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and the days and nights are almost invariably cooler than at 

 any seaside resort on the Atlantic Coast between Nova Scotia 

 and Florida. A few hot days come now and then, as this is 

 not a real Paradise, but taking the summer as a whole, from 

 Santa Barbara to Coronado alongshore, I do not believe its equal 

 for absolute comfort can be found anywhere. I am speaking 

 now of the average, and after an experience of twenty-five 

 years. The nights are invariably cool, and from one to two 

 blankets are needed, and this applies to Los Angeles and Pasa- 

 dena and the country from twenty to thirty miles from the 

 coast. 



No especial costume for fishing can be advised, as the launches 

 are neat and clean, and the angler, man or woman, does not 

 of necessity come in contact with the fish. For a man, a soft 

 light hat, a soft-collared shirt, silk or flannel, and a sweater; 

 comfortable shoes (rubber-soled tennis shoes are admirable), a 

 silk handkerchief for the neck, perhaps, — as even the Chan- 

 nel Islands sun will burn, — then a philosophical frame of 

 mind, a disposition to take things as they come, a good com- 

 panion, a good brand of cigars, or a pipe, and — the yellow- 

 tails will do the rest. 



ACCOMMODATIONS 



Los Angeles, a city of 350,000 inhabitants, has many large 

 and beautiful hotels, and this city is the natural point of depart- 

 ure for a trip to the islands. Avalon, the town of Santa Cata- 

 lina Island, has a summer population of eight or nine thousand; 

 one ocean steamer a day in winter, three or four in summer. 

 It has one large hotel, the Metropole, and numbers of small 

 ones; or cottages can be rented, or tents, there being a remark- 

 able series of canvas houses, or tents, beneath groves of euca- 

 lyptus trees. For definite information regarding the sailing of 

 Santa Catalina steamers, the visiting angler should address The 

 Wilmington Transportation Company, Pacific Electric Build- 

 ing, Los Angeles, California. 



Some seasons, the tunas, or other fishes, come very early or 

 late, and data regarding the existing conditions of the fishing 

 may be had by addressing the Tuna Club, Avalon, or its corre- 



