DeLand in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bartram's Fish
Volusia County Bartram Trail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 25, 2021
1. Bartram's Fish Marker
Fly Fishing for "Trout"
The St. Johns River has long been associated with fishing. Bartram was probably the first to describe fly-fishing with a treble hook, deer fur, and feathers that he called "a bob."
As he travelled up the St. Johns River, he often ate fish. A favorite "delicious food" is what he called "trout, but was in fact the Florida Large Mouth Bass, which he described as follows:
"...the mouth is very large: birds, fish, frogs, and even serpents, are frequently found in its stomach. this fish is remarkably ravenous; nothing living, that he can seize upon, escapes his jaws, and the opening and extending of the branchiostega, at the moment he rises to the surface to seize his prey, discovering his bright red gills give him a very terrible appearance."
William Bartram, Travels
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Blue Gill
Red Breasted Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Bartrams illustrations of fish courtesy of Natural History Museum, UK.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William Bartram Trails
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Location. 29° 0.058′ N, 81° 21.337′ W. Marker is in DeLand, Florida, in Volusia County. It can be reached from Kalua Way just north of Alhambra Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located along the Bartram Gardens Trail at the Sandra Stetson Aquatic Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2636 Alhambra Avenue, Deland FL 32720, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bartram's Birds (a few steps from this marker); Bartram's Plants (a few steps from this marker); Bartram in Volusia County (within shouting
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 25, 2021
2. Bartram's Fish Marker
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Bartram Gardens & Trail
Also see . . . A Naturalist's Vison. Like many visitors to Florida, Bartram enjoyed fish stories. At Lake George, he observed water so clear that all fish, big and small, seemed to have an equal chance to survive. Here, he said, the trout swims by the very nose of the alligator and laughs in his face, and the bream swims by the trout. (Submitted on October 26, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 25, 2021
3. Lake Beresford
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
