FISH AND FISHING. 
ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. 
The following will be found accurate and val- 
nable for the vicinity of New York City: 
Kingfish—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-fish, sand 
laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. 
Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, Tay 
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: Pivers 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. t 
Blue Fish—Horse Mackerel. June to November 
1st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. 
Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. 
Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. 

IDENTIFIED. 
Ww. K. M, 
A group of men, all disciples of Walton, 
sat about a camp fire in the Adirondacks. 
The guide, after the manner of guides, was 
explaining just how and why they had not 
caught many fish. For several days he had 
been saying, “Jest wait till in the morn- 
ing; then we will ketch all the trout you 
can carry.” 
It happened that an attorney and an edi- 
tor were in the party and when the guide 
had finished his marvelous tales of “what 
we done when I was a boy,” the attorney 
winked at the editor and told the following: 
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“When I was a young lad I went to Am- 
persand pond, famous for its trout. After 
several days of successful sport my friends 
broke camp and started for home. As we 
pulled across the lake I could not resist the 
temptation of a final cast. Immediately a fish 
struck myi fly and I reeled. in a small but 
beautifully marked trout. It seemed a pity 
to retain so small a fish when we had all the 
law permitted us to take. Moreover, the 
little fellow had the brightest spots I ever 
saw on any fish; so I returned him to the 
water, but not until I had cut a small notch 
in his dorsal fin. I cut it deep and knew 
that if he grew to goodly proportions the 
mark would become very distinct. 
“Five years afterward several of us visit- 
ed Ampersand. We again had good luck. 
On the morning of the last day I cast far 
ahead and drew the flies along a sub- 
merged log. There was a_ tremendous 
splash, and the line cut about at a great 
rate. When I finally got my captive to the 
boat my guide deftly netted and brought in 
a 5 pound trout. As it lay gasping on the 
bottom of our boat I plainly saw the mark 
in its fin. It was the same fish I had caught 
years before.” | 
The editor laid aside his pipe, and with 
a deprecatory glance around the circle, he 
said: 
“When I was a cub reporter on one of the 
big dailies I worked so hard that I became 
threatened with consumption; so they sent 
me to the mountains to rest. I had made 
several good scoops for them, and it was no 
more than right that they pay for my va- 
cation. Ampersand was too far in for me to 
stand the trail, so I put up with my guide 
in a comfortable cabin on Colby pond, near- 
er civilization. 
“We fished most of the time. On the 
last day of my stay I, too, thought to have 
one more cast and, like my distinguished 
friend, I hooked a small fish. It was not 
so beautifully marked as his, but it was 
below the legal length and I decided to re- 
turn it after having properly marked the 
foolish fellow. Turning it over I saw the 
fins were too small to cut, that no marks 
could be made on the head, and that there 
seemed no way by which it could be sub-— 
sequently identified. If I could but attach 
some small object to its tail that would 
serve the purpose. I ran my hand in all 
my pockets and found a little nickle whis- 
tle. With a bit of thin wire I fastened the 
whistle to the trout’s tail, making the per- 
foration in the thickest cartilage so no in- 
jury might come to the fish. Then I put it 
back. 
“Five years afterward I visited Colby 

