Indian Tickle Indian Tickle by George E. Gladwin, ca. 1885. Indian Tickle was noted to be a “tolerable anchorage. Best on the north side of the tickle.”In 1827 each fisherman caught about 145 quintals of fish. 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) 142.