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the back of the mackerel, as well as a more dazzling 

 and silvery brightness, compared to those living 

 in waters at all brackish. That some idea may 

 be formed of the size of the fish, not unusu- 

 ally taken in these waters, and particularly at the 

 sandy point last referred to, we may state the cir- 

 cumstance of our having caught, a few years since, 

 on the 24th of March, three trout, which together 

 weighed eight and a quarter pounds two of them 

 approaching very nearly to three pounds each, be- 

 sides many others at the same time, over a pound, 

 their stomachs being filled with shrimps ; on this 

 occasion both wind arid tide were favorable 

 the latter for sea-trout being much the most impor- 

 tant. 



We have now to mention a well known and 

 by far most frequented spot in all these waters, 

 called "Poket Point," in Waquoit Bay. Its 

 name like that of the bay, is no doubt of Indian 

 origin, and agreeably to the custom already, re- 

 ferred to, might have been given to it for the very 

 simple reason of its poking out in so striking a 

 manner as to form those singularly abrupt projec- 

 tions from the shore or main land, generally known 

 by the name of " Sand Spits." Be that as it 

 may, it is a very remarkable place, and for many 

 years, has been no less the resort of the angler, 

 than the great abundance of fine sea-trout which 



