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CHAPTER X. 



THE SHARKS 153 



THE SAWFISH 156 



CHAPTER XI. 

 T HE RAYS 157 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE TABPUM. BY AL FRESCO 160 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE FISHING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 



TACKLE AND LURES. BY DR. C. J. KENWORTHY AL FRESCO 171 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



THE BLUEFISH 17 



THE WEAKFISH 23 



THE SHEEPSHEAD 26 



THE KINGFISH 33 



THE BONITO 37 



THE BLACK DRUM 41 



THE SPANISH MACKEREL 47 



THE BLACKFISH 50 



THE FLOUNDER 55 



THE SEA BASS 60 



THE BEROALL 64 



THETOMCOD 69 



THE CODFISH 73 



THE HADDOCK 76 



THE MENHADEN 81 



THE LAFAYETTE OR SPOT 84 



THE SHAD 88 



THE TARPUM 101 



THE CHANNEL BASS 108 



THE SALT WATER TROUT 115 



THE RED GROUPER 119 



THE POMPANO 123 



THE MANGROVE SNAPPER 129 



THE LADYFISH 135 



THE HOGFISH 143 



THE SALT WATER CATFISH 147 



THE WHITE OB SILVER MULLET . . . . 151 



