250 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Captain Wilcox, steamer Alaska, took 73mackerel south of Neapeague, 
Long Island, near shore. 
May 22. Captain Greenleaf was told by a coaster that there were 
plenty of fish south-southeast from Fire Island during the night. He 
could not tell what they were, but it was supposed that some of them 
were mackerel. 
May 22. The schooner Carrie E. Parsons reports having seen plenty 
of fish during the night about north latitude 40° 09', west longitude 
730 23'. 
May 23. Captain Greenleaf cruised recently as far south as Cape 
Henry and saw no fish. 
Schooner Joe Hooker saw mackerel in the morning in north latitude 
40° 17', west longitude 73° 10'. The fish were going northeast. 
Captain Chase, schooner Clara 8. Cameron , saw a few small schools 
at night 13 miles south-southeast from Montauk. Fishing was pre- 
vented by starlight. 
Schooners William H. Foye and Grover Cleveland saw three schools 
12 miles south-southwest from False Montauk. 
May 23. Captain Chase reports having seen during the night large 
bodies of fish deep in the water 45 miles southwest J south from Shin 
necock. 
May 24. Schooner William H. Foyehas cruised recently about Block 
Island and saw no mackerel. 
May 26. Schooner Mary H. Thomas caught in the day-time 35 bar- 
rels of mackerel with alewives, 18 miles southeast from Block Island ; 
also 25 barrels of mackerel with 100 barrels of alewives. In length the 
fish were from 11 to 14 Inches ; those of 14 inches were few, but many 
were 13 inches. The fish were going south-southeast slowly. 
May 27. Captain Decker, schooner Robert J. Edwards , took 50 bar- 
rels 15 miles southeast from Block Island in the afternoon. He ob- 
served particularly that no eggs were present, but some large sexually 
developed males were captured. 
Schooner Elsie Smith seined 50 barrels 15 miles south-southeast from 
Block Island; 18 vessels were present; 12 took fish. 
May 27. Capt. John Whitmore, schooner Fannie Spurling , at 2 p. m. 
saw a large body of fish a just shadowing” 15 miles southeast by south 
from Block Island ; they u came up good ” at 5 p. m. From 2 to 5 p. m. 
they went about 5 miles northeast. He reports 12 sail getting fish. The 
fleet was scattered over 3 or 4 miles in extent. 
Captain Harty, 40 miles southeast £ east from Block Island, saw 
about 12 small schools at night. Weather prevented setting. 
May 30. Schooner Grampus was in north latitude 41° 12', west Ion 
gitude 71° 09'. Plenty of mackerel mixed with alewives were showing 
well in the afternoon. Some vessels are getting them a few miles south- 
west of us. Two men from a dory threw bait directly into the schools, 
feeding with their heads out; the fish turned, but refused to jig. We 
