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a huge Broad-nosed Eel. "That's what I say," remarked "Toby" 

 Blake, in a husky voice. Others protested it was a Conger, but 

 the position of the dorsal fin and its general appearance were 

 against the latter. Blake informed me it weighed 24 lb., and I 

 myself measured it at five feet in length, with a circumference 

 equal to an average man's thigh. Rumours were rife that it was 

 taken in the neighbourhood, but I afterwards learnt it had come 

 from some northern river, and sent by Blake's son, who was fish- 

 ing out of a Yorkshire port. The largest Eel record for Yarmouth 

 was described by a local historian as taken in the Yare, a mile 

 below Yarmouth Bridge ; he called it a " Silver Eel." Length, 

 6 ft. 1 in. ; 21 in. in girth ; weight, 42 lb. 



Being informed, on October 18th, that near the harbour- 

 mouth I should find a stranded sea-monster, I accordingly 

 rambled thither, to find the putrid remains of a Porbeagle Shark 

 (Lamna comubica), which had probably been taken in a Herring- 

 net and cast adrift. 



An inshoring of Whitings was noted early in October, great 

 numbers being taken by sea-anglers from the piers ; whilst at 

 Lowestoft they were caught in thousands. 



Early in the month of October two large Cods were observed 

 tumbling about in the breakers, within a few days of each other; 

 they were fished out with walking-sticks. One weighed 24 lb., 

 the other 27 lb. 



Several Five-bearded Rockliugs (Motella mustela) were taken 

 in October and November. 



A Flounder coloured on both sides, and with one eye on the 

 " edge," was sent me from Lowestoft on October 28th. It was 

 10 in. in length. 



During the week ending October 29th there had been some 

 catches of fine Soles on the local piers. A visitor fishing from 

 the Britannia Pier caught in the morning one weighing 1 lb., in 

 the afternoon one weighing 1^ lb., and in the evening a still larger 

 one scaling If lb. This was on October 21st. 



Great numbers of Scads {Trachurus trachurus) captured in 

 the Herring-nets at end of October. 



Pollack : another inshoring of this species, averaging 7^ in., 

 all along the coast. Early in November. 



I saw some very fine Smelts (Osmerus eperlanus), taken on 



