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MACKEREL. 



about the same size as No. Limerick salmon, but of the kirby 

 pattern, quite stout, much smaller, and narrow in the bend. 

 Others prefer a straight short bend, black fish hook. They 

 love the bright and beautiful, and all the bait necessary for 

 their speedy and certain capture is a small piece of red cloth or 

 flannel, firmly tied to the hook. Like the blue fish they can 

 also be easily taken with a tin squid, or, as fishermen call it, a 

 jig ; this is made by running a small piece of block-tin of an 

 oblong form on a long shanked hook and skittering or trolling 

 it about in the water. The sport is preferable to that of cod 

 fishing, and is highly relished by those who have once tried it. 



