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Pisciculture (Better flavored fish than chub)

a better flavored fish than chub, and may be taken | the mixture in this state should be gently stirred with the red worm in deep water at any season.

They are poor biters, but often show considerable fight after being hooked. A full grown fish weighs from 3 to 4 lbs. with the hand, or with a soft brush. It requires but 2 or 3 minutes to accomplish the fecundation.

Herring.

This is the most numerous of all the migratory fish in the United States. He will take the red worm or shad-roe, and on clear days, with a southern wind, will jump at a gaudy fly or piece of red flannel fastened to a hook. For eating purposes, after going through a course of "curing," he is a very palatable fish. He don't often exceed a lb. in weight.

Roach.

This fish is found in nearly every portion of the United States; is a fair biter, but the poorest of all as an esculent, He don't usually exceed + lb. in weight, and may be taken at any season with a little piece of dough attached to a small hook.

Redfin.

This pretty little fish, we believe, is scarcely noticed in any of the works on angling. He frequents many of the streams in the northern and middle portions of the United States, but grows large in cold-water brooks, and is often taken alongside of the trout. He but seldom exceeds 7 or 8 inches in length, and is an excellent pan-fish. Very light tackle, small, long-shanked Kirby hook, and red worms for bait, should be used. He bites only during the spring months.

Salt-water Fish.

We have given a brief account of all the principal fresh-water fish of the United States that are of interest to the angler. Of the salt-water fish, those that are most fished for, are the sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, weakfish, bluefish, blackfish, croaker, flounder, porgy and sea-bass. Fishermen along the seaboard usually use the handline, but the true angler should fish with a strong rod with reel, and stout flax line with large hooks. The usual baits are soft-shell crabs and clams, large shrimps, fiddlers, young crabs and muscles.

The fishing season extends from June to October.