Fish Flakes Fish Drying Flakes, author unknown, ca 1885. The court clerk noted that John Sullivan's fishing stage in Indian Tickle was of “considerable dimensions.” From Charles de Volpi, Newfoundland: a Pictorial Record Historical Prints and Illustrations of the Province of Newfoundland Canada, 1497-1887 (Sherbrooke, Quebec: Longman Canada Limited, ©1972), 141.