STUDYING UP THE SUBJECT. 



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SECTION SECOND. 



UK initial letter friend hav- 

 ing had an intimation 

 that good angling could 

 be had in Florida, conclu- 

 ded to purchase an Izaak 

 Walton, and peruse it so 

 as to learn how to tie flies 

 and take trout, with oth- 

 er game fish, according to 

 the highest style of art. 

 He is pleased to think 

 that he can study and au- 

 " WOULD YOU SBEAK MIT ME?" gle at the same _time. 

 While at this double occupation, he is called upon by the 

 4 ' hydragos," to , learn whether the angler wished to speak 

 with him; he probably wanted to bargain for larger bait. 



The red snapper is rather more chubby in shape than the 

 striped bass, being between that and the tautog, or black- 



THE RED SNAPPER. Lutjanus ay a. 



fish, of the coasts of New Jersey and New England. It is 

 clothed with very large scales, covering the body and the 

 lower half of the head. The first dorsal is spiked, as is also 

 the anal, with one sharp and strong spike at front of the fin. 

 It has a rather large mouth, armed with sharp and powerful 

 teeth, but not so closely set as are. those of the bluefish or 

 the Spanish mackerel of our waters. It is therefore good 



