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in the right hand, and give it a slight shake 

 with the hook uppermost, and the fish will 

 drop off into the boat. The most favorable 

 places for , blue-fish are Buzzard's Bay and 

 Wareham, on the Cape ; also Babylon, In- 

 slip, and Quogue, New York. Babylon and 

 Inslip are near New York City, and are 

 easy of access. 



Black-Fish, or Tautog. 



The name of this fish is derived from the 

 color of its back and sides, which are a 

 bluish or ebon-black. The black-fish abounds 

 in the vicinity of Long Island, and is a 

 constant inhabitant of salt-water. It never 

 visits the rivers, like the salmon, nor deserts 

 its dwelling-place. It is fond of rocks, reefs, 

 and rough bottoms. 



Until within a few years the black-fish 

 was not found north of Buzzard's Bay, but it 

 will now be found in Massachusetts Bay. 

 It is a fine table-fish, and is well known to all 



