Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



of the best pan fishes caught in the sea. 

 In both these qualities it much resembles 

 the porgy, though as a fighter it is much 

 superior. It ascends small streams into 

 rather brackish water, and is a common 

 associate of the white perch. Immediately 

 the lafayettes are running it is a signal for 

 hundreds of men, women and boys to 

 crowd the North River piers so thick that 

 on some occasions there is little elbow room 

 for comfort. These people are there not 

 so much for excitement, but to furnish their 

 friends and families with a mess of fish that 

 is much enjoyed. And when these fish 

 come in with the new flood tide in large 

 numbers, as it often does, catches of a hun- 

 dred or more are not remarkable. Such, 

 however, are not all of large size; some 

 fishermen put back all but a few of the 

 large ones, fishing just for the sport of 

 catching them, but most all carry big and 

 little ones home at nightfall with great 

 pride. They may also be caught in great 

 numbers at Rockaway, on the Jersey shore, 

 130 



