14 SEA FISH OF TRINIDAD 
favourable “ pied & terre’’ of all, as it has an embarrassment 
of riches in the shape of thirty to forty banks within easy call. 
There are also several rocks in either Boca, whereon a pa- 
tient angler with “ligne dormante”’ is nearly sure of hooking 
a large fish. Trolling, or as it is called in England, “ whif- 
fling,’ round the island, keeping near the rocks at low tide, 
particularly if the bait be attractive, is often rewarded with 
a monster ‘“ barracouta’”’ or a giant “tarpon’’. There is but 
one house on the island, belonging to Mr. “ Johnny’? Wehe- 
kind, an old fisherman and keen lover of the sport, but as it 
is one of his subsidiary industries it can generally be hired. 
It is situated on the shores of Huevos Bay and has a beautiful 
beach with vast expanse of sand. On the north side of the 
island is a cave of the “guachero’’ birds or “diablotins.”’ 
The fishing banks round Huevos are too numerous for re- 
capitulation here, so I will confine myself to the principal 
ones, starting from Huevos Bay to go round by the Third 
Boca, and come back home by the Second. 
Colonial Bank.—For this you open out the Third Boca 
about one hundred and fifty yards off Point Blades. A 
“vivanot’”’ and “grouper” bank, to be fished at half rising 
tide. 
Point Balata, just outside the corner of the point, against 
the rocks of the Third Boca Cape. Mixed fish bank. 
Bank Vincent, about one hundred and twenty yards from 
point on the Huevos side of Third Boca. Can be fished 
from half to full tide. Good for “vivanot’’, ‘‘ walliacke,”’ 
and “téte-ronde.”’ 
Plage-blanche, opposite the small beach of the name that 
is strewn with small white pebbles. This and the three 
following ones in the circuit (“ Balata,” “ Batiment écrassé),”’ 
and also “Des Enfants’’, can be fished almost at any tide 
(always excepting the time of the “remous’’), as from the 
formation of the island the bend of the northern arm forms 
a strong protection against winds, and creates what the 
natives call a “calme’”’ nearly always on the eastern side of 
the Third Boca. They are all good “vivanot’’ and “ téte- 
ronde”’ banks. 
Balata. This bank is situated in the small cove of that 
