishing 



very gay and bizarre attire; their coats, like Rag-Time Dude 



Joseph's, being of many colors. They also 



bear more aristocratic names, as witness: 



John Paw, Nassau, Hamlet, Cabrilla, etc. 



But the dude of the family is the niggerfish, 



which Is a rag-time dandy, always In full 



dress for a cake walk. 



The snappers are worthy members of the 

 finny race. The red snapper is the most 

 widely known, commercially, being shipped 

 from Pensacola and Tampa to all Northern 

 cities. It Is a large, handsome fish, dressed, 

 Hke Mephistopheles, from snout to tail In 

 scarlet. As It Is taken only in deep water, 

 on the snapper banks, by hand lines, It Is of 

 no Importance to the angler. But the gray, 

 or mangrove snapper. Is a wary, active fish 

 and good game. It lurks under the man- 

 groves and must be fished for cautiously, 

 when It will rise eagerly to the fly, and 

 on light tackle is no mean adversary. Its 

 usual weight Is from one to three pounds. 



The lane snapper, dog snapper, yellow- The Gay 

 tail and schoolmaster, are fine pan fishes, ^"^pp^^s 

 clothed In royal raiment, and frequent the 

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