FISH AND FISHING. 



ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHER- 

 MEN. 



The following will be found accurate and valuable 

 for the vicinity of New York City : 



Kingfish — Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to Sep- 

 tember. 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 30th. 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. Tune to November. 

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

 Skinner clam. 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. 



Croaker. 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 JS ovem- 

 ber. 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 pre- 

 ferred. 



Blue Fish— Horse Mackerel. June to November 1st. 

 Haunts : Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits : Men- 

 haden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and 

 tide ; Daytime not affected by tides. 



TUNA RECORDS AT CATALINA. 



Los Angeles, Cal. 

 Editor Recreation: 



Tuna fishing at Catalina island was ex- 

 cellent last summer, and many large and 

 gamy fish were taken with rod and reel. 

 June 10th the record for number of tuna 

 taken in one day was broken. Eight large 

 fish were brought in. Miss O. B. Clark 

 is the first lady to capture a tuna unaided. 

 Two fish were hooked and played at the 



same time from the same boat, and Miss 

 Clark brought her fish to gaff in 50 min- 

 utes. It weighed 118 pounds. 



Mr. H. D. Gaines, of Boonton, N. J., 

 brought in a tuna which was partly eaten 

 by sharks while entangled in sea weed 

 on the bottom. As the fish had evidently 

 weighed over 100 pounds, Mr. Gaines was 

 given a button and made a member of the 

 tuna club. Mr. O. O. Orr also caught a 

 . tuna weighing 89 pounds, after a battle of 

 6 hours. 



Mr. J. C. Connor and M. J. Connell, of 

 Montana, also- captured their first tuna, 

 both of which weighed over 100 pounds. 

 Mrs. J. C. Connor took a tuna weighing 

 116 pounds. 



June nth was another record day for 

 tuna, 21 being taken. Mr. Griswald, of 

 New York, was high man, taking 5 tuna 

 in 6 hours. Mr. Griswald's record for 10 

 days' fishing was 13 tuna, the combined 

 weight being 1,411 pounds. Mrs. Gardner 

 was the third lady to land a tuna, .her fish 

 weighing 136 pounds. 



June 16th 2 tuna were taken. On June 

 22nd Gen. A. W. Barrett took his first fish, 

 weighing 98 pounds, breaking both rod 

 and reel before coming to gaff. Sir Win- 

 bour Anstruther caught a tuna weighing 

 118 pounds. That fish was also attacked 

 by a shark and almost bitten in 2, breaking 

 its spinal column 18 inches from the tail. 

 Time of landing that tuna was 2 hours and 

 35 minutes. 



June 24th was a good day for tuna, sev- 

 eral Urge fish being taken. 



Gen. A. W. Barrett brought in the larg- 

 est tuna taken last season, weighing 104 

 pounds. He also hooked another large 

 fish, but it parted his line after fighting 

 45 minutes. Gen. Barrett is having his 

 large tuna mounted. 



Mr. S. S. Manning broke all records for 

 time in landing a tuna. He landed 2 fish 

 in 9 minutes of actual fighting. The first 

 weighed 112 pounds and was brought to 

 gaff in 3 minutes. The second, weighing 

 92 pounds, was brought to gaff in 6 min- 

 utes. 



June 26th Col. R. A. Eddy took 3 tuna in 

 quick time. They weighed 95, 102, and 

 114 pounds, and the time was 7, 9, and 20 

 minutes, respectively. 



The Tuna Club is having plans drawn for 

 a commodious club house, and expects to 

 have it completed before the season closes. 

 It has also been decided not to admit ladies 

 as members of the organization, but suit- 

 able prizes will be given them. 



B. C. Hinman. 



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