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Bonito (Skipjack, Spanish Mackerel, etc.): 

 Caught on Bluefish bait and tackle on the sur- 

 face of deep waters in the open ocean. Occurs 

 on the Atlantic coast in the summer between 

 Cape May and Cape Sable; off Cape Hatteras, 

 off Block Island, off Long Island, the mouth 

 of the Chesapeake, and in the Gulf of Mexico. 

 Weighs up to ten pounds. Two species of 

 Bonito are common on the Pacific coast one 

 closely related to that of the Atlantic, and an- 

 other known as the Striped Bonito, which see. 



Bonito, Pacific (Spanish Mackerel, Skipjack, 

 Tuna, etc.) : Caught on the troll a half mile 

 from shore. Weighs up to twelve pounds. 

 Ranges from San Francisco southward to 

 Chili. Abundant in Monterey Bay and about 

 the Santa Barbara Islands in the summer and 

 autumn. Resembles the Bonito of the At- 

 lantic. 



Bonito, Striped (Albicore, Tunny, etc.): 

 Caught with the troll on the Pacific coast. Is 

 occasionally observed in the Atlantic, speci- 

 mens being taken off Massachusetts. 



Butter - Fish (Dollar - Fish, Sheepshead, 

 Pumpkin-Seed, Star- Fish, Harvest- Fish, Skip- 

 jack, etc.): Caught in the summer on light 

 tackle with bits of clam, crab, worm, and 

 shrimp bait south to South Carolina and north 

 to Maine. Measures up to eight inches in 

 length. 



Cabrilla (Kelp Salmon, Black Bass, Lockee 

 Cod, etc.): Caught near rocks in deep waters 

 of the Pacific, with small-fish bait and Tautog 

 tackle. Weighs up to five pounds. Ranges 

 from San Francisco to Cerros Island, and is 

 abundant about Santa Barbara Islands. 



Cabrilla, Johnny (Rock Bass) : Caught in the 

 same waters with the same bait and tackle 

 described for Cabrilla. Weighs up to five 

 pounds. 



Cabrilla, Spotted (Rock Bass) : Caught in 

 the same waters with the same bait and tackle 

 as described for Cabrilla, though a smaller 

 species. 



