290 Cod 



But he is much scarcer and more select, always being 

 regarded by fishermen as a far superior fish to the Cod. 

 He is found of a goodly weight. I have myself caught 

 Pollock in the Bay of Fundy weighing from seven to 

 ten pounds. They are highly esteemed in Nova Scotia 

 and New Brunswick, where I have seen them exposed 

 for sale after being smoked, haddock fashion, and very 

 delicious eating they were. 



But none of the allied members of the Cod attain to 

 any comparison with his great size, which sometimes 

 runs up to close upon eighty pounds, except the Burbot, 

 a true Cod, almost indistinguishable from his celebrated 

 congener, but an inhabitant of fresh water, and, as 

 far as is known, never going near the sea. In the rivers 

 of this country, such as the Trent and the Cam, where 

 he is to be found, his average weight is only two pounds, 

 but in the great streams of Europe and America he 

 attains a weight sometimes of over twenty. There 

 is another species of Cod found on our coast known 

 as the Coal-fish, but it does not call for any special 

 remark here. 



