xiv List of Illustrations 



FACING PAGE 



SEA-LIONS IN WATER WHERE is THE BEST YELLOWTAIL 



FISHING IN CALIFORNIA . , ... . . .138 



YELLOWTAIL OR AMBER-FISH HOOK WITH WIRE TO CLOSE 

 THE MOUTH OF FISH BAIT SARDINE OR HERRING 



BAIT FOR YELLOWTAIL 140 



HARD-TAIL, " RUNNER " CREVALLE, " CAVALLY," "JACK " 



BLUEFISH , . . 154 



SURF-CASTING FOR BLUEFISH (In color} . '- . . . 157 

 RED DRUM, " RED-FISH," " CHANNEL-BASS " RIG FOR 



GROUPER, RED SNAPPER, ETC. . .. : i V . 188 



THE CHANNEL-BASS (In color} . . . r-:~ /^, - _ l ^ Q 



THE LARGEST TARPON EVER CAUGHT WITH ROD AND REEL 224 



TARPON FEEDING (In color) . . . . . . 226 



RED GROUPER THE LITTLE JOKER ..... 228 



TARPON; TARPUM COMMON MULLET; STRIPED MULLET 232 

 EDWIN VOM HOFE'S TARPON, WHICH WAS THE WORLD'S 



RECORD FOR A TIME . . . "*** / . . 234 



THE FLORIDA JEWFISH (In color) . . . ; . 302 



SPANISH MACKEREL DRUM; GRAY DRUM . . . 314 



SHEEPSHEAD TRIPLE-TAIL FLASHER . . . . . 332 



HALIBUT CHINOOK, KING OR QUINNAT SALMON . . 360 



THE KINGFISH (In color) 386 



CALIFORNIA HERRING SURF SMELT . . . . . 412 



BAITED HOOKS . 416 



CALIFORNIA SMELT BULL'S EYE OR CHUB MACKEREL . 420 



CASTING FROM THE BEACH FOR BONITO . . . . 422 



