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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 onc*e tried it. 



