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two miles or more from Fort Macon, sea trout are taken iu seines iu the sirring and summer. 

 Inside of Fort Macon tbey are talicu iu the fall. Farther west, off the beach, whale-fishing is 

 carried on by small boats from the shore. 



Vicinity or Cape Fear, North Carolina. — At the entrance to Wilmington River, near 

 Fort Caswell, and along the beach south of the fort, a distance of twelve to fifteen miles, 

 mullet are taken in the fall in haul-seines. North of Cape Fear, along the outer beach and in the 

 waters inside, mullet, sea tioiit, and si'voral other siiecies of fish abound in their season and are 

 fished for with gill-nets and seines. 



Vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina. — All along the shore, a distance of ten to 

 fifteen miles on both sides of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, mullet seining is extensively car- 

 ried on in the fall. 



THE OFF-SnORE FISHING-GROUNDS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA.' 



Cape Romain Bank. — This is a small, rocky patch, about half a mile square, situated eight 

 miles south-southeast from Cape Romain light, and four miles south by west from the outer shoal 

 buoy. It has a depth of eight fathoms, the bottom consisting of lime rock and gravel with 

 willow corals (Gorgonians) growing upon it. Fish are caught on this ground from June to 

 October, the following varieties being taken, namely : Sea bass, porgees, grunts, bluefish, sharks, 

 a few sailor's-choice, and in October spotted bass which often weigh fiom thirty to forty pounds 

 each. 



Inner. East Bank bears southeast by east from Charleston light-ship; distance, eighf miles. 

 It extends one mile east and west and one-half mile north and south, and has a depth of seven 

 and one-half fathoms. It is frequented by smacks and small boats, the smacks going there from 

 June to December, and the small boats only from June to September. The fishing is done with 

 liooks and lines, and the following kinds of fish are caught: blackfish, porgees, jacks (abundant), 

 and flounders. • 



Outer East Bank bears southeast by east from Charleston light-ship ; distance, eleven 

 miles. It extends one mile east and west and one-half mile north and south, and has eight and 

 one-half to ten fathoms of water upon it, the bottom consisting of coral rock, and yellow sand. 

 The same smacks and boats fish on this bank that visit the Inner East Bank, the season being the 

 same and also the species of fish taken. 



Eastern Hole bears southeast by east fifteen miles from Charleston light. It is about 

 a mile in diameter, with a depth of twelve fathoms, and a bottom of lime rock, sand, and willow 

 corals. It is fished on by smacks only, from October to Ai>ril. Sea bass are the fish chiefly 

 caught in the day-time, but at night tom-cod, butterfish, tautog, and a few flounders are also 

 taken. 



Outer Southeast Ground bears southeast twenty-seven and one-half miles from Charleston 

 light, and extends five miles east and west and two miles north and south. The bottom is mostly 

 coral rock, with many purple willow corals (Gorgonians). The south side of the ground is covered 

 with large red shells, the east side with bright white sand and white sand mixed with black 

 specks, the west side with shells and sand. The smacks fish here from November to April and 

 May, the catch consisting of sea bass, bastard snappers, red snappers, and jacks. 



Inner Southeast Bank bears southeast ten miles from Charleston light, and extends two 

 and one-half miles east and west and one and one half miles north and south. It has about ten 



' Frequented by the smack and boat fishermen running to the Charleston markets and elsewhere on that coast. 



