As soon as we saw the schooner Jproperly in tow we got in the motor Tauneh and went and trolled along, the shore on the edge of a very extensive reef. I got strike after strike with fish apparently hooked and they all got off. We ran right along to the head of the gulf, fishing apparently poor. During the morning, X. zat one pompano. Almost at the head of the gulf we could seo a dry sund spit about five miles off the land and we decided to go and try round this place as were only prospecting anyway.
we were getting towards it, goto nice pompano, On the Fandspit, itself, there were thou. sands of carlew and tern, We returned at 3.30 and reached the ship, which, by this time, was well up to the head of the" gulf. says fishing is poor and not ax good fas the old spots which he knows of. Porsoually, Tam. having a rear time. As the schooner was going to the village of Milagros for a oad of timber, and ax the village a little way up a river, the crew had to warp the vessel over a bar during the night, which was some work, believe mel Anyhow, we got shore in the early morning Total bag was four fine pompano, Thutsday, Jan. 19.
As we were warping into the river, T'was constantly aseakenod by the men, they all have a terrible habit of hocking and spitting. Tu fact, T have never know anything ike there follows. I called them the champion spitters. "They could 'a million spits in a month, We srived at the village at eight o'clock and immediately called on the head Filipino and commenced loading. We decided to try and in the morning. work started and then went fishing. We went a great distance at full speed, circled several island and reefs in the gulf, This lace is the place where X. had great expectations. "I put out my Tine on the way and got several rises, with no effect. However. I got ' one tanguingui and two Pompano. X. only got one chance and Innded a pompano, Ha was disgusted, but I was not. We only tried one kind of bait. I must mention that we intended to spend fat least a week in this _neighbourhood, but owing to the delay, we found that there was little time go prospecting.
We: returned to the schooner at pam. and found she was finished 0 we decided to- clear out at thidnight as soon as the tide served, Friday, Jan. 20.
Got under weight at'midnight; the: Tanguingui-towing her alongside. 'We found we' were a little early and '$0 grounded dn'the bar for: a few! minutes. Got outrde with a light Fair wind o went to bed, making ite progress." Devlight was lovely
Until farther "down the coast, but after breakfast, X. got restless so oft we went and soon got a silke, But the sh seemed" fo. get off repeatedly. X- however, got three compare," We soon. covered Ground' down. to the end of the Ean and continued on to the other fide, but did not get a erik, 30, in the afternoon, seeing the Perlite had also got down "to the trid of the island nnd was meeting the head wind, on the other ale, see decided to nate beck and tah the spot-where we had atelkos on the way up. We had only just Uirned when SX. "got a beauifal barracuda, "He was ome fish and wer were, both" budhed" over It
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