CATALINA ISLAND. 



Almost due south of Los Angeles, and about twenty 

 miles from the mainland, is the far-famed island of 

 Catalina. 



It is still a debatable question whether it was the 

 leaping tuna that made Catalina famous, or whether it 

 was its many attractions, its facilities for sea fishing and 

 its splendid accommodations, that gave the sport of tuna 

 fishing a world-wide reputation. 



This beautiful island, with its diversified amuse- 

 ments; its grand scenery; its wonderful drives; its 

 surf less sea bathing; its marine views; its perfect 

 equipment for sea fighting, and its splendidly appointed 

 hotel, has made it the Mecca to which the enthusiastic 

 anglers of the world make their regular pilgrimages, 

 for it seems to be the favored habitat of all the game 

 fishes of the ocean, except the salmon and the striped 

 bass. 



Catalina is the home of the Tuna Club, the greatest 

 fishing organization of the world, with its international 

 membership pledged to the promotion of scientific 

 angling. It is here where the world's records are made, 

 and the greatest feats in landing the fighting monsters 

 of the sea have been achieved. 



In its variety of game fishes I know of no place to 

 equal it. The leaping tuna, the albacore, the Spanish 

 mackerel, the bonito, the chub mackerel, the white sea 

 bass, the yellowtail, and the California swordfish, the 

 sensational fighter of the ocean, are all here and ready 

 to give the light tackle angler the most exciting con- 

 test of his life. 



When the angler waits for the tides, he wants some 

 other divertisement to occupy his mind. At Catalina he 

 finds a pastime suitable to every hour, to every fancy, 

 to every mood. He can bathe in its crystal waters; he 

 can stroll along its pebbly beaches or climb its hills 

 in search of wild goats; he can ride through its charm- 

 ing valleys, over its lofty peaks and around the dizzy 

 heights that overlook the ocean; he can increase the 

 elasticity of his step on its tennis courts, or exercise 

 his muscle on its golf links. He can view the ancient 

 relics of a departed people, study the strange and curi- 

 ous forms of ocean life in the extensive aquariums, or 

 comfortably seated in a glass-bottomed boat, marvel at 

 the extravagant splendor of the marine gardens, hun- 

 dreds of feet below the surface, where sirens sing and 

 mermaids are said to dwell. And, when he has gone 

 the rounds, and longs again for more exciting sport, 

 well then he can go fishing. 

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