before there is a tug upon the other line. 

 Up it comes, bringing a larger fish, strug- 

 gling and gathering kelp leaves around 

 him before he clears the water. A good 

 fish this {Heterostichus Rostratus), but not 

 fascinating in appearance. It is about fif- 

 teen inches long, deep and broad like the 

 last fish, pale, brownish gray in color, 

 with leaden eye,;and is commonly called 

 " kelp-fish," along with, several other va- 

 rieties. 



And now comes a fish worth catching. 

 He thrashes about with, vigor as he is 

 lifted over the edge of the boat ; his eyes 

 are full of fire, and the spines of his dorsal 

 fin stand savagely erect. He is about a 

 foot long, trimly built, has a large head, 

 massive jaw, and is dotted with brown 

 spots. This is the "Rock-Cod" {^Sar- 

 ■ranus Maculo Fasciatus), one of the best 

 table fish upon the coast. 



Thus fish after fish comes struggling 

 out, with an occasional greenish crab, 

 mottled with browa, and carrying, per- 

 haps, a few barnacles upon his back, until 



