64 riHiiEs or the east Atlantic i oast. 



tion to other and better fish. As a food fish tlie hergall is not very- 

 good, the small ones frequently being muddy. 



I do not suppose that anyone would think oi going out esisecially 

 for bergalls, but if the fisherman really wants to catch the sly fel- 

 low, let him rig a "gang" of very small hooks, having a big bend 

 and extremely sharp points; put on a microscopic piece of bait, and 

 as soon as the line is down give it a sharp jerk upward. I have often 

 tried this method with success. The hooks catch every where, in the 

 tail, the belly, on the back and in the head. The bergall bites 

 eagerlv at low tide. 



