PORGY 



THIS is another plentiful and common 

 sea fish known by many names. In 

 New England it is generally called 

 " scup," while about New York it is paugy 

 or porgy both being abbreviated from the 

 Narragansett Indian name, scuppaug. On 

 the Virginia coast it is called the " fair 

 maid." The porgy is found along our 

 coasts at all seasons of the year, but it is 

 more numerous in June and July. The first 

 run takes place about the beginning of 

 May, and consists of large breeding fish 

 weighing from two to four pounds, measur- 

 ing up to eighteen inches in length. On first 

 coming near the shores they do not take the 

 hook readily, being too much occupied in 

 spawning, and two weeks elapse before 

 they can be caught on the hook. They 

 present themselves in large schools of im- 

 mense extent, numbering many millions, 

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