Fish and Fishing 



BEST SEASON 



In the regions of frost and snow there is little 

 or no fishing during the winter, except through 

 the ice, a practice common on the large lakes. 

 Outside of that, the earliest fish caught is the 

 brook trout. The date of the opening of season 

 varies from April first to May first. Far South, in 

 the Gulf States, fishing may be in- 

 dul g ed in through the winter months, 

 yet the spring, March, April, and 

 May, is the best time of the year, both on Flor- 

 ida and California coasts. The big game fish 

 come in from deep water from April to June. 

 Black sea-bass first appear in April, the tuna in 

 May, yellow-tail in April. The tarpon first ap- 

 pear on the Florida coast in February and in in- 

 creasing numbers in March, April, and May. In 

 the vicinity of New York anglers go out for floun- 

 ders as early as February, its bigger relative, the 

 plaice not arriving till the middle of May. From 

 that time on the various game fish ap- 

 Season*' P ear along the coast in rapid succes- 

 sion. The striped bass follow after the 

 shad; then the weakfish and blue-fish, so that 

 by the middle of June, the season is well under 



way both in sail water and fresh. 

 Early Fishing Next m Qrder to ^ br(X)k ta)ut 



comes the opening season for pike, 

 pickerel, and pike perch, which is May 1 in 

 New York State, May 20 in New Jersey. The 



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