YELLOW TAIL FISHING 207 



no power on earth will persuade them that food is 

 necessary for their existence. The yellow tail of 

 the Pacific are not the same as those found in the 

 Florida waters. They are very much larger. Those 

 caught on lines average over 20 pounds ; they 

 are seldom caught smaller than 10 pounds and 

 usually run from that size up to about 30 or 

 35 pounds, though in exceptional instances they 

 are very much larger. The season for fishing 

 begins about the early part of April and lasts from 

 then on until the end of December, and during 

 this period there are few days, when the weather is 

 fine, that a man cannot be sure of some good 

 sport. 



