300 Unexplored Spain 
canning factory stands on the shore hard by, where the fish are 
boiled, potted, and shipped to Italy, whence (the tins being labelled 
“Ttalian Tunny ”) they are exported to all parts of the world! 
The flesh resembles veal, and is much appreciated in South 
America. 
Rov-FIsHInG FOR TUNNY 
At this period, when the tunny go to spawn (exclusively larger 
fish), they travel, as the Spaniards say, with their mouths shut, 
and nothing will induce them to look ata bait. There occurs, 
however, in winter (November to February) another “run” of 
smaller fish averaging 50 to 150 Ibs. apiece, and these are 
amenable to temptation. Tarifa, in the Straits of Gibraltar, is a 
favourable point from which to attempt this sport. The system 
is to cruise about in a falucho, or sailing-boat, carrying a plentiful 
supply of sardines, mackerel, and other small fish to serve as bait. 
These, on arrival at likely waters, are thrown overboard one by 
one till at length they attract a roving tunny. The operation is 
repeated till the quarry is enticed close up to the vessel. A similar 
fish, impaled on a two-inch hook, is then offered him, dangling on 
the surface, and will probably be seized. The tunny on finding 
himself held, makes off in a bee-line at a mile a minute. Needless 
to say, the strongest tackle must be used, together with some 
hundreds of yards of line, and the fight will be severe and pro- 
longed, for the tunny is one of the swiftest and most active of 
fish, and he weighs as much as an average man. Few amateurs 
have hitherto attempted this sport; but as large numbers of 
tunny are caught thus by professional fishermen with extremely 
coarse hand-lines, there seems to be no reason why “ big-game 
fishing” in Spain, if scientifically pursued, might not rival that 
of California. 
The Bonito is another fine game-fish which may be caught at 
sunrise at nearly any point on the Andalucian sea-board by 
trolling with a white fly. 
