Sea Fishing- at St. Ives 209 



our first attempt to beguile some of the fishy 

 denizens of the ocean ; but our efforts were 

 not crowned with success, for during quite 

 half an hour we only got one gurnard and 

 several unwelcome dog-fish, so it was decided 

 to shift our ground. Having got the anchor 

 up we tacked out more towards the entrance 

 of the bay and nearer to Godrevy Lighthouse, 

 where we again let go anchor. Now our fun 

 commenced. I should mention that the baits 

 we were using were sprats and a few pilchards 

 cut up in small pieces rather better than an 

 inch square. No sooner were the hooks 

 baited and the lines let down before my son 

 " J." had a bite, and promptly hauled up a 

 gurnard. The fish were well on the feed, 

 and we were hauling up gurnard as fast as 

 we possibly could, and kept one of the hands 

 fully occupied baiting our hooks for us. Now 

 and again, by way of variety, one of us would 

 haul a dog-fish on board, and he was given 



