Yesterday Capt. Michael ran to the Sevan
teen Fathom flank and he found tha big
runners biting like mad. The fifteen men
aboard had from a doien to fifteen each,
some of them two pounders. About thirty
cod were hauled aboard, a small run gen
erally, but one big fellow of fifteen pounds,
j It was difficult to locate the grounds owing
to the haiy weather.
Stormy Days.
It la one thing to send an exhilarating re
port of good fishing on a Una day to tha
rod and gun newa but quite another to re
port the days when a gale la blowing and
few boats iro out!
On Sunday week, for Instance, we started
out at 4 A. M., hoping the weather would
clear, and Journeyed to Kheepshead Bay, slip
I ping through the alush from the railroad
I station to the hay. where we found sevtral
I mini enlhuslasta?some <-all them "nuta"?
who were In the various restaurants buoying
their hopes up with cups of hot roffea.
The fishing captains came along latrr. took
a squint at the driving olouda end talked
| gunrdedly. We hang around and drink more
coffoe nnd yarn, yarn. yarn. tVimes along
JsVe Martin, also Tony I,undy and Hilly
Clulo, of them rather sour-even Jake
forgets to laugh?the whole atmosphere Is de
| pressing.
i The hook and sinker aellera look bin#, the
, wind start* out of the nor'west good and
I strong and some prepare to go back home.
Then, there not being enough there to war>
I rant all the boats sailing, the R. C. Lunrty
I takes the bunch to eea and presumably to
| aeaalcknegg, for there I* a sea on no doubt.
