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they are long and thick ; head square and flat ; nose 

 blunt ; sides marked with dusky lines j the body is 

 covered with larger scales than any other sea Fish I 

 know of 3 the back is of a dusky blue and green 3 

 the scales are of a silvery white j the whole appear- 

 ance is, I think, like an overgrown Dace. Mullet are 

 very lively and sportive in fine weather, and show 

 themselves in shoals, and are then frequently caught 

 with a fly, in Sussex. Mullet spawn in the sea, con- 

 trary to the Salmon, and come into the fresh river to 

 recover and strengthen themselves. 



Mackarel. 



This weU-known Fish first appears in the Channel 

 about April, continuing to advance to the Downs, as 

 far as the Goodwin Sands 3 they are caught in im- 

 mense numbers on the Cornwall, Devon, Sussex, and 

 Kentish coasts, during May and June, in nets, by fish- 

 ermen ; they are equally plentiful on the opposite 

 French coast : I have caught many with the angle 

 on the northern coast, particularly of Yarmouth and 

 Scarborough, towards the latter end of the Summer. 



Mackarel may be caught with a small line, called 

 a Maclvarel line, held in the hand, baited with a piece 

 of any kind of fresh Fish 3 they are a bold-biting Fish, 

 and, when you begin to angle for them, and are not 

 provided with baits, use a small piece of red cloth 3 

 if they are on the feed, you wiU soon kill a Fish 3 you 

 should then cut it up foi baits. When you fish from 

 the stern of a ship, while she lays at anchor, let out 



