g8 FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST 



of about two feet. The rod record of the Tuna Club 

 is held by Dr. Mattison in a thirty-pound fish. He 

 has offered a loving-cup for any one who shall beat his 

 record. 



THE RONCADOR 



Along the mainland shores of California, specially 

 south of Santa Barbara, there are a number of fishes 

 which are found either in the surf or near it, and af- 

 ford excellent sport to anglers. Such is the yellow-fin 

 roncador (Umbrina sinaloe). Roncador stearnsi is 

 another fine fish ; a round-nosed silver and yellow fish, 

 delicious for the table, when freshly caught, and a good 

 fighter on light tackle. One can often see them in 

 small schools from the Redondo, Long Beach and 

 other piers, and on the west or south side of Santa 

 Catalina, where there is surf. They feed on shellfish 

 and the crabs of the sand, and are fished for with 

 clams. They go by several names the yellowfin, surf 

 and roncador and rarely exceed seven pounds in 

 weight. The little surf fishes of the coast are inter- 

 esting from the fact that the young are born alive. 



FISHING PIERS 



All along the coast of California, but especially from 

 Santa Cruz south, every town, as Monterey, Santa 

 Cruz, Capitola, Avalon, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, 

 Long Beach, Ocean Park, Venice, Naples, Del Mar, 

 Sun Set, Coronado and others, all have remarkable 

 piers built out into the ocean at great expense, and 

 all, or most of them, for the benefit of the angler, 

 though many contain shops and many amusements. 



