THE GAME FISHES OF THE WOELD 



been caught with rod and reel in Californian waters, and a fine 

 one adorns the walls of the Tuna Club. These fishes are so 

 rare that nearly every one taken in the nineteenth century is 

 recorded. It is a wandering pelagic fish, taken offshore. It 

 attains a weight of two or three hundred pounds. The sword- 

 fish {Xiphias) has been seen in British waters, but is not a 

 regular visitor. 



Angling for small game is to be found in England between 

 the Humber and the Tweed, whose beautiful reaches I know 

 in the Peebles district. This comprises the shores of ISTorthumber- 

 land, Durham and Yorkshire, including Holderness. Mr. Aflalo 

 gives this region for all the year fishing the first place in the 

 United Kingdom, and refers to the cod, codling, whiting, haddock, 

 plaice and other fishes as abundant ; also to the fly fishing for 

 billet and rock fishing for codling, the method of which he says, 

 ' closely approaches to salmon fishing.' At Scarborough the 

 anglers fish with a fifteen-foot rod, with a reel seven inches in 

 diameter. The town is a solace to the angler -frho has ill luck, 

 as some anglers do. AU along the coast will be found a most 

 interesting ground for sea angling, Eobin Hood Bay, Scalby 

 Ness, Scarborough Pier, Cayton, Filey Brig, Castle Hill, Flam- 

 borough, Bridlington, Danes Dyke, Saltburn, Staithes, and 

 Whitby being favourite resorts fdr anglers who do not expect 

 bass, big skates or conger. 



There is very good sea angling to be had at Valentia, accord- 

 ing to the reports of Mr. Holcombe and Mr. F. A. S. Stern to the 

 British Sea Anglers Society, and also to Mr. Mallet and Mr. 

 Crisfield. I quote from Mr. Stern, as reported in the Fishing 

 Gazette : 



' On Tuesday,' said Mr. Stem, ' in spite of wind and rain, we got out 

 to the Coastguard patch and took 462 pounds odd of fish, including skate 

 of 141 pounds and 58 pounds, conger, 25 pounds, 19 pounds, SJ pounds, 

 and cod of 21 pounds, 17 pounds, 16 pounds, and 12 pounds. On Wednes- 

 day, at the same ground, 405 pounds of fish, including a skate of 117 

 pounds, conger, 22 pounds and 18 pounds, hng, 206 pounds, and six small 

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