88 SEA FISH OF TRINIDAD 
as the Bocas fishermen call the rudder, with an experience 
and dexterity learned from many tight corners. Now the 
water round us at the point is commencing to simmer gently, 
just as if it were beginning to feel the influence of some vast 
subterranean fire, gradually increasing in ebullition, until 
like some vast witch’s cauldron “bubble-bubble, toil and 
trouble,’ the ocean is one seething mass, like cane syrup, 
which is reaching the sugar stage. A fresh roar on the 
north. Half-turn and look; you will see the waters of the 
Caribbean, coming through the Monos Boca also full of life, 
jumping and boiling with enthusiasm to join in the general 
hurly-burly. As far as the eye can reach, the surface of 
the sea is crossed and criss-crossed with currents running 
like express trains on gigantic iron roads, their surface being 
smooth in comparison with the masses of ebullition they pass 
through. The porpoises have ceased their gambols, and all 
signs of fish life have disappeared for the present. During 
the period of time the “‘remous”’ is passing, it is presumed 
that all fish seek the bottom of the deep, where the currents 
are not so perceptible, and remain there for some time until 
the new rising tide has calmed down from its first rush. In 
my experience, I have never had a bite, nor have I ever seen 
a fish caught during the time the “‘remous’”’ is passing, and I 
have fished comparatively secluded spots, such as Balata, 
Huevos—places to outward appearance very little affected 
by it—but to no avail. 
The visitors to our shores who are lovers of the sea, 
should assuredly, especially if they go down to the Bocas for 
a time, not neglect the chance of seeing a spring-tide “re- 
mous,” as it will repay them; and as I have previously stated, 
I consider Pointe Baleine the best “pied a terre” for a general 
prospect. I have great hopes in the near future that suit- 
able accommodation will be provided for tourists on the East- 
ern coast, between Manzanilla and Mayaro, but for the pres- 
ent, at all events, they can only find suitable residences at 
the islands of the Bocas. The angler will also be handicapped 
on the Eastern coast, the surf rendering fishing almost im- ° 
practicable, except during the months of July, August and 
September. It is true he can get tarpon, black snapper, and 
