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WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW TO CATCH FISH 



which will be from ten to twenty minutes. He will come alongside 

 entirely played out, if time enough is allowed. They can also be 

 caught, with same tackle and bait, in the deeper water around the 

 banks while running on or off, and especially where the banks are 

 near a pass, as at Norris Cut, Bears Cut, Soldier Key, and many 

 places among the Keys. They have no superior as game fish. 

 Edible, B. 



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Illustration. 



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Page. 



410 



Lady-fish ; 

 Bonefish ; 

 Bony-fish ; 

 Banana-fish 

 Skip Jack ; 

 Macabi. 



22. "ALBULA VULPES." 

 " Head, 4% ; depth, 5 to 6; eye large ; 4 to 5. 

 D. 20; A. 13; V. 15; B. 30; scales, 12-120-13. 

 Gular plate 3 to 4 times as long as broad. Length 

 3 feet." Weight to 10 pounds; average, 3 to 4 

 pounds. 



Caught with Rod and Reel, still bottom or floating ; 

 18 Line 4<fc or 5$ hook. Trolling, Spoon, Phantom, cut bait. 

 Inside and outside one of the gamest fish that swims when taken with 

 rod and reel. When hooked they will make many rapid jumps, and 

 seemingly are on both sides of the boat at the same time. I have 

 had several land in my boat while jumping. In spring of 1900, two 

 such instances at Jupiter Inlet. Barely edible, C. Many fine bones. 



Alewife; 

 Branch Herring ; 

 Gaspereau ; 

 Wall-eyed Herring 

 Big-eyed Herring ; 

 Ellwife. 



23. "POMOLOBUS PSEUDOHARENGUS." 189 426 



" Head, 4fi ; depth, Sy 3 ; eye, Z%; D. 

 16 ; A. 19 ; lateral line, 50; scutes, 21 + 14. 

 Body rather deep and compressed, heavy 

 forward ; head short, nearly as deep as long, 

 the profile somewhat steep and slightly de- 



pressed above the nostrils ; maxillary extend- 

 ing to posterior margin of pupil ; lower jaw somewhat projecting ; 



