CHAPTER XIX. 
OP THE BLUE-FISH. 
This fish is a species of the mackerel, and sometimes 
passes under that name. He has his peculiar grounds in 
Long Island Sound, where he schools from the ocean in the 
months of June, July and August, after which he returns to 
the sea to spend his vacation. They are taken only by troll- 
ing with the artificial squid — a mode of amusement calling 
into action the physical as well as scientific powers of the 
angler. They are a good table fish, when prepared and 
cooked immediately after being caught, but grow strong 
and rancid after being any length of time out of the water. 
The Art of Trolling, of late years, has become a favorite 
mode of piscatorial amusement, and the blue-fish affords to 
the inhabitants of Connecticut, Ncw-York and Long Island, 
a large amount of satisfaction in its pursuit. It is usually 
performed in a good sized sail-boat, with a guide who knows 
the ground, or by casting from the shore, and drawing in al- 
ternately. The former method is most practiced, and being 
highly approved of by the fair sex, who often compose the 
best part of a fishing party, of course stamps it at once with 
