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Title: Tales of Fishes

Author: Zane Grey

Release Date: July 7, 2009 [EBook #29346]

Language: English

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TALES _of_ FISHES

by

Zane Grey

_President of the Long Key Fishing Club
Honorary Vice-President of the Tuna Club, Avalon_

_Author of_
"The U. P. Trail" "The Desert of Wheat" Etc.

_Illustrated from Photographs
by the author_

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
New York and London

TALES OF FISHES

Copyright 1919, by Harper & Brothers

Printed in the United States of America

Published June, 1919

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

VERSES 0

I. BYME-BY-TARPON 1

II. THE ISLAND OF THE DEAD 8

III. THE ROYAL PURPLE GAME OF THE SEA 26

IV. TWO FIGHTS WITH SWORDFISH 54

V. SAILFISH 72

VI. GULF STREAM FISHING 88

VII. BONEFISH 107

VIII. SOME RARE FISH 136

IX. SWORDFISH 153

X. THE GLADIATOR OF THE SEA 180

XI. SEVEN MARLIN SWORDFISH IN ONE DAY 197

XII. RANDOM NOTES 216

XIII. BIG TUNA 221

XIV. AVALON, THE BEAUTIFUL 250

ILLUSTRATIONS

THE GREAT COLORED ROLLERS OF THE PACIFIC _Frontispiece_

TARPON THROWING HOOK _Facing p_. 2

LEAPING T