FISH AND FISHING. 



ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. 



The following will be found accurate and val- 

 uable 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, 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 

 1 st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. 

 Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. 

 Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. 



FISHING GOOD IN YELLOWSTONE RIVER. 



Park City, Montana. 

 Editor Recreation : 



In your department of fish and fishing 

 in January Recreation an article signed 

 "Independent" would lead readers to be- 

 lieve that the Yellowstone river, between 

 Columbus and Billings, is ruined as a 

 trout stream by the dumping of coal slack. 

 He says the river varies from a murky 

 color to an inky blackness. Farther on he 

 says the water at Columbus is so thick 

 it is ruined as a trout stream. I do not 

 wish to attempt any defense of the coal 

 companies, but only that the truth of the 



matter should be known. As I have lived 

 for the last 7 years on the Yellowstone 

 about midway 'between Billings and Co- 

 lumbus and have always been much inter- 

 ested in the fishing, I have spent much 

 time on the river. I have never at any 

 time seen any sign of the washing of 

 coal mentioned. During high water of 

 early summer our river carries an immense 

 volume of muddy water, as do all mountain 

 streams ; but during all moderate stages of 

 water it is clear as crystal, and there are 

 plenty of good fish left. The Yellowstone 

 at Billings nas never been much of a stream 

 for trout, running as it does for 25 miles 

 West of Billings through hanks of clay 

 and taking much waste water from irriga- 

 tion ditches. Water at that distance from 

 the mountains usually is too warm for 

 trout, although a few . are caught as low 

 down as Billings ; while at Columbus and 

 for 20 miles East of there the fishing is ex- 

 cellent. I think I will be sustained in this 

 statement by any fair minded citizen of 

 either Billings or Columbus. 



I am better pleased with Recreation 

 each year. The L. A. S. members here 

 are trying to protect what little game is left, 

 and the laws are well kept; but we greatly 

 need a law prohibiting spring shooting, as 

 if that were stopped a great many ducks 

 would nest here that are now killed or 

 driven away. 



There are still a few antelope on the 

 ranges North of here, and if the present 

 law is upheld they will increase. Wolves 

 and coyotes are quite plentiful. A few 

 beaver are still found along the river, while 

 sharptail and sage grouse are fairly nume- 

 rous. 



B. F. Harris, L. A. S., 3826. 



AT GOODLUCK LAKE. 



About the middle of June, '94, I went for 

 my second camping trip among the foothills 

 of the Adirondack mountains. There were 

 four of us : Tip, the guide, Bob, Sid and I. 



We started from Bob's house about 9 

 p. m., as the roadway was bad and the 

 horse could travel better in the cool of the 

 night. We stopped for breakfast at a de- 

 serted house near Pine lake, but the mos- 

 quitoes and punkies were so thick that we 

 stayed only long enough to feed the horse. 

 Our camping ground was reached about 

 noon. The place we selected was on the 

 shores of Goodluck lake, at the headwaters 

 of the Sacandaga river. After pitching our 

 tent and building a stall for the horse, Tip 

 and Sid took a boat and in a short time had 

 fish enough for supper. Bob and I went 

 with another boat to cut swale grass for 



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