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The red drum is a large fish much bigger thau 

 the bkie fish. The body of this is good firm meat, 

 but the head is beyond all the fish I ever met with- 

 al for an excellent dish. 'We have greater num- 

 bers of these fish than of any other sort. People 

 go down and catch as man}^ barrels full as the}^ 

 please with hook and line, especially every young 

 flood when they bite. These are salted up and 

 transported to other colonies^ that are bare of pro- 

 visions. 



Black drums are a thicker made fish than the 

 red drum, being shaped like a fat pig ; they are a 

 very good fish, but not so common with us as to 

 the northward. 



Tie angel fish is shaped like an english bream. 

 He is so called from his golden color, wdiich shines 

 all about his head and belly. This is accounted 

 a very good fish as are most in these parts. The 

 Bermudians have the same sort of fish, and esteem 

 them very much. 



Bass or roek is both in salt and fresh water ; 

 when young he much resembles a grayling, but 

 grows to the size of the large cod fish. They are 

 a very good firm fish. Their heads are souced, 

 and make a noble dish, if large. 



Sheeps head has the general vogue of being the 

 choicest fish in this place. Indeed, it is a very 

 delicate fish and well relished ; yet I think there 

 are several others full as good as the sheep head. 

 He is much of the bigness of the Angel fish, and 

 flat as he i^; ; the}' sometimes weigh two or three 



