Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
THOUSANDS FLOCK
TO BEACH CITIES
IN GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME
SEEKING RECREATION
MANY ATTRACTIONS ABOUND
Climate and Sea Air Unsurpassed.
Delightful Surf Bathing, Music,
Dancing, Boating and Fish
ing Every Day

In this Land of The Afternoon"
meath the glorious perpetual sunshine
of California the byways and lawns
fringed with trailing vines and bloom
ing flowers, it is easy to hum with
feelings of ecstasy the air of the popu-
lar song:
In the good old summer time,
In the sood old summer time,
For the good old summer time is
now with us, a special season of su-
preme delight in the Golden state,
time when tired humanity in the city,
seeking a change, plans for divertise-
ment in the line of trips to the ocean
front or journeys to the mountain re-
sorts.
In song and story the beauties and
attractions of the coast cities, so easily
accessible from Los Angeles by steam
and electric railways, have been her
aided to the world, and every season
the people flock to the coast towns to
enjoy for a time the life worth living.
Catalina, Santa Monica, Ocean Park,
Venice of America, Playa del Rey, Her
mosa, Manhattan, Redondo, Terminal
Island, Brighton Beach, Sunset Beach,
Long Beach, Alamitos Bay and Hunt
ington Beach all are within an hours
ride from Los Angeles, and many can
be reached in So minutes.
Surf Bathing
Surf bathing at these seaside resorts
is an exceedingly popular and most in
vigorating pastime. After the dip the
bather can take sun bath for any
length of time without fear of disturb
ing climatic conditions. Indeed the
climate of the coast region of Southern
California is the creme de la creme of
atmospheric perfection. The coast of
Southern California, at midsummer,
has the climate of an eastern May,
without the occasional atmospheric &C.
centricities that must occasionally be
expected there at any time of the
year. The cool ocean breeze makes all
kinds of outdoor exercise a delight. In
valds soon develop a wonderful appe-
tite, and, lulled by the beating of the
surf, pass the cool nights in dreamless
sleep, rapidly developing a healthy
physique.
Surf bathing can be INDUCED in with
out harm the year round. 1t is a regu-
lar function with many on Christmas
and New Years, but of course the wa
ter is then colder than in the summer,
when the temperature of the water
ranges around ~ degrees.
Paradise for Fishing
The entire Pacific coast is literally
the paradise of the amateur angler.
There is no month in the year when
the sport may not be followed with
success.
1t is stated that while the conquest
of the leaping tuna, the king of game
fishes, and the gigantic black sea bass
or Jewish has given this section it's
greatest piscatory fame, there is plen-
ty of sport for the angler of limited
time and modest means, both in the
waters of Catalina Island and along
the coast The man who catches three
or four 25-pound yellowtail-the gam
est fish of its size that swims-in a
single mornings fishing will have no
cause to complain of a lack of snort,
while the white seabass, barracuda.
albicore, rockbass, sheepshead, etc.
make plenty of variety. Then there is
the shore fishing in San Pedro bay and
at the many different coast resorts
which yield bass, pompano and many
other varieties of game and edible fish.
The Catalina Island Tuna club gives
prizes for every tuna caught under
fair conditions with rod and reel IT
is no slight task to land one of these
tigers of the deep. They have been
known to tow boat with two men i'm
1t for over twelve hours. The largest
tuna caught with rod and reel at Cata-
lima weighed little over $50 pounds.
The largest black seabass, or Jewish.
that has been caughe with rod and
reel, up to date, weighed nearly 500
pounds. Mrs. A. w. Barrett caught a
black seabass which weighed 416I
pounds, and the selfsame fish mount
ed is now on exhibition in the Cham
Ner of Commerce.