The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-06
FISHING IN FLORIDA.
Are the Lakes Driving Up s-some VERY Lively
Mnrl with Mnnk md LING.


Correspondence OF ns Cincinnati g mmerctaL
PTNECAsTLE, Orange County, Orlando r.
o Fla Every lake I'm South Florida Ia very
low. and low, moist places, whore tho cattle
found Derenni ] grass, or q spancle OF Towering
MOSES picked out with tiny gold bells, arc this
year dry as chip. The withered grasses have
slowly faded from gsmboge to dry, harsh
gray, and the stock ION the ranee" suffers
Inc Water In Lake CONWAY, which word the
SOUTH rncrs soften into COuowav, mas fallen six
ieet this veIr, aud that st,ge Is common from
the mead waters OF the Ocklewaha to the ever
Rladcs
But Bat this low w1ter Is splendid for nshin9.
into spume, and drive your boat with the
spoon trolling behind. THIS Is a piece Of tin,
red on one side, TO a stout line There is shout !:
there's strike" a. II we were whaling, and
| the lucky fisher haus In a trout. Trout indeed
n MS BLACK back, spoon snout and generally
speckIes. The weight is from four TO ten
poundst and ono was taken in our Lakes that
| weighed fourteen They are a species OF black
| bass, or pf1lstfs sdlinoties.
Your fishing prep irations are very slight. Tho
troll is for amusement az you stretch over to the
nshing grounds bay in low hummock, thick
bait with AND d 1en sEpsi sand T w
throw in the little perch a. fast as you can Ok
| your line. The most adroit Usher for this spe
cies Is lad OF eight years, neighbours SON. The
spoil Is chiefly the black bass, but sometimes
lusty Dream, broad, fat, and aat, an almost
round fish There s also a species OF pike
Esor dGints and Esor RdpcnetH- som etimes taken
In Lake Okeechobee aud the Kissinee. / have
heard OF one Of four feet and weighing tuirty
pounds-a striped variety. Another variety Is
not uncommon, called the "saw nsh" by the
tives. They ftequent shallow, reedy, and grassy
places, anu can DC seen through the clear water
uartinR after prey, They are difficult to take,
their narrow form and emtrocated skulls
making them hard to take with the Gig, and ig-
ging Is unusual In these waters. Their met hod
OF taking food IN kes IL exceedingly difiicult to
take them with a hook and line, for, instead Of
swallowing ut a gulp. IA the black bass does, or
even testing II by rolling II In the mouth az
perch viii, they seem to have way Of king II
IN their fingers, 50 To speak, by holding 1t
ther honN Jaws, and arranging the manner II
inches long out Of the water for foong with me
In that way, and he didn't do II any more. l had
to pursue NV further studies by watching him
IN the water. lie Is shaped like a carving knife,
out long scrraIe snO,it projects ron tn nose,
as IN the sword fish IL Is not 1t for the table,
being thin and bOnv.
/ amused myself short time ago observing
the cunning OF the perch, l was fishing for
could see the little rascals rushing about In the
clear water. snatcntng at the bait. but that on
the hook they passed bv, having discovered 10y
observation tho meaning OF the thread at
tachcd. Yet at first | could catch them as fast
as thrown. A fish can learn-at least perch
can.
In Florida, n the nsh bite at all, they bite 20
| fast that IN an hour YOU can reel up your line,
comfortable, To luncheon, and braC Of your ps-
catoris skill. skill | believe the Dass would bite
at clothes line aud a meat hook. IL Is about
as much SIKH as the cook shows Ia taking them
| up out OF the basket e. clean them. Hut there
are times when they will not bite at all, or. as
nv little boy says. guess, papa, the Ash have
Just mad dinne-, and amt hungry"
II this season our tables are loaded with nsh,
room.