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all the boatmen are supplied with — preferably a 

 nine or six ounce rod and a nine or six thread line. 

 Mr. Crandall, of the Ashaway, R. I., line manufactory, 

 has introduced a number three line, which he has 

 called the three-six club-line, that is, while a mere 

 thread, strong enough and big enough to take the 

 average yellowtail. 



I do not forget that the reader can and will fish with 

 just the tackle he pleases, but the waste of fish at all 

 these islands has been the source of regret to all anglers 

 in Southern California, and the suggestion of light 

 tackle is to aid in preventing this. Some of the methods 

 at Avalon may be of interest. There is an absolute 

 scale of prices for launches; rowboats are of course 

 much less, and the angler can row out into the bay, 

 or down the coast, or he can fish from the dock; but 

 the launch is the best plan. The professional fisher- 

 man, Vincente Moriche, supplies all the boatmen with 

 sardine bait, and they in return give all the catch 

 to Vincente; that is, all the angler does not need for 

 his personal use. This is a mutual accommodation. 

 Flying-fish must be bought, the rate depending on the 

 supply, which varies; for the fishing here fluctuates 

 just as the trout are changeable in their moods. If 

 the angler breaks the fine rods of the boatmen he is 

 supposed to replace them, and the angler will find 

 the regular men of Avalon honorable in charging for 

 all these items. Photographers are at hand to "take" 

 notable catches, and the island taxidermist mounts 

 the large fishes in an attractive manner. The rates for 

 launches are : Six dollars for two anglers half a day, or 

 ten dollars for all day (from six or seven or eight in the 

 morning until five in the afternoon). 



