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The cavalli of large size would seem to tire of the 

 flouncing and floundering of their neighbors, and would 

 join in the fray, when the doctor would part with a fly 

 or leader. The doctor assured me that the sport was 

 kept up until he was surfeited. He describes the fish 

 as resembling a pike perch of the North, and is loud in 

 its praise as a game fish. Friends have informed me 

 that they have captured specimens of this fish, with cut 

 bait, weighing thirty pounds. My impression is, that 

 if pools and inlets south of Punta Rassa were thor- 

 oughly tried with the fly that the piscator would be 

 rewarded with large-sized specimens. 



Bream of several species exist in great numbers in 

 many of the streams and lakes of the State. They 

 range from four ounces to one pound, and afford con- 

 siderable sport on a light rod. Roach are not plentiful, 

 but where they exist they will not refuse a brown hackle. 



In many of the streams of the State war-mouthed 

 perch exist in numbers, ranging from one lo three 

 pounds. When the streams are low, they readily take 

 a fly, and give the angler all he can attend to. 



In some of the creeks tributary to the St. Johns' 

 and in some of the interior lakes, pickerel exercise 

 their snapping propensities, and do not object to appro- 

 priate a gaudy fly in the early morn or at the close of 

 the day. 



On the Eastern Coast, more especially at Indian River 

 inlet, small blue fish congregate in numbers during the 

 winter months, and at times will not refuse a fly. They 



