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more or less famous for tarpon, are well known, 

 and include Tampa, Cedar Keys, St. James City, 

 Charlotte Harbor, White Water Bay, Captiva 

 Pass, Homosassa, Punta Rassa, and others all 

 reached via the railroad from Jacksonville. Other 

 resorts on the north Gulf coast may be found at 

 Pensacola and Mississippi Sound. The tarpon 

 country of the coast of Texas is reached via New 

 Orleans from the east and San Antonio from the 

 west, and from Galveston to Aransas Pass fine 

 fishing is to be had. The country calls to mind 

 the Indian River region, being protected from the 

 sea by a long sandy ridge. The town of Tarpon 

 is situated on Aransas Pass, reached by the Aran- 

 sas Pass Railroad to Rockport, where the mail boat 

 may be taken to Tarpon, or to Sport, the head- 

 quarters of the Tarpon Club of Texas. The cli- 

 mate at the Pass is excellent in summer, insect 

 pests are absent, and continuous breezes from the 

 Gulf make the angling particularly enjoyable. 



The fishing at Galveston is worthy of special 

 mention. Here we find the Galveston Tarpon 

 Club, whose members have fine sport with tar- 

 pon, jack, Spanish mackerel, and redfish. G. E. 

 Mann, Esq., president of the club, writes to the 

 Forest and Stream as follows, which, as I have 





