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years have not considered it sufficiently attractive to induce me to 

 persevere in my trials. 



JUPITER INLET. 

 TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE MILES FROM JACKSONVILLE. 



This place, up to within a few years, was one of the best and 

 most attractive fishing resorts on the coast, but as the inlet has closed 

 two or three times within the past twenty-five years, its importance as 

 a fishing resort has declined. 



The inlet is now closed (May, 1901), which, of course, shuts the 

 ocean fish out, and leaves the place an undesirable one for sport fish- 

 ermen to visit at present. 



As the inlet will probably be opened within this year, that is 

 before the season of 1902 opens, I deem it proper to give the names 

 of fish caught there in recent years by me, as well as the same infor- 

 mation given about other places. 



Season same as Gilbert's Bar. Fishes: Bluefish, Cavalle, Chan- 

 nel Bass, Drum, Flounders, Groupers, Gulf-fish, Jewfish, King- 

 fish (outside), Ladyfish, Margate Fish, Mullet, Pigfish, Pompano, 

 Sheepshead, Sailor's Choice, Sergeant-fish, Snappers (Mangrove, 

 Gray, and Rabirubia), Spanish Mackerel (outside), Sea Trout and 

 all the foul fishes of Indian River. The Bluefish are caught in the 

 main channel between the inlet and the railroad bridge, either troll- 

 ing or still fishing, as at Gilbert's Bar ; Channel Bass, Sea Trout and 

 Cavalle along the channel near the Oyster bars, still fishing ; Snap- 

 pers, Groupers, Sergeant-fish, and Sheepshead along the deep places 

 near the shores, near mangrove trees and roots. 



Pompano may be caught in the channel, all the way between the 

 inlet and the lighthouse, with tackle and bait heretofore mentioned. 

 I have had good success at Jupiter with Pompano as late as spring of 

 1900. The other fishes mentioned are caught in the channel. 



I have heretofore caught Bluefish, sometimes very many, right in 

 the inlet, standing on the shore, casting a medium-size squid as far 

 into the channel as possible, with a Tarpon rod, reel and line, and 

 winding it in as rapidly as possible. This has been a very pleasant 

 and successful method of taking Bluefish. 



I have also taken them, with rod and reel, cut Mullet bait, casting 

 into the surf outside, letting the bait sink, at both north and south 

 beaches. 



