POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 25 



Catfish: Caught on heavy tackle with 

 small-fish bait from Cape Hatteras to the Gulf 

 of Mexico Occurs near New York. 



Catfish, Gaff-Topsail (Brackish Water Cat- 

 fish, Sea Cat) : Caught on heavy tackle with 

 small-fish bait from Cape Cod to Florida; oc- 

 casionally about New York. 



Cavally (Horse Cre valid, etc.): Caught in 

 the bays and open sea on medium tackle with 

 crab and small-fish bait, on the Gulf coast and 

 in West Florida, from May until late fall. 

 Rare specimens have been taken as far north 

 as Massachusetts. Weighs up to twenty 

 pounds. 



Cavally, Goggle-eyed (Horse-eyed Jack, 

 Goggler, Goggled-eyed Jack, Cicharra, etc.): 

 Caught in the West Indies, along the Atlantic 

 coast north to Vineyard Sound, and in the 

 Gulf of California. Resembles the Cavally in 

 weight and form. 



Chogset (Bergall, Gunner) : Caught with 

 bits of clam, worm, or crab on Trout tackle 

 four-ounce rod, delicate line and leader, click 

 reel, split-shot sinker in the same waters fre- 

 quented by small Blackfish, on any tide, from 

 April to late November. Averages a half- 

 pound to three quarters of a pound in weight. 

 Specimens weighing two pounds have been 

 taken. Range: Massachusetts to Delaware 

 Bay. Common about New York. 



Cobia (Crab-Eater, Sergeant-Fish, Cubby- 

 Yew, Bonito, Coal- Fish, Snook, etc.): Caught 

 in deep, clear waters on heavy tackle with 

 small-fish bait, from the Gulf of Mexico to 

 Cape Cod. Is common in Florida. Weighs 

 up to twenty pounds. 



Cod (Codfish, Piker, Scrod, Scrode, Rock 

 Cod, Rockling, Red Cod, Shoal- Water Cod, 

 Shore Cod, Inshore Cod, Worm-Cod, Clam- 

 Cod, Black Snapper, Black Biter, Brown Cod, 

 Groundkeeper, Ground Tender, Grouper, 

 Bank Cod, School Cod, Deep-Water Cod, 

 Herring Fish, Herring Cod, Squid School Cod, 

 Pasture School Cod, Shad School Cod, George's 

 Fish, George's Cod, Pine-Tree Cod, Night Cod, 



