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HUNTING AND FISHING IN FLORIDA. 



AN UNFAIR FIGHT. 



boats and men may 

 be obtained by those 

 desiring either fresh 

 or salt water fishing. 

 The sport, especially 

 for Kingfish, can 

 hardly be excelled, 

 as catches number- 

 ing as high as 120 

 fish or more have 

 been taken by one 

 boat in a day. Va- 

 rious other kinds of 



salt water fish are caught in great numbers, including Bluefish, 



Spanish Mackerel, Sea-bass, and at times the huge Jew-fish. 



For Black Bass fishing the fresh water lake west of Lake Worth 



is of easy access, as a shell road has been built directly to it. 

 South and west of Palm 



Beach lies a hunting country 



"par excellence." Beyond 



the lake, in the country west 



of Palm Beach, from Jupiter 



Creek (Loxahatchee) south- 

 ward, game is still abundant. 

 From Lantana, on Lake 



Worth, one may drive on the 



country road (which extends 



to Biscayne Bay) south to 



Hillsboro River, a distance of 



about twenty miles, and find 



good deer shooting in that 



vicinity. If one desires a 



camping trip along the Ever- 

 glades, he should leave the 



county road about half way to 



