ing to white on the belly. A few irregular spots on 

 the sides forming faint lines. 



SPOT-FIN CRAOKER 

 (Roncador stearnsi) 



The spot-fin croaker appears in and near the surf of 

 the Pacific Coast from Point Conception south to Mex- 

 ico. Roncador is Spanish and signifies snorer. This 

 species resembles the yellow-fin very closely, but is 

 usually lighter in color and more metallic in appear- 

 ance. It can always be distinguished from the yellow- 

 fin by the distinct black spots at the base of the pec- 

 toral fins. 



Tackle and Lure Same as for whiting. 



THE TUNA CLUB OF CATALINA ISLAND 



I cannot close these articles on fish and fishing with- 

 out a few words of commendation of the Tuna Club of 

 Catalina Island. From the very inception of this or- 

 ganization it has striven to encourage the use of light 

 tackle by all anglers. To this end, it has adopted three 

 classes of tackle specifications for the taking of the 

 several kinds of fish found in the waters surrounding 

 its island home, and provided a number of cups and but- 

 tons to be awarded each year to anglers who land fishes 

 of certain weights, with such tackle as is prescribed 

 therefor by its rules. This campaign, which it has so 

 energetically urged in behalf of scientific angling, has 

 worked wonders in its section of the Coast. The old 

 methods of landing fish, even of the gamiest quality, 

 by the employment of nothing more than brute force 

 at the end of an unbreakable cable, has almost disap- 

 peared in its section, and scientific angling with the 

 lightest possible tackle has taken its place. But the 

 good work of the Tuna Club has not been confined to 

 the boundaries of its own section. Anglers from other 

 sections of the country visiting Catalina, and seeing the 

 additional pleasure derived from the use of light tackle, 

 have become enthusiastic advocates of this more scien- 

 tific means, and returning to their homes have spread 

 the propaganda there. 



To the stiff pole and chalk-line fishermen of con- 

 firmed habits I have nothing to say. But to the younger 

 generation who have not yet grown grey in the prac- 

 tice of bad habits, I wish to urge upon them the use 

 of the lightest tackle possible, as a means of develop- 

 ing greater skill and deriving greater pleasure from 

 their favorite sport. And this is equally true whether 

 it be a tuna or a trout. 



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