THE BOOK ABOUT THE SEA GARDENS 



though to the south large shoals are occasionally 

 netted by the fishermen. 



Between the lighthouse at Nassau and Beacon's 

 Cay the fishing may be quite good at times. It is 

 best to go at turn of tide, especially at high tide. 

 Anchor anywhere inside the bar, throw out dead 

 goggle-eyes as ground bait, cut up and whole, 

 while the tide is going out, and it will be surpris- 

 ing if some of the large hunting fish are not at- 

 tracted in to see where they come from. 



For bottom fishing, the bar outside Long Cay 

 is considered good and all the water where the 

 steamers anchor outside. 



For observation fishing the reef on the south 

 side of Hog Island from the landing jetty to the 

 next bay is a perfectly good reef. The Sea Gar- 

 dens at slack water are also interesting, and on 

 either side of Atholl Island is a chain of rock 

 patches which are all good on their own day. Vis- 

 itors will soon learn to distinguish the reefs for 

 themselves; on sunny days they are easy to find, 

 on cloudy days they are just as easy to miss, but 

 with these few to begin with ample sport may be 

 obtained. 



Local tackle consists of cotton line and blunt 

 hooks ; nearly all hooks need sharpening on a file 

 anyhow. Every bit of more sophisticated tackle 

 must be brought from the States. First with 

 regard to big fish Abercrombie & Fitch and Kiffe 



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