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Porgee, etc.); Caught on light tackle with 

 clam and worm bait about wharves, rock piles, 

 and old wrecks, occasionally about New York, 

 more commonly on the coasts of Alabama, 

 Louisiana, and West Florida, where it is found 

 throughout the summer and fall in the bays. 

 Occurs at Guatemala, Texas, North Carolina, 

 San Domingo, and Jamaica, the coasts of 

 South Carolina and California, and at the en- 

 trance to Chesapeake Bay. Measures up to 

 fifteen inches. 



Mullet, Silver : Caught with the same tackle 

 and bait as that used for Striped Mullet; is 

 found in the same waters, and is of the same 

 habits, though not so large as the Striped 

 Mullet. There are seventy species of Mullet. 

 The Silver and Striped species are the most 

 common. 



Mullet, Striped (Jumping Mullet, Sand Mul- 

 let, Fat-Back, Bluefish Mummichog, Big- 

 eyed Mullet, etc.): Caught on medium tackle 

 in bottom-fishing with a bait made of banana 

 fruit and cotton and flour. Occurs in the 

 West Indies, the Gulf, and from Lower Cali- 

 fornia to Peru. Is abundant in Florida and 

 the Gulf of Mexico. Small specimens are 

 taken off the New Jersey and Connecticut 

 coasts. Weighs up to six pounds. There are 

 fully seventy species of Mullet. This species 

 and the Silver Mullet are the most common. 



Parrot-Fish, Blue (Slippery Dick, etc.): 

 Caught on light tackle in Florida and Ber- 

 muda. Is noted for its gorgeous colors. 



Pilot-Fish (Shark's Vallet, etc.) : Caught in 

 the open sea, rarely about New York. Com- 

 mon in tropical seas, accompanying the 

 Shark. Measures up to twelve inches. 



Pollock (Coal-Fish, Quaddy Salmon, Sea 

 Salmon, etc.): Caught near the surface on 

 medium tackle with the Cod and Haddock. 

 Favors clams and small-fish bait. Common in 

 the Eastern Atlantic. Often taken in May off 

 Cape Cod and in Massachusetts Bay in the 

 night time with a surface bait of small Her- 

 ring. Weighs up to ten pounds. 



