52 FISH : THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 



establishments, by preventing the fish from 

 going up the river to deposit their spawn, 

 has almost annihilated the salmon in this 

 State. Forty-five years ago it was very 

 abundant in the Merrimac river. Now the 

 very few specimens taken are looked upon 

 as curiosities, and our market is supplied by 

 the Kennebec and St. John fisheries. 



BLUE-FISH. 



This fish is a species of mackerel, and 

 sometimes passes under that name. He has 

 his peculiar grounds in the rivers and bays, 

 where he comes in schools from the ocean 

 during the months of June, July, and 

 August, after which he returns to the ocean 

 for the winter. He is taken only by trolling, 

 either with a bait of fish or with the artificial 

 squid. Trolling of late years has become a 

 favorite amusement in this country, and the 

 blue-fish affords to those who live in the 

 localities he frequents much pleasure. Troll- 



