ON THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA. 



17 



Mackerel 

 Shark. 



Illustration. Page. 



3- "ISURUS DEKAYI." 21 48 



Weight to 400 pounds. 



Parties wishing to catch the above fishes, can use a 

 clothes line or -± r> to Vz -inch cotton line, and Shark 

 hook. Bait with live or dead fish, one-half to two or three pounds, 

 or chunk of meat. Stand on the shore at or near any pass or inlet 

 and cast out the bait. They will swallow the bait and hook, so all 

 you have to do is to haul them in ; or you can fish from rowboat, or 

 sailboat, or launch in same manner. 



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4. "GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM." 13 26 



Nurse Shark This Shark will average about 2.3 pounds. 

 Gata. 



"CARCHARIAS LITTORALIS." Not illustrated. 46 

 Average about 25 pounds. Non-edible. 

 The two last described Sharks are scarcely ever 

 fished for by sportsmen, but take his bait while he is fishing for better 



Sand Shark. 



