FISHES OF OUR NORTH ATLANTIC SEABOARD 
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LANDING TUNA AT HUBBARDS COVE, NOVA SCOTIA 
The Tuna is an inhabitant of many seas. In North Atlantic waters it is known as the Horse Mackerel,, 
in the North Sea as the Tunny, in the Mediterranean sometimes as the Great Albacore, and in California 
and southern Florida as the Tuna. 
appraisal has been made possible of the 
problems remaining to be solved in order 
to develop for an ever-expanding race all 
the potential treasures of the sea. 
It is an interesting coincidence that 
most of the game fishes of salt-water 
habitat belong to those species that are 
favorites as food fishes. The lure of the 
Trout stream and Bass-abounding waters, 
and the fascination of pursuing the Pick¬ 
erel and the Muskellunge, the Pike and 
the Grayling, have brought thrills to 
millions who have cast a line in fresh 
water. 
SALT WATER GAME FISHES 
But the man who originated salt-water 
fishing with rod;:anci reel, where the sport 
really begins when the game is hooked, 
where hours of battle are often required 
to bring the valiant fighter to gaff—hours 
in which the crown of victory trembles in 
the balance between fish and fisherman— 
that man created a sport which is the last 
word as a contest of human skill and pis¬ 
catorial gameness. 
Angling with rod and reel for salt-water 
fishes is of comparatively recent origin, 
but when done “according to Hoyle” it 
makes the battle between fish and man a 
fight that gives the fish an even chance, and 
can be won by the fisherman only through 
the exercise of his last reserve of skill. 
The Tuna, the Black Sea Bass, the 
Weakfish, the Striped Bass, the Bluefish, 
the Tautog, and the Sheepshead all offer 
sport with as many thrills as Tarpon fish¬ 
ing affords, when each is caught with the 
tackle prescribed by sportsmen’s associa¬ 
tions for battle with the respective species. 
“the lion, tiger, and elephant 
trinity” 
One authority has called the Tarpon,, 
Tuna, and Black Sea Bass the lion, tiger, 
and elephant trinity of the angling world. 
Yet the game is bringing them to gaff with 
seven-foot rods, weighing not more than 
25 ounces, although there may be from 
100 to even 400 pounds of game and fight¬ 
ing fish at the other end of the line! 
