Besides these, there was the brim, a small, red fish, which is excellent fried; the cat fish, also a good pan fish; the cusk, which is best baked; the whiting, the eel, the repulsive-looking skate, the monk, of which it can almost be said that his mouth is bigger than himself, and last, but not least, that ubiquitous fish, the curse of amateur harbor fishers, the much-abused sculpin.
"American Merchant Ships and Sailors"
Willis J. Abbot
This is said to be a good cod and cusk ground the year round.
"Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine"
Walter H. Rich
This is an all-the-year cusk ground.
"Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine"
Walter H. Rich