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Game fishes of the United States — Continued. 



10. A mackerel (Scomber scombrus) lying on a rock, with a long 



strip of beach showing breakers, and the ocean in the back- 

 ground. In the distance are a few sail of vessels engaged in 

 mackerel fishing. 



11. A squeteague or weakfish ( Cynoscion regalis) on a moss-covered 

 ledge, with a distant view of the water from which it was taken. 



12. A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) sporting at the 

 surface of the sea, with a school of others a little less distinct 

 near by. The picture is supposed to show the habit of the fish 

 in schooling at the surface and jumping from the "water in long 

 graceful leaps. 



13. A Southern pompano (Trachynotus carolinus) in its native ele- 

 ment, just about to take a hook that has been baited with a 

 live shrimp. Another fish of the same species swimming about 

 at a little distance from the first. 



14. Ared snapper (Lutjanus blackfordii) among the branching corals 

 in the bottom of the sea, in the act of taking a baited hook, 

 which hangs suspended in the water. 



15. A red drum red-fish (Scicenops ocellatus) fresh from the surf, 

 which is represented in the background. 



16. A striped bonito (Sarda pelamys) lying near an old boat, from 

 which it has been taken. 



17. A sheepshead (Diplodus probatocephalus) feeding upon scallops, 

 which have fastened themselves to the vegetation at the bot- 

 tom of the sea. The view shows fragments of scallop shells 

 which have been broken and dropped to the bottom by the 

 sheepshead. 



18. Two kiug-fish (Menticirrus nebulosus) lying upon a log on the 

 beach, with a strip of ocean and a vessel in the background. 



Photographs of angling scenes. 



Striped bass angling. 



Photograph showing Newport anglers with their rods, reels, and 

 gaffs, together with ten enormous bass, ranging from 36 to 58 

 pounds, which they have just taken. Size, 30 by 40 inches. 

 Enlarged by electric light from an 8 by 10 inch negative. 

 Newport, E. I., 1880. U. S. Fish Commission. 



SURF-TACKLE FOR THROWING AND HAULING. 

 DRAWINGS ILLUSTRATING THE METHOD OF USING SURF-TACKLE. 

 COD-LINE FISHING FROM EEACH. 



An india-ink sketch of Aleuts standing on the beach in front of 



their settlement and throwing baited hooks into the water, 



, which the fish quickly swallow, and are drawn out and killed 



