The Yellowtail 151 
and except in rare instances this holds good 
among all fishes, the fish of medium size being 
the gamiest. In fishing for yellowtails one is 
impressed with the truism that the act of capture 
is a very small part of the angler’s pleasure. In 
the one case, he has in the California islands cool 
days, smooth and beautiful water, attractive sur- 
roundings, rugged cliffs, and the many beauties 
of nature as solace if luck is poor. On the other 
hand, when trolling, following the amber-jack 
along the Florida keys, he is floating over verita- 
ble gardens of the sea, which flash every color of 
the rainbow, along sands which form the settings 
for growing keys which, like pearls, are strung 
along the Mexican Gulf. 
