60 FISHES OF THE EAST ATLANTIC COAST. 



Island. Though not a very prominent fish on the list of the salt 

 water angler, Kilburn, the artist, has included a beautiful copy of 

 him in his wonderful series of game fishes, and I would refer my 

 readers to that work for a just idea of the glorious coloration of the 

 salt water fishes. 



The sea bass is a bottom fish, swimming about and living on the 

 crustaceans that inhabit the rocky bed. So, in fishing for sea bass, 

 the sinker should be kept not more than a foot above the bottom. 

 The best bait is sandworms and clams, and the best tide is at the 

 flood. The sea bass is not very good eating unless just from the 

 salt water. Like the weakfish, if kept, it has a tendency to grow 

 oft and insipid. 



