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The Spanish mackerel of the Mexican r-gamer fish than his cousin of the colder I of,the most delicately-flavored of all the frequenting the ■waters of the American cop. in hi	t	i	;	■	-	'	“fv 1-.
shr*t Ichthyological science can not do his vjustice in its descriptive classification, -flapping and flashing like burnished silve • •-leaps above the waves into the air, strung glories as he is relieved from the cruel c or steaming and fragrant as he comes to ' coals of some wonderful Creole artist in
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Gulf View Hotel Wharf
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we vill introduce the Spanish macVrp^ of the fish's favorite feeding grounds.
. :	There	is a long v/harf reaching from
„.-Aout ^f.000 feet into the channel of the J-r ,is dotfgcr at varfous intervals by bath-h: 'depths for infantile, timid adult, or rat bathers.
' 8Tv* At the end of the pier is a wide replies, which was once the landing place Rnnrifl tgT a fleet that went out t Uno rpfliirpfl thp tiTnft-.hfltWBfin this poir. to two hours, ana made it accessible by broad platform at the end o,f the pier ir paradise..
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***** After dinner, our party, by specin1 four young amateurs from the Crescent c the rod and reel—Messrs. H—, M—, P—. bare-footed citizen, looking solemn anc‘ driven a hearse in front of it, brought procession with a basket of mullet for
When they arrived at the pierhead, unlimbered their tackle for action. T;--into shining imitations of smaller fir and the mackerel fishers began their r morsels along the water.
Soon each had a glittering, flappJ ' the platform, and, later, a score of t! around, fading in the sunlight. The r was relieved by the occasional capture ‘sheephead, or redfish.
The Taro on Strikes
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Finally, Mr. H— struck a big firh.
•	- struck Mr. H—.
-"ich finer and as, and .is one
species
1 appearance rare and radiant, high sportive h r>v;iftly-fading 1arb of steel, ■■?.h from the line.;
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•^ader in one
" Gulf View extended pier J:ed at different "rmplished
ok. sr«i "n stout riatl. - fleet of ' n thp steal — s'f r om ten— trains. ©The fisher*s
accompanied : vielders of ---browned,
. to have this rrn.
the party -ftly sliced baited,
19 alluring
.he planks of ies lay strewn -el fishing flounder,
•ig fish


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