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Very many sportsmen, and some colored market fishermen, troll 

 from the North and South bridges, with Shrimp, Prawn, phantom, 

 spoons and cut bait, and still-fish with the above natural baits and 

 Crabs and Fiddlers. Shrimp, Prawn, Fiddlers and Mullet are usually 

 kept for sale by a colored man near west end of South Bridge. The 

 fishes are more numerous in species than at Ormond, and are as fol- 

 lows, viz : Mullet, Channel Bass, Bluefish, Sheepshead, Tripple Tail, 

 Drum, Cavalle, Whiting, Flounders, Sailor's Choice, Catfish and 

 other foul fishes. 



The Tripple Tail, a game fish, and one of the very best edible 

 fishes, is caught off the bridge around the spiles, up to thirty pounds 

 weight. The colored brothers here call him " Chofa," and " Chopa. " 

 Many sportsmen prefer to fish near the bridges, from rowboats, which 

 is the case with myself. During October, 1900, I spent much of the 

 time at Daytona, having Professor Walker as guest on my boat. He 

 and Capt. Gardner caught sixty-five Spotted Sea Trout in one day, 

 from rowboat, anchored at different places, east and west, and usually 

 about 100 feet south of the South Bridge. All rod and reel, Shrimp 

 bait. I caught twenty-five Trout on each of several days. During 

 the month we caught there Bluefish, Channel Bass, Sheepshead, Sail- 

 or's Choice, etc. There is use for fish at Daytona, in the absence of 

 which we would not have caught so many ; only fished two or three 

 hours at a time and not every day ; and possibly struck it better than 

 we can again. 



On the ocean beach opposite Daytona, at Sea Breeze Pier, there 

 is good Channel Bass fishing between April and November, and occa- 

 sionally fair catches between November and April. One party caught 

 seventeen off the pier one day in May of this year, 1901. The surf 

 fishing from the beach is good there during the proper season. 



Trolling for Channel Bass and Sea Trout with rowboat, sailboat 

 or launch, between Daytona and Ponce Park on Mosquito Inlet, 

 twelve miles south, meets with more or less success, depending upon 

 the season and weather. 



PORT ORANGE. 



ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN MILES SOUTH OF JACKSONVILLE. 



This place is situated on the west bank of the Halifax River, 

 five miles south of Daytona and same distance north of Mosquito 



