Florida Fish and Fishing 



They are built for aerial as well as for sub- 

 marine navigation, and dart so quickly from 

 one element to the other that it is somewhat 

 bewildering to watch one at the end of a 

 line. Twenty-five years ago I compared 

 the ladyfish to a " silver shuttle," for such 

 it appeared in its efforts to escape when 

 hooked. 



The angler visiting the region of Bis- The Ten- 

 cayne Bay will find considerable confusion saurus)* 

 existing, not only among Northern tourists, 

 but among the residents, concerning the 

 proper identification of the ladyfish and ten- 

 pounder. They are two silvery, spindle- 

 shaped fishes that resemble each other very 

 closely in size, general outline and appear- 

 ance, and are known as the ladyfish or bone- 

 fish, and the ten-pounder or bony-fish; the 

 latter is also sometimes called Jack Mar- 

 rigle in Bermuda, and both fishes are not 

 infrequently alluded to as " skip-jack." 

 They are game-fishes of a high order and 

 of equal degree. 



The confusion alluded to has been aired 

 in our angling papers for several years, 

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