24<S WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 



come to Florida who would not otherwise come, I shall certainly feel 

 gratified, but do not .want, nor expect, any recompense, directly, 

 indirectly, nor remotely. 



All I desire is the same kind, considerate, and very liberal and 

 lavish entertainment and treatment which has always been accorded 

 to the patrons of the companies, including myself. 



When Charles Hallock wrote his " Fishing Tourist," in 1873, 

 he mentioned the routes of travel to reach the localities he described ; 

 and Doctor Henshall, in his ''Camping and Cruising in Florida," 

 1884, did the same, mentioning hotels, boarding houses, routes of 

 travel, boatmen, guides, other individuals, etc., and nearly all 

 angling writers have done the same, as all should have done, as the 

 information is, or may be, very valuable to their readers. 



I read the two above mentioned books soon after their publication. 

 The first one took me to the Adirondacks, Maine, and Canada ; and 

 the later one, I am very glad to say, brought me to Florida for the 

 first time. The railways and hotels got some of my money, but I 

 don't think either Mr. Hallock or the Doctor got any of it, except 

 what I paid for their books. In fact, I consider myself in debt to 

 both those gentlemen, as they have given me much pleasure, and 

 also improvement in health. 



At the risk of being charged with repetition after repetition, I 

 will again say : Do not try to catch fish on the East Coast of Florida, 

 except the migratory ones — the Bluefish, Kingfish, and Spanish 

 Mackerel — during the prevalence of a "Norther," or during un- 

 usual cold weather. If you do not heed this admonition, going 

 contrary to it, and catch no fish, please do not blame me, nor accuse 

 me of telling big fish stories. 



While examining the Ladyfish and the Bonefish among the illus- 

 trations in Bulletin 47 I became fully satisfied that the illustrations of 

 the two fishes were transposed, either by typographical error or other- 

 wise, so have placed the engraving of " Albula Vulpes " over the 

 Ladyfish, and the " Elops Saurus" over the Bonefish. 



In making this change for insertion in my book I inadvertently 

 omitted to also change the descriptions in the text, of which fact the 

 reader will please take notice, and read accordingly. 



My angling experience told me at a glance that the illustrations 

 were misplaced, as I had caught many of each species ; but the ques- 



