VENICE 



That there is but one Venice in America is the ver- 

 dict of all who have visited this charming seaside re- 

 sort. Its oriental architecture, and its numerous canals, 

 on whose surface floats in Italian ease, real Venetian 

 gondolas, give it an atmosphere suggestive of the Medi- 

 terranean. But it is not of its Venetian aspect, nor its 

 endless chain of amusements, from its surf and plunge 

 bathing to its rollicking scenic railroad and hair-raising 

 dash through its cavernous rapids, or its hundred or 

 more interesting pastimes for the pleasure seeker, that 

 the attention of the reader is herein directed. 



It is to those forms of sea life that contribute to his 

 pleasure that his attention is called, for the waters of 

 Venice furnish a wonderful variety of these, as will be 

 seen by a visit to the large aquarium maintained on 

 the pier by the University of Southern California. From 

 the wharfs he can angle for smelt, mackerel and perch, 

 as well as for halibut and other bottom fishes. From 

 the beach, by bait-casting into the surf, he is rewarded 

 with croaker, whiting (erroneously called corbina), and 

 young sea bass, locally known as sea trout. 



By taking a launch and going out into the open water, 

 his ambition to bring to gaff the larger species of the 

 deeper sea can be gratified with strikes from the tuna, 

 the albacore, the bonito, the mackerel and the yellow- 

 tail that will give him a contest worthy of his metal. 



These launch trips upon the bosom of the open ocean, 

 are among the chiefest pleasures of our beach resorts, 

 for the angler not only finds keen sport in the landing 

 of these larger fishes, but an exhilarating recreation, 

 restful to the mind and healthful to the body. 



Then, when his day's sport is over, whether his outing 

 is only for a day, or for the several weeks of his vaca- 

 tion, his comforts are to be considered. In these Venice 

 offers as wide a range as it does in its amusements. 

 At the splendidly appointed Hotel St. Marks he can find 

 the most luxurious accommodations; he can dine at one 

 of its deservedly popular cafes; or, if he wants to spend 

 his vacation in restful quietude with his family, he can 

 take a furnished villa on the bank of one of the canals, 

 hidden away in a wealth of flowers and forest trees, 

 with the sea breeze tempered to a balmy zephyr. To 

 this sequestered home he can bring his fish, fresh from 

 the sea, and broiling them to his particular taste, enjoy 

 the last delight of the angler's day of sport. 

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