Fish and Fishing 



ity of C. F. Holder, whose influence^ in hold- 

 ing up a high standard of sport is highly com- 

 mendable. 



Tuna angling is a modern sport confined so 



far as known, to Santa Catalina, California. 



The locality is limited to about four miles of 



coast in the lee of the Island Mountains 



Localfty wn i cn afford several open bays, generally 



smooth, the wind only blowing part of 



the day, thus giving the angler perfect conditions, 



without which tuna fishing would be impossible 



and extremely dangerous. 



The tuna is an 'ocean wanderer, found in many 

 parts of the world, known as the horse mackerel, 

 tunny, and great albacore. Everywhere it is 

 a terror to the smaller denizens of the deep, 

 feeding on blue-fish, menhaden, her- 



rin g' in the Atlantic g or g in g itself with 

 the great flying fish in the Pacific. For 



centuries it has been caught in great nets in the 

 Mediterranean Sea. From the St. Lawrence, 

 along the coast of Nova Scotia, down to Cape Cod 



in New Eng- 

 land, it is com- 

 mon, and at 

 times is har- 

 pooned by the 



Position before the strike. fishermen. 



Some specimens attain a weight of 1,200 to 1,500 

 pounds. 



The "leaping" tuna has been rightly named by 

 its champion, Charles F. Holder, author of "Big 

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