Arizona republican., 1919-11-16
BY Tom A. Marshall.


Santa Catalina Island. Avalon the
beautiful Names which start red
blood corpuscles jumping in the veins
of every Izaak Walton disciple. Have
you experienced the thrills, sensations,
expectation and associated excitement
connected with deep sea fishing? When
an angler tspires 70 land a finny foe
man. worthy of his barbed steel, his
mind Immediately reverts to Catalina,
the worlds premier deep set fishing
grounds, the Aquatic habitat OF sea-
bass, tuna, barracuda, yellowtail, al
bacore, and shark, assoctating many
other well-known brnds Of scaled
beauties.
On Avalon pier, you find assorted
boatmen, with and without regulations.
They live upon fish and touring Wis
itors; good clever fellows who have
won their sabriquets, Tuna George,
"JeNfish Shorty" Mexican joe" and
dozens of others who own their own
square sterned motor boats, outfitting
visitors with lines and rods, strong
and inexpensive, tourist tackle.
Old Mexican Joe, always officiates as
my deep sea pilot during his so years
of experience as a boatman, he has
mentally charted all Catalina waters.
Albacore are understudy to the tuna
Fighting tiger of the Pacific ocean
Social scandal of the Aquatic world
closely associate the father of the tuna
with the mother Of the albocore, with
out recognition of deep sea marriage
vows. Their distinguished feature il
the elongated pectoral fin. Fayorit'
trolling grounds for albacore are abou
one mile off Avalon Bay, where larg'
schools are frequently seen from Ma!
until November. Albacore are nov
canned and sold as chicken of tn
sea"
Many gulls volplaning above, locate'
for us large schbol of albacore. !
2S-pound fighting demon. was soon at
tached to my line, hurting in mid air
his eyes flashed back a challenge o
hatred as he made a vain attempt a
hook dislodgment. He started for tn
t bottom, cutting angles, to sulk an
sound like a whale. My leather thum
;. brake, would not stop his impetuou
e rushes. An occasional flash of silve
could be seen for down in the oceal
= Continuous pumping" started HI
e series of final charges, gradually play
ing him into the gaffing circle, wher
: Joe officiated. Once in the boat h
/. til beat a tattoo until quieted by ii
e club route.
- Q. Are fur farms being establishe
c. where fur bearing animals are raise
- for their pelts? Where could I g
a line on this kind Of work? Am O
trapper and know animals way
:. Would it be easier to raise than ira
,s for the market?-Claus Anderson, S
- Paul. MINI.
" A. Would suggest that you go
- the state capitol building in st. Pat
. locate the office of Carl Avery, sta
- game warden, who is conversant Wi
- every phase of fur farming and whe
the industries are located. 1t is in
"a possible for me to tell you which
easier or more lucrative, trapping
:. raising Presume there is an eleme
=, Of good luck, in conjunction with il
IN telligent care of fur farms, same as "
- find in agriculture. Avery will gi
- you all desired information.
-, @. When a man is caught with
N gun, hunting afield, what is done wi
.h the gun? Is it returned to him
st Frank Aiken, Minneapolis, MINI.
A. In Minnesota, as is true almo
= in every other state. when a man
No located by one of the wardens, hur
10 ing without a license or shootir
= fishing, spearing or trapping Illegal
he is arrested, his accessories conf
- Gated. When convicted he is fined
he imprisoned. His gun, rods, nets, spea