valuable fish were caught near shore, and the troiler could secure all the 

 varieties of deep-water fish obtainable elsewhere in southern waters. 

 Now, however, a new and greatly prized attraction is gained by the con- 

 struction of Port Los Angeles wharf, extending beyond the surf line to 

 deep water, placing the angler in the midst of his game. With rod 

 or with hand-line most satisfactory sport can be enjoyed from the 

 outer end of the wharf, 4700 feet from shore. Fish can be caught at all 

 seasons, but are most abundant in warm weather. The use of rod, reel 

 and line is much more popular than the hand-line ; but for very large 

 fish, weighing ten to forty pounds, with all except the skilled the 

 hand-line becomes a necessity. The varieties caught from the wharf 



SMEI/T. Waifce Photo - 



Osmerus eperlanus. 



include smelt, rock-bass, rock-cod, flounders, halibut, torn-cod, mackerel, 

 yellow-fin and yellow-tail, sea trout, sea-bass, perch, pampino and 

 sculpin, and by trolling from boat, bonita, barracuda, rock-bass, sea- 

 bass and yellow tail. About six miles northward by the Coast line a fine 

 canyon may be found, with good trout streams for the angler, and deer, 

 quail, doves, larks and ducks in great abundance for the gun. 



Hotel Arcadia offers pleasant headquarters to the sportsman and his 

 family who may suitably witness and partake of his enjoyments. 



SANTA CATAL1NA ISLAND. 



This marvelous sea-fishing resort is reached from Los Angeles by 

 Southern Pacific Company's San Pedro line of twenty-two miles, and 

 thence by steamboat about the same distance to Avalon, on Santa Cata- 

 lina Island. Experts have reported that these waters are unrivaled for 

 sea-fish sporting. The island seems to have been a fashionable resort 



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