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any bottom-bait from New England to the 

 entrance of Chesapeake Bay. Measures up to 

 two feet in length. 



Sea Robin (Grubby, Daddy Sculpin, Flying 

 Gurnard, Sea Bat, Grunter, etc.): Caught on 

 light tackle and any bottom-bait from the Bay 

 of Fundy to New York. Abundant south 

 from Cape Cod. Averages half a foot in length. 



Senorita-Fish (Pescerey, etc.) : Caught on 

 the lightest tackle from Monterey southward 

 to Cerros Island. Weighs up to less than half 

 a pound. 



Sergeant-Ma j or (Cow- Pilot, etc.): Caught 

 on light tackle throughout the tropical waters 

 of the world. Is abundant along the reefs of 

 Florida. Weighs up to one pound. 



Shad, Common (White Shad): Caught in 

 nets in salt rivers along the whole Atlantic 

 coast of the Uni:ed States, and with light 

 patterns of the small artificial fly and Brook 

 Trout tackle at the mouths of fresh rivers in 

 the spring. Weighs up to eight pounds. 



Shad, Hickory (Matlowacca, Staten Island 

 Herring, Long Island Herring, Forerunner 

 Shad, Hicks, Tailor Shad, Fresh Water Tailor) : 

 Caught in the tidal rivers along the Atlantic 

 coast from Cape Cod to Florida. Is abundant 

 in the region between the Chesapeake Bay and 

 Altamaha River and intermediate waters. 

 Makes its appearance shortly before the 

 Common or White Shad, from which it may 

 be distinguished by the projection and thick- 

 ness of its lower jaw. 



Shad, Mud (Winter-Shad, Lake Shad, Hairy- 

 Back, Thread Herring, Gizzard Shad, White- 

 eyed Shad, Hickory Shad, etc.): Caught in 

 brackish waters along the Atlantic coast from 

 Delaware Bay southward to Mexico and in 

 Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, which it reaches 

 through the canals. Is abundant in the Poto 7 

 mac and St. John's Rivers, and many other 

 localities. Enters all streams after becoming 

 land-locked. Is a permanent resident of the 

 larger streams and reservoirs of the Mississippi 

 Valley. 



