200 WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 



CHAPTER XII. 



LAKE WORTH. 



Railroad Stations : Riviera, 296 ; West Palm Beach, 300 ; Hotel 

 Royal Poinciana, 301 ; The Breakers, 301)4 ', Lantana, 309; Hypo- 

 luxo, 310 miles from Jacksonville. 



This body of water, like Indian River and the other continuous 

 inside waters north of it, is not a lake, but is a salt-water lagoon, 

 bay or arm of the sea, with one inlet about three miles from its north 

 end. It is connected with Indian River by the Jupiter and Lake 

 Worth Canal, and to the south with Biscayne Bay by canal, thus 

 having a free flow of salt water through its entire length of twenty- 

 four miles. 



The seasons here are somewhat different from that of Indian River, 

 because the Gulf Stream, which increases the temperature of the 

 water, is nearer the shore. The migratory fishes, therefore, come 

 earlier and usually leave earlier. 



For the above reasons no general statement as to the seasons will 

 apply to all the fishes, and I will have to state seasons for the different 

 varieties. 



Fishes (season all the year round) are : Amber Jacks, Barracuda, 

 Cavalle, Drum, Flounders, Groupers, Grunts, Gulf-fish, Bream, Jew- 

 fish, Ladyfish, Margate Fish, Mullet, Pigfish, Pompano, Runners, 

 Sheepshead, Sailor's Choice, Snappers, Spadefish, Sea Trout and 

 the foul fishes. 



The above fishes are all caught in the inside, in the inlet and the 

 channels leading to it, and also on the "patches" or reefs, about 

 one-fourth to one mile from the shore. And the following kinds of 

 the above can at times be caught standing dry-shod on the beach 

 casting into the surf: Barracuda, Cavalle, Ladyfish, Pompano, Run- 

 ners, Sea Trout. This, however, requires skill, patience, and a 

 continuous spell of warm weather lasting several days, so parties 

 wishing to try it will have to watch the shores and pick their time. 

 It has been done by myself repeatedly. I have also known the 

 Permit to be caught from the beach. 



