FISH AND FISHING. 



ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. 



The following will be found accurate and val- 

 uable for the vicinity of New York City: 



Kingrish — Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to 

 September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels 

 of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, 

 shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and 

 tide: Flood, early morning. 



Plaice — Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to 

 November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal 

 streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-rish, sand 

 laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. 



Spanish mackerel — Haunts: The open sea, July 

 to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling — metal 

 and cedar squids. 



Striped Bass — Rock Fish, Green Head. April to 

 November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and 

 tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, 

 Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and 

 tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. 



The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- 

 ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. 

 Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. 



Blackfish — Tautog, April to November. Haunts: 

 Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. 

 Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, 

 clams. Time and tide: Daytime , flood. 



Lafayette — Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. 

 August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal 

 streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. 

 Time and Tide: Day and night flood. 



Croker — July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- 

 nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. 

 Time and tide: Day. flood. 



Snapper — Young of Blue Fish. August to No- 

 vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: 

 Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. 

 Time and tide: Day, all tides. 



Sheepshead — June to October Haunts: Surf 



and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, 

 mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, 

 flood only. 



New England Whiting — Winter Weak-fish, 

 Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The 

 surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: 

 Night, flood. 



Hake — Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open 

 sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. 

 Time and tide: Day and night, flood. 



Weak-fish — Squeteague, Squit. June to October. 

 Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder 

 crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand 

 laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, 

 flood preferred. 



Blue Fish — Horse Hackerel. June to November 

 ist ; Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. 

 Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. 

 Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. 



FOR ONE-ARMED ANGLERS. 



Recently I was about to start for a day's 

 fishing, in company with an acquaintance 

 who has lost his right arm, when he 

 warned me that I would have to bait his 

 hook for him. He said he was accus- 

 tomed to hire a boy or man to accompany 

 him on his fishing trips to handle his bait 

 for him. I went to a workbench near, 

 and in a few moments I made a simple de- 

 vice which enabled him to put a minnow, 

 worm or frog on his hook almost as easily 

 as anyone else could. The device is sim- 

 ply a piece of straight grained oak, 14 

 inches long, 1 inch wide and %. inch thick, 

 planed smooth, and sharpened to an edge 



at one end like a chisel. This sharpened 

 end is split down about 3 inches. When 

 the hook is placed in the split it is firmly 

 held. The other end of the stick is held 

 under the arm, leaving one hand free to 

 place the bait on the hook. This idea is not 

 patented, but is offered freely to all anglers 

 who have temporarily or permanently lost 

 the use of an arm. 



Blue Spring creek is one of the best 

 stocked trout streams in Missouri. This 

 creek is but 6 miles long, flowing from 

 Blue spring to the Merrimac river. It was 

 first stocked with rainbow trout 5 years 

 ago, and there have been specimens taken 

 out weighing 4 to 6 pounds. The Merri- 

 mac river affords good sport in small 

 mouth bass, pike, crappie, channel and 

 blue cat, etc. The beautiful scenery adds 

 to the enjoyment of a day spent on this 

 stream. 



About 2 years ago I first saw a copy of 

 Recreation. I have bought a copy every 

 month since. It has taught me a great deal. 

 Largely as a result of its teaching, I now 

 have a conscience concerning fish and 

 game. Last summer, while at my summer 

 home at Macatawa, Mich., I built a canvas 

 covered sail boat similar to the one de- 

 scribed in August Recreation. I departed 

 from the description in some respects, but 

 the boat was a success. It is 15^ feet 

 long, 52 inches beam, and has J2 square 

 feet of sail area. I used for planking *4- 

 inch pine, \Y\ inches wide, instead of 3-16- 

 inch cypress, 3 inches wide. For covering 

 I used 18 ounce canvas. For cockpit floor- 

 ing I made an inch grating, in 2 pieces. 

 This grating, the coaming and the narrow 

 strip outside, just below gunwale are paint- 

 ed green ; inside of cockpit and spars have 

 spar varnish ; canvas cover and rudder 

 have 2 coats of white lead. The "White 

 Duck" was generally admired by all who 

 saw her. 



Arthur O. Garrison, St. Louis, Mo. 



HOW THEY RUN IN MICHIGAN. 



We have excellent yachting and fair fish- 

 ing in the Saginaw river and its tributaries. 

 A 20 mile run down takes us to the bay and 

 if the weather permits we can take a 

 limited run on it. Our favorite run is up 

 the river. We have the Tittabawassee, Shi- 

 awassee, Cass, Flint and Bad rivers, all 

 navigable for boats of 3 feet draft or less, 

 and all tributary to the Saginaw. The Tit- 

 tabawassee is shallow and swift, and from 

 June until September affords fine small 

 mouth bass fishing, supplemented with an 

 occasional 1 to 20 pound catfish. The 

 others are clear and not so swift, surround- 



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