Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-30
CATCHING BIUEFIssi
SPORT ALONG TIE ,aAssv
AND AT GREAT sol'T., sHoal

II
AND At GREAT aou srs1 W sHae
On 49, n'"ra " Fishing smaea-,,.
ton OF Tackle and ~, ~ Qas
biuetishing for Busipa.. Coz,
combined Catching niue. ]. s !
a slight breeze ruflles ~ IGN
vessels scud BY under full ~ ss ocean
ns u boats, off on the ba g',,l' and ii
ia fall like logs on the long Dras,. flss ID
The surf breaks on tho sound sssl
comDers, which throw thams sa = pal
upon the sand and then r, asssses BID
mingle with the more o ,asn back
ment. On the bluff at saa sbpassnlal Ii
a a.. man a whose eyes, shaded bv I'll i. 'laat
are bent fixedly upon smal n a " baud
on the ocean over which ara aa,F pati
excited sea gulls. Now ana o.alusiad
patch scintillates with s;l,,a, wv 'llea til
1he gnlis throw themselves fry 3pOss %
iofty height into the silver ka I'm tAa
1t seems to be moving nearer sLa
watcher perceives it to h. aA0,e ID
biuefish. Soon the school i ;cneo
the breakers and he runs into 'lSlae
boring house. Ivy neigh
lie comes out Carving i. IL
line, neatly coiled and end;a Any ilshng
inches or more of stout wire IN = y
is attached lead squid. Renew ~ Vaeh
shoes and stockings and rol,;a ls b
trousers the man, carrying r. y y, By
line on his arm, wades into fba .as ool q
catching hold of the line abont ~ u q ahd
from the squid begins to wbirl i y leet
OF lead around his head. 1t wb;rl H. i Y
er and faster. After the rats ,'i,.S la'I
wave he finally runs down aim" @s q
the ocean bed and lets 70 a ~ MO
The squid flies out straigbt t tns ING !
and fifty feet or more and sat 4aaa'ed
the breakers. Ss'sies into
FISHING FROM THE SHORE
Then the fisherman h:luls if n
over hand as rapidly as he can !, llala
hsh Jumps from the water and II, ~ j
assumes marked rightly. Tba q s.s ~
man hauls yet faster, and mill ,,al usls''
beach six pound beauty He rrh. sa
the long, powerful bodied. blne bsess I
white bellied fish very gingerlv. a. Sss e,
mindful of the razorlike teeth and A., dss
not care to lose finger He throws ~ T.
fish high up on the beach and bag;ns ~
efforts afresh. In half an bopr t5 9' h,4 y
fish, which have been in chase Of ) se g,as,
OF menhaden, head for the leeper oc o,,%
and the fisherman picks up his catch IN. !
a dozen or more and walks back 4 i,
house. Such is bluefshing on the Jersss
coast.
Would you see the sport on a..
South Bay, go to any of the borda1Ts
towns, and engage fora small sum ssi
boat and captain to take YOU ont h
you do not become seasick and tbera /,
reefing breeze you will have grand snnt
A squid and line can be used or ! M
and reel with IA squid, The boat ke4,
well over on its side and rushes through
the water with an exhilarating motion
Several long lines troll out from IA
boat, and the squids of bone or metal A.
through the water. Now the fish striks
one line, now another, until fingers, pre
tected as they are by mitts, are sore and
arms ache. A mornings sport will often
yield enough fish for large hotel.
Another method frequently prachcd
here is known to fishermen as CHM,
ming. Several hundred menhaden Or
"bunkers, are secured a portion Of
which are ground or chopped up into
kind Of mush, and literally scattered
over the surface of the water where the
boat is anchored.