CHAPTER XVIII

MISCELLANEOUS FISHES

The Lady-fish, _Albula vulpes_ 355

The Ten-pounder, _Elops saurus_ 361

The Snook, _Centropomus undecimalis_ 366

The Triple-tail, _Lobotes surinamensis_ 370

The Cobia, _Rachycentron canadus_ 373

The Spotted Weakfish, _Cynoscion nebulosus_ 376

The Deep-sea Weakfish, _Cynoscion thalassinus_ 381

The Bermuda Chub, _Kyphosus sectatrix_ 382

The Angel-fish, _Chætodipterus faber_ 384

The Pinfish, _Lagodon rhomboides_ 386

The Squirrel-fish, _Holocentrus ascensionis_ 388

The Turbot, _Balistes carolinensis_ 390

INDEX 401

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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OSWEGO (LARGE-MOUTH) BASS 36

THE SMALL-MOUTH BLACK-BASS. THE LARGE-MOUTH BLACK-BASS. THE ROCK-BASS 62

SURF-FISHING FOR BASS 96

CATCHING SEA-BASS OFF NEWPORT 100

THE SEA-BASS. THE MASCALONGE. THE PIKE 114

THE MASCALONGE OF THE WEEDS. TROLLING WITH HANDLINE 120

THE EASTERN PICKEREL. THE WESTERN PICKEREL. THE PIKE-PERCH. THE YELLOW-PERCH 140

THE ARCTIC GRAYLING. THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING. THE MONTANA GRAYLING 174

THE MORE SPORTSMANLY WAY OF CATCHING MASCALONGE 200

THE WEAKFISH. THE KINGFISH. THE GERMAN CARP 226

THE CHANNEL-CATFISH. THE SHEEPSHEAD. THE CUNNER 244

FISHING FOR CUNNERS 250

THE FLOUNDER. THE SMELT. THE SPANISH MACKEREL 264

THE BONITO. THE NIGGER-FISH. THE POMPANO 280

CATCHING SPANISH MACKEREL ON THE EDGE OF THE GULF STREAM 300

THE BLACK GRUNT. THE RED SNAPPER 322

THE JOLT-HEAD PORGY. THE LADY-FISH. THE COBIA 348

TAKING BONITO BY TROLLING OFF BLOCK ISLAND 350

THE ANGEL-FISH. THE TURBOT 384

BASS, PIKE, AND PERCH