458 Fisuine 1x AMERICAN WATERS. 
reading up to the most interesting part of an eventful story, 
succeeds in getting the bite of a grouper! 
Both the red and black drums afford the angler great 
sport; but for the table the red drum is infinitely the supe- 
rior of the two fishes, which are the most numerous in the es- 
tuaries and bayous of Florida; also very plenty along the 
coast of Virginia during the month of May. They are ocea- 
sionally taken in the bays of New York in August and Sep- 
tember. They range in weight from ten to eighty pounds; 
Tne Rep Drom.—Pogonias chromis. 
and though a bottom-biting fish, when hooked they make 
long runs, and show most generous play. They are fond of 
while they fairly revel on soft- 
mussels, clams, and oysters, 
