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upright goose or porcupine quill in a section 
of cork; when the quill nearly or quite dis¬ 
appears strike. 
When hooked the chub is the gamer fish 
of the two and fights manfully, they have a trick 
of running into the rocks close under your 
feet and as the foothold is generally too 
rough to retreat backwards, it often results 
in a broken top-piece. 
Bait. —Dough, cooked or raw meat, lobster, 
&c., they appear to like dough best, but the 
number of baits taken off by the chub and 
small fry (“ Sergts. - Major,” 4c robins,” 
“grunts,”) is stupendous and trying to the 
temper. Throwing pieces of stale bread on 
the water helps to keep away these small pests. 
No rods are obtainable in Bermuda, and for 
this fishing a light stiff rod 12 to 14ft., a 
strong reel, stout gut casts, brown unvarnished 
line should be brought from home. Hooks 
and heavy lines for bottom fishing can be 
obtained on the Islands. Bring a landing 
net with long handle. 
Amusements are not numerous here and for the sake of recreation and 
health sea fishing is excellent, so difficult do I find catching these fish from 
the rocks that one dozen, and this only on a few occasions, have been the total 
bag : I firmly ibelieve that this could be at least trebled if one knew when to 
strike. 
Captain MacCarthy, B.A., who does not affect to be an experienced fisherman 
caught 15 one night by striking when the line of phosphorescence made by the 
fish was in a certain position with his bait; the sensitive float could not be clearly 
seen and very little could be felt, except when the fish was on and then ensues a 
five to ten minutes struggle. This fishing was on in May but the fish seem to 
have moved off the coast since the middle of July. 
Boat Sailing. —Good; but reefs so numerous it is risky going far without an 
experienced pilot. 
The fishing I have done has been mostly in about 14 to 10 fathoms, in shallow¬ 
er water where it is possible to use a “ water g T ass ” (a box with glass bottom 
which takes off the ripple and enables one to see the bottom ) it is a most interest¬ 
ing performance watching the fish. Your bait, with lead attached close to it, 
rests on the bottom and the methods of the fish in taking or avoiding it can be 
watched : frequently a big rock fish ni observe the bait for hours generally 
taking it in the end if not alarmed. Pish should be carefully handled most of 
them have spikes and many have them in unexpected places. 
In my opinion the most useful boat for fishing is a 30ft. whale boat with 
centre board, an excellent sea boat and can be rowed if wind fails. 
Pilots are as a rule good seaman gnd understand fishing, but are not entirely 
satisfactory to deal with. Bait as I have already noticed is a difficulty and 
