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five to eight feet of water, Yellow Tails, Porgies, and Grunts, in all 

 their varieties, are plenty. 



One drawback here is the large number of small Sharks, from 

 three to four feet long, who will take your fishes off while you are 

 reeling them in. 



FROM BAHIA HONDA TO KEY WEST (OUTSIDE). 



As all of these channels are similar in their variety of fishes, to 

 save repetition I will have to group them, mentioning especially only 

 Boca Chica channels. 



The outside line of Keys, with their channels of same names, are 

 as follows, viz : New Found Harbor Keys (4), with a good channel 

 to the west between Ramrod, north, and Summerland and Knock 

 Down Keys, south ; then Pyes Harbor Key, with a first-class channel 

 west between Summerland and Knock Down, north, and Cudjoes 

 Key, south. Then, in regular line, Sugar Loaf Key, with two chan- 

 nels, Deer Island, Saddle Bunch Keys Harbor and channels, which 

 last afford especial fine sport ; Saddle Hill Island, Bird Key, Pelican 

 Key and channels, Geigers Key, with Big Coppit, Rockland and East 

 Rockland Keys west of it. 



The next is Boca Chica Key, with three channels. This is quite 

 a noted fishing ground. Here there is almost every fish of the Keys. 

 Mango Snappers along all the mangroves where there is deep water. 

 There was formerly a rock quarry here, to supply rock in the north- 

 west channel and for use in Key West. Near the old dock, and in a 

 slough coming in near it, there are fine Snappers. I have caught some 

 off the little bridge over the slough, long casting. A very pleasant 

 place to spend a few days. 



Next comes Cow Key Channel, and then Key West Channel to 

 Key West. 



