Aug 31st Several of our brethren met with us to go out
on a fishing excursion, they were Bro
and . & f , Jos A Berry and
Miss Cooper of . Captain Polson with his
Naptha Launch took us on board and went out to Sea
to the fishing grounds about 8 miles. The captain
tied 5 lines to the stern of the steamer and gave
me the charge of them. These lines were for trolling for
fish, they were about 200 feet long, the hooks were
without beards and fastened with fine wire onto
a white bone, we did not use any bait at all. The
fish seeing the white bone grab it. It was the most
interesting fishing I Ever had in my life. We fished
about two hours and caught some 600 lbs of fish.
They were spanish mackerel, yellow tails and barracuda
I caught the largest [blank] weighing from [blank] to [blank] lbs
They kept us very busy for a while. caught
quite a number and helped me to haul in mine.
The Barracuda fish that we caught would measure
near three feet in length. It was the most exciting hook
fishing I ever was in. They were put into the hands
