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 

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

 Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. 

 Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. 



NEW PATENTS FOR ANGLERS. 

 718,079. Fish-Grapple. Charles A. Bind- 

 hammer, Chicago, 111. Filed March 22, 

 1902. Serial No. 99,485. (No model.) 



Claim. — 1. In a fish-grapple, a handle car- 

 rying reversely curved jaws, means for for- 

 cibly closing said jaws together, and a trig- 

 ger disposed intermediately between the 

 ends of said jaws and their points of at- 

 tachment for supporting the said jaws dis- 

 tended, and releasable by pressure exerted 

 inward from the inlet to the jaws, substan- 

 tially as set forth. 



2. In a fish-grapple, an operative handle, 

 a curved stationary jaw carried by said 

 handle, a reversely curved movable jaw car- 

 ried by said handle, means for forcibly clos- 

 ing said movable jaw, and a trigger mem- 

 ber disposed to support said movable jaw 

 open, and adapted to be released by pres- 

 sure exerted inwardly from the inlet to the 

 jaws. 



3. In a fish-grapple, a handle, a stationary 

 curved jaw member carried by said handle, 

 a reversely curved jaw member movably 

 connected to said handle, a spring carried 

 by said handle means connecting said spring 

 and said movable jaw whereby said spring 

 operates to maintain said movable jaw nor- 

 mally closed, and a trigger disposed to hold 

 said movabie jaw distended and releasable 

 by pressure exerted inwardly from the in- 

 let to said jaws. 



4. In a fish-grapple, a handle having a 

 stationary and a movable jaw member, a 

 pulley upon each of said members, a cord 

 attached to one of said jaw members and 

 passing around said pulleys, a spring con- 

 necting said cord with a point of attach- 

 ment and operating to hold the jaws nor- 

 mally closed, and a trigger disposed to sup- 

 port said jaw members open, and releasable 

 by the pressure of the fish when the grapple 

 is operated. 



5. In a fish-grapple, an operative handle, 

 jaws carried by said handle, a spring adapt- 

 ed to close said jaws, and a lever-arm be- 

 tween said spring and operative handle and 

 adapted to distend said spring to increase 

 its force. 



718,416. Fishing Reel. Abner W. Bishop, 

 Racine, Wis. Filed April 11, 1902. Se- 

 rial No. 102,451. (No model.) 

 Claim. — 1. The combination with one of 



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