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Grunt, Black (Ronco Grande, Hogfish, etc.) : 

 Caught about Florida and in the Gulf waters 

 with shrimp and claim bait on light tackle. 

 One of a half dozen species of Grunt. See 

 Red-Mouth Grunt. 



Grunt, Red-Mouth (Squirrel-Fish, Hogfish, 

 Pig-Fish, Flannel Mouth, Margate-Fish, 

 Sailor's Choice, etc.) : Caught in the Gulf 

 waters and about Florida with clam and 

 shrimp bait on light tackle. The various 

 species of Grunt are miniature counterparts of 

 the Red Snapper. See Black Grunt. 



Haddock (Finnan Haddies, Skulljoe, Scpo- 

 dled Skull joe, etc.): Caught in bottom-fishing 

 on clam banks, only in the Atlantic, on Cod 

 bait and tackle. Found with the Cod on all 

 the northern fishing-grounds as far south as 

 the capes of Delaware. Taken in Fisher's 

 Island Sound in winter and spring. Abun- 

 dant on Nantucket Shoals, north of Cape Cod, 

 in the Gulf of Maine, in the Bay of Fundy, and 

 in the Basin of Minas, on the coast of Nova 

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

 Bay of Chaleur. Weighs up to seventeen 

 pounds ; averages three and four pounds. 



Hake (Squirrel Hake, White Hake, Ling, 

 Old English Hake, etc.): Caught during the 

 winter in the ocean regardless of tide in the 

 day, and in the small surf at night at high tide ; 

 October to early June best. Abundant in 

 Massachusetts Bay, in the Bay of Fundy, and 

 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Occurs near 

 New York. Tackle and bait: Same as for 

 Cod, though the Hake in weight averages less 

 than the Cod. Ranges our coast from New 

 York to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 



Hake, California (Merluccio, Horse Mack- 

 erel, etc.) : Caught on heavy tackle with clam 

 and small-fish bait, from the Island of Santa 

 Cruz to Alaska. Weighs up to ten pounds. 



Hake, Silver (Whiting, etc.): Caught on 

 Cod bait and tackle in the middle depths of 

 the Atlantic Ocean. Feeds on small fish. 

 Averages a foot in length. 



Halibut (Flat-Fish, Deep Sea Flounder, 

 etc.) : Caught on heavy tackle and fish bait in 



