POPULAR SALT-WATER FISHES 27 



Cusk (Tusk, etc.) : Caught on clam bait 

 along rocky ledges in deep water of the North 

 Atlantic from Cape Cod to Newfoundland and 

 Greenland. Curls its tail round the angles of 

 the rock when hooked and is difficult to cap- 

 ture. Its skin rises in great blisters when 

 taken from the water. 



Cutlass-Fish (Sabre- Fish, Scabbard-Fish, 

 Silver Eel, etc.): Caught on heavy tackle in 

 the tropical Atlantic, on the coast of Brazil, in 

 the Gulf of California, the West Indies, the 

 Gulf of Mexico, and north to Woods Holl, 

 Mass Is abundant in the St. John's River, 

 Florida, in the Indian River region, and in the 

 Gulf of Mexico. Reaches a length of five feet. 

 Often throws itself into the fisherman's boat. 



Dolphin: Caught in the Atlantic mid-ocean, 

 and in the Gulf of Mexico. A beautifully 

 colored fish, often caught by sailors at sea. 

 There are two species. 



Drum, Banded (Little Drum, Young Drum) : 

 Caught on medium Blackfish tackle with clam, 

 crab, and worm bait over oyster-beds during 

 high tide, from June to early November. Is 

 the young of the Black or Sea Drum. Occurs 

 near New York. 



Drum, Black (Sea Drum) : Caught in bot- 

 tom waters and the surf with surf clam (skim- 

 mer) and soft clam and crab bait on heavy 

 tackle, same as used for surf Striped Bass. 

 Most abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and the 

 Southern Atlantic States ; caught in the surf on 

 the New Jersey shore, particularly at Anglesea, 

 in the spring and summer; occasionally far- 

 ther north. Weighs up to eighty pounds. Is 

 the adult of the Banded Drum. 



Drum, Red (Channel Bass) : Caught on the 

 bottom of the ocean and in the surf from July 

 to late October with menhaden or clam bait, 

 menhaden preferred. Weighs up to forty 

 pounds. Abundant in the Carolinas, in 

 Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico, and is taken 

 in the surf on the New Jersey coast. Tackle: 

 Stiff casting- rod, stout linen line, multiplying 

 reel, swivel, sinker, and No.4-a Virginia hook. 



