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SEA FISH OF TRINIDAD 



favourable " pied h 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 "tete-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 ecrasse)," 

 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 "tete- 

 ronde" banks. 



Balata. This bank is situated in the small cove of that 



