SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



theory that these fish dwell in the deep 

 waters off the coast when they leave the 

 rivers is a correct one. 



In the early history of this country nearly 

 every river along the Atlantic coast was in- 

 vaded by immense schools, but through in- 

 creasing fishing and owing to the obstruc- 

 tions in some rivers, the supply gradually 

 diminished until some thirty years ago the 

 Federal and State governments began hatch- 

 ing the shad artificially, with such success 

 that the supply of fish has kept pace with 

 the ever-increasing demand. 



Shad are found along our Atlantic coast 

 from Florida to Newfoundland and are most 

 abundant from North Carolina to Long 

 Island. 



The chief shad-rivers are the Potomac, 

 Susquehanna, and Delaware and, although 

 the fish has received as many vernacular 

 names as there are rivers that it enters, it 

 is always the same fish. 



The hickory shad is found in the waters 

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