54 SEA FISH; 



resort for myriads of fish of this description, and 

 recent investigation has proved the newly discovered 

 fishing-ground near Eockall to be a perfect " El 

 Dorado " of cod-fish, swarming there in numbers never 

 before equalled, 'and of a size rarely reached by cod in 

 other localities. By the crews of two fishing smacks 

 twenty-seven tons were taken there in five days ; and 

 expeditions which started subsequently to this great 

 success appear to have been equally successful in their 

 results, so that little doubt exists that this lonely and 

 scarcely known spot on the ocean's surface is destined 

 to become a rich mine of wealth to the hardy cod 

 fishermen. 



Pew of my readers, I apprehend, are likely to adopt 

 cod-fishing as an amusement, as few occupations are 

 attended with greater hardships. Still it perchance 

 may happen that they, in their wanderings, may be 

 thrown where cod are to be captured. 



They are to be taken with the hand-line, fishing 

 very deep with heavy sinkers ; line of the description 

 universally known as cod-line, and hooks made ex- 

 pressly for this purpose. A good mode of mounting 

 is by passing a small iron rod about two feet long 

 with a ring at each end through a hole in the sinker, 

 exactly in the same way as that spoken of as chop- 

 sticks in the article on Bream. Bait with sand launce, 

 sprats, &c. Bolters should be set where cod are to be 

 met with, as bolter fishing is a most successful mode 

 of taking them. Tide " Bolter.' 1 



