The Jack 171 
this is exceptional. The northern range of the 
fish, so far as the American angler is concerned, 
may be considered St. Augustine. I have fished 
for it unsuccessfully at Fernandina and from 
there alongshore as far south as New Smyrna, 
where it is caught. On the outer reef the jacks 
appeared in numbers and began the “ beating ” 
about the middle of April, sometimes a month 
earlier, the schools frequently being of large size. 
They apparently broke up into small bands and 
were caught until November in goodly numbers, 
the first norther ending what may be called the 
season, though some jacks were to be had every 
month in the year. They ranged in weight from 
ten to thirty pounds, but I am positive that I 
have seen jacks in a school off East Key which 
must have weighed much more. The smaller 
fishes, say of fifteen pounds, predominated. 
They spawned on the reef in June or July, nearly 
all fishes taken in May and April containing 
spawn, and a few weeks later young were found 
on the surface, every jellyfish being preémpted by 
the young of some species 
The best-known and the most available fishing- 
ground for the jack, or cavally, is from Cape 
Florida north on the West Florida coast, at 
