FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST 13 

 TUNA CLUB 



This club, on the bay of Avalon, is an institution 

 well known all over the country for its distinguished 

 membership and the remarkable catches its members 

 have made. The clubhouse stands on the water, and 

 is an attractive building with davits for small boats, 

 private dock and hoist. On its inner walls are many 

 fishes, the catches of its members. This club has sev- 

 eral branches, as the " Light Tackle," the " 3-6," and 

 it has established a standard of sport on the coast 

 that has been felt everywhere. Hand-lines are tabooed, 

 and the large fish are all taken on lines and rods so 

 light that the story reads like a traditional fish story. 



Nine-ounce rods, six-ounce rods, six- and nine-thread 

 lines are the ones most in vogue, as to enter the sum- 

 mer and winter tournament of the clubs one must use 

 this tackle. The tournament begins May ist and ends 

 November ist, and at the club may be seen gold 

 badges and silver cups to the amount of several 

 thousand dollars, which are contested for with the 

 greatest zest. This results in reducing the merciless 

 catch of fishes, and, as all are eaten, it is evident that 

 the club has done good service along the line of pisca- 

 torial philanthropy. 



SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS 



These islands lie east and west opposite Santa 

 Barbara, on the Santa Barbara channel, just as the 

 Santa Catalina group lies on the Santa Catalina chan- 

 nel. There are four in the group, San Miguel, Santa 



