Common names for the alewife are gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, or kiack.
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Kiack
Synonyms for "kiack" (3 found)
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Finally, I visited a group of kiack fishermen down in Argyle. This was a new fishery to me. The kiack (also called gaspereau and alewife in other areas) is fished with a dip net out of small brooks in the Tusket River area.
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