FISHING FOR OTHER SEA FISH. 



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numbers in the brackish water at flood tide in spring and 

 fall, and in less numbers during summer. A light bait rod, 

 9 thread linen line and No. 6 Pennell hook, with a light 

 sinker six inches above the hook is a nice outfit for them. 

 The hooks should be baited with small bits of clam or sand 

 worms, and sometimes they take shedder crab. The bait 

 should be just large enough to cover the end of the hook. 



Sheepshead. 



The porgy is another very common and very abundant 

 fish, found all along the Atlantic coast. It is known also as 

 scup, and scuppaug. It weighs up to three pounds and is 

 caught by bottom fishing in the channels, baiting with clam, 

 small crabs, and sand worms. Light tackle and No. 6 hook 

 is used. 



