Outing (1885) (14579572967) - Public domain book illustration

Identifier: outing53newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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The first tarpon struck brought up the anchor line as he jumped beside us.
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j\6 The Outing Magazine throws open his jaws when he struggles.The next fish employed the same ruse ofdodging beneath the canoe, and as Franktried to hold him by main strength our lastrod was smashed. Not to let such fishingget away, we sailed that night to Evergladeand improvised rods, one of which, madefrom a hickory hoe handle, seemed un-breakable—but wasnt. We returned toBroad River at once, only to find it barrenof tarpon. Six miles up the coast we picked our waythrough the labyrinth of oyster-bars at themouth of Lossmans River, and exploredthat stream for a day, quite in vain. Next above Lossmans and ten milesnorth of it lies Hueston River, in ChathamBend, where in three days we caught thirtytarpon, after which we sailed to Chokolos-kee Bay and exploited Turners River whichempties into the southern end of the bay. The fish caught in Turners River rangenerally from fifteen to thirty pounds,although I took one on the fly-rod measur-ing over five and another about six andone-half