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able small bones, vexing to the gor- 

 mandizer. The shad, like the salmon, 

 comes from salt 'water into fresh 

 water, and the best sport in catching 

 this species is with the artificial fly, 

 in the tide-water streams along the 

 Atlantic coast. The weight of the 

 shad varies greatly, specimens having 

 been caught of as high as eight 

 pounds, but those of two to four 

 pounds are game fish affording ex- 

 cellent sport, care being taken to 

 avoid heavy strikes, as the mouth is 

 very tender. In spring-time, with 

 brook trout tackle, fly-fishing for shad 

 is now one of the favorite sports with 

 a few expert anglers along the At- 

 lantic coast. Early morning hours, 

 and from five to eight o'clock in the 

 evening, are best for shad fishing, and 

 a very taking fly is the Scarlet Ibis, 

 on a small hook. "Planked shad" 

 are doubly appreciated by the man 

 who has caught them with a fly, says 

 an ardent fly-fisher. 



Mud Shad 



This species, believed to be a land- 

 locked common shad or descend- 



