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FISHING IN AMERICAN WATERS. 



Trim the white sail ; the rising breeze 



Blows freshly from the open seas ; 



It ripples over ocean's breast, 



Tips with the foam each billow's crest. 



Now cast astern the dripping line, 



That cuts and whistles through the brine. 



TROLLING FOR BLFEFISH. 



ROLLING for bluefish by 

 New York sportsmen is 

 generally done in sail- 

 boats, and the flood tide is 

 best. Therefore, whether 

 we start with sail-boat or 

 yacht from the city, or go 

 to Islip or South Oyster 

 Bay, or to Rockaway or 

 Canarsie to sail from, it is 

 best to sail out to the feed- 

 ing-grounds during the ebb 

 tide, so as to be sure of no 

 .delay after the fish begin 

 to bite ; and as the fish ap- 



