back is light olive; sides, nearly white with seven or 

 eight longitudinal stripes running the whole length of 

 the body, the dorsal fin is double, but not joined like 

 that of the black bass. The first half is spiny with the 

 after division rayed and soft. It is a salt water fish, 

 making its habitat in and near the mouths of rivers, 

 and often running up them for 100 miles or more. Use 

 the same rod and line as for salmon. 



THE GAME FISH OF THE SEA 



There certainly is no better sport to be had any place 

 with the trout, salmon and bass than that furnished by 

 the rivers, lakes and bays of the Pacific Coast. To this 

 excellent sport must be added another of the most excit- 

 ing character, and one distinctly Californian, and that 

 is the capture with rod and reel of the large sea fishes 

 found in the waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, and 

 more especially of Catalina Island. The great variety, 

 gamy qualities and massive size of these fishes furnish 

 a sport at once exciting and exhilarating, and challeng- 

 ing the keenest exercise of the ability of the sports- 

 man. 



The world-wide fame of these waters, and the grand 

 sport they furnish have resulted in the establishment 

 on Catalina Island of one of the finest, if not the most 

 perfect and best equipped angler's resort in the world, 

 from its launches and boatmen to its clubhouses and 

 hotels, arid made it the mecca of the expert anglers of 

 the civilized nations of the earth. 



THE TUNA 



(Thunnus thynnus) 



The leaping tuna is the largest of the great game 

 fishes of the Pacific. It ranges from Monterey Bay, 

 where it is sparingly met with, south to Mexico. About 

 Catalina Island they are found in great numbers and of 

 great size. The excellent sport their capture with rod 

 and reel furnishes, has drawn to the island the expert 

 anglers of the world, and resulted in the formation of 

 the now famous "Tuna Club of Catalina," with its mem- 

 bers residing in all parts of the world; and of which 

 no one can become a member until he has landed a 

 tuna of 100 pounds or more with rod and reel and with 

 a line not larger than a 24-thread Cuttyhunk. 



Professor Charles F. Holder, an expert angler with a 

 national reputation, and who has angled for all fishes 

 and in all waters, says, "The most sensational fish of 

 these waters is the leaping tuna. It is the tiger of the 

 California seas, a living meteor, which strikes like a 

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