SHEEPSHEAD. 

 Sargus Ovis. 



ONE of our best flavored fishes. Among 

 the angling fraternity it is deemed a 

 " plug/' as its capture is laborious and 

 affords no sport. Most are taken in a 

 matter-of-fact way, with nets and spears. 

 They are wary, resentful, and difficult to 

 land. 



Usual weight from eight to twelve 

 pounds. Sheepshead frequent bays, ly- 

 ing on submerged rocks, in mussel-beds, 

 and near old wrecks. 



They migrate in schools. The catch 

 lasts from June to October. Habitat, from 

 New York to Georgia. 



For tackle use stout flaxen or cotton 

 twisted line, two hundred to four hundred 



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