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Drummer (Salpa, Johnny, Biggy-Head, 

 Cabezon, etc.): Caught on the Pacific coast. 

 There are about eighteen species represented 

 by these appellations. They resemble the 

 Atlantic Sea Raven and Sea Robin in ap- 

 pearance and habits. 



Eel: Caught on the bottom of most any 

 water, regardless of tide, with any sort of bait; 

 favors bits of clam, shrimp, and worms; is 

 more often taken in the spring and autumn 

 during flood tide on a small hook tied near 

 the sinker. Weighs up to four pounds. 

 Common near New York. Tackle: a stiff 

 bait-rod, short, stout leader, multiplying reel, 

 linen line. 



Flasher (Triple-Tail, Black Perch, Grouper, 

 Black Triple-Tail, etc.): Caught on medium 

 tackle with clam and shrimp bait from the St. 

 John's River to Massachusetts. Is abundant 

 about Charleston, from June to September. 

 Occasionally small specimens are taken in the 

 lower part of Chesapeake Bay and off New 

 Jersey. Rare small individuals have been 

 taken off Long Island. Weighs up to ten 

 pounds. 



Flounder, Common (Winter Flounder, Mud 

 Dab, Flat-Fish, Negro- Fish, etc.): Caught on 

 sandy and soft black-mud bottoms of bays 

 and rivers during ebb tide in deep spots, and 

 flood tide in shallow places, in February, 

 March, April, October, and November, with 

 bits of clam and sand- worm bait. Weighs up 

 to three pounds. Ranges from Chesapeake 

 Bay to the Bay of Fundy, to the eastern shores 

 of Nova Scotia, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and 

 the coast of Labrador. Common near New 

 York. Tackle: Light bait-rod, small multi- 

 plying reel, fine linen line, single leader, and a 

 small hook tied near a light swivel sinker. 



Flounder, Four-spotted: Caught on Floun- 

 der bait and tackle from Cape Cod to New 

 York, and two other smaller species are taken 

 off the Southern States, one abundantly off the 

 coast of South Carolina, and the other from 

 Cedar Keys south to Key West. Weighs up to 

 one pound. Resembles the Summer Flounder 

 (Plaice, Fluke) in form. 



