LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Playing a Swordfish. Santa Catalina Islands . Frontispiece 



FACING 

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Hauling the Sea Bat to the Dock . ... 24 



Large Squid Caught at Avalon by C. F. Holder . . 50 

 A Giant California Octopus . . . . . 56 



Giant Octopus, Fifteen Feet Across, Caught at Santa Cata- 

 lina Islands ..... . . .62 



Author Fishing for Yellowtail (Amber Fish) at Santa Cata- 

 lina 70 



Skip J acker Bonito, Southern California . . . -74 



The Walking Fish 100 



Catalina Rock Bass 100 



The PufT Shark of California and Its Eggs . . .118 



The Rose of Paradise Fish 118 



A Catalina Sculpin 138 



Home of the Sea Urchin . . . . . .138 



Bonito Shark, Taken with Rod and Reel at Santa Catalina 148 

 Big Hammerhead Shark . . . . . . 154 



Ground Shark . . . . . . . .158 



Mr. Holder Fishing for Sheepshead 1 74 



Avalon, Santa Catalina Islands. Home of the Tuna Club 178 



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