FOREST, LAKE, AND RIVER 



" I have authentic information about them, and 

 they are all sometimes found in fresh water." 



The salt-water angler of the Atlantic coast of 

 New England and Canada finds comparatively few 

 species from which he may expect remuneration 

 for the time spent and the cost of an outing. Of 

 these species, the striped bass (which has been 

 treated upon in preceding pages), the bluefish, the 

 weakfish, squit or squeteague, the tautog or black- 

 fish, the flounder, the mackerel (see previous pages), 

 the scup or porgy, and the butterfish are all found 

 in the estuaries, and according to Mr. Southwick, 

 in the fresh waters flowing into them. 



The weakfish (Cynoscion regalis, derivation 

 somewhat confused) is usually known as the sque- 

 teague or squit in New England, where its north- 

 ern range appears to be limited to Cape Cod. Its 

 brother, the sea trout, which is profusely spotted 

 on the back and sides, is never seen north of the 

 eastern end of Long Island, except as a straggler. 

 The squeteague may be recognized by its silvery 

 color, darker on the upper part of the body, and by 

 a number of small, irregular, dark blotches on the 

 sides, some of which form undulating lines run- 

 ning downward and forward. Under the dorsal 

 line, there is usually a green, metallic reflection 

 which deepens in color when the fish is dying, 

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