SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



Some years these fish have been very 

 numerous off the latter island during the 

 second half of the month of September, but 

 I was disappointed when told on my arrival 

 at the Tuna Club that but one fish had so 

 far been taken during the summer. Others 

 had been reported but they were few and far 

 between. 



As the members of the club were all fish- 

 ing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) I had 

 to follow suit, for no tuna were reported. 



We roamed the ocean and "Shorty," my 

 boatman, and Pard, his dog, looked for 

 swordfish. I kept a line wet most of the time, 

 hoping for a stray marlin. 



After ten days' swordfishing I heard that 

 the marlin were reported as being plentiful 

 off the island of San Clemente and decided, 

 Mohammed-like, to go to the mountain. 



What makes the waters around the Chan- 

 nel Islands ideal for fishing is the fact that 

 on nine out of ten mornings during the sum- 

 mer months you will find the ocean as 

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