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Other excellent deep-water species include the kingfish or king mackerel. They can be caught through the year, although peak time is during the spring and summer. Dolphin (the fish; not Flipper ) are usually found fairly close in along the shoreline, weigh anywhere from five to 20 pounds, and are excellent to eat. Wahoo weigh 15 to 30 pounds; even 60 pounds is not unusual. They, too, make for good eating and are highly wa camping prized by sport fishermen. Wahoo are most often found lurking in the deep water off the edge of a reef. The amberjack is another prized sporting fish found most often during the summer months in the cooler, deep waters just off the edge of the reef and closer in-shore wa camping the rest of the year. Amberjack can run 20 to 40 pounds.

OTHER ISLANDS 257 The Acklins & Crooked Island 258 History 258 Columbus Was Here 258 Getting There 260 By Air 260 By Mail Boat 260 By Private Boat 260 Sightseeing 261 Bird Rock Lighthouse 261 Crooked Island Caves 261 French Wells 261 Marine Farm 261 Dining 262 Accommodations 262

Cockburn Harbour is the only settlement on the island, an eclectic collection of shacks, modern houses and run-down colonial buildings that give evidence of better days. Here, most of the population lives