TIDAL WATER FISHES 



purposes. It has doubtless been noted that Mr. 

 Southwick states that the codfish and haddock 

 visit the upper part of the estuaries, and have been 

 seen in the fresh waters ; to these may be added 

 the pollack, which comes close in shore, and will 

 take greedily natural lures and the feathers, no 

 matter how crude their make-up may be. This, 

 however, may be said of all fishes that visit com- 

 paratively shallow and clear waters. They will 

 take a moving bait of any description, provided 

 it is properly manipulated ; even the catfish has 

 been caught on a troll of flies in the St. John's 

 River, Florida. 



The little tomcod or frost-fish, which many 

 erroneously suppose to be the young of the cod- 

 fish, is always with us in the fall and spring, and 

 a white or blood worm is a most tempting lure for 

 them, and when caught they form a dish of 

 exceptional flavor and sweetness. There are but 

 two species of these fishes, one in Pacific waters, 

 and the one on our Atlantic coast, — the Microgadus 

 tomcod, the specific name being vernacular. This 

 fish is frequently found far above tide-water. 



Of the codfishes proper, there is but one species 



on the New England coast, and Gadus callarius is 



his name, the derivation of which is from the 



Latin, and simply means codfish, the specific calla- 



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