. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. CHAPTER XV. OF THE BLACK, OR OSWEGO BASSE This is the favorite game fish of the northern and western parts of our country, and is found in abundance in most of the northern lakes and western rivers. To our piscatorial friends in New-York, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky, they afford unceasing delight, and no fish i-eceives more enco- miums as to the pleasure derived, either from the rod or f
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. CHAPTER XV. OF THE BLACK, OR OSWEGO BASSE This is the favorite game fish of the northern and western parts of our country, and is found in abundance in most of the northern lakes and western rivers. To our piscatorial friends in New-York, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky, they afford unceasing delight, and no fish i-eceives more enco- miums as to the pleasure derived, either from the rod or fork. His usual size is about twelve to fifteen inches in length by two inches in thickness and five inches broad. The color is deep black along the back and sides, growing lighter to- wards the belly, and becoming yellowish, in the female. It has a thick oval head : large mouth, with rows of small teelh ; a wide dorsal fin near the centre of the body; another to- wards the tail, with corresponding pectoral and anal fins. The body is quite thick near the head, and tapers regularly, terminating in a swallow tail. It feeds principally on small fish, which betray its proximity by rising to the surface to elude pursuit. It is best taken with minnows and other kinds of small fish, but bites freely at lobsters and muscles. The Buffalo correspondent appears to think that the block. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, John Jay. New York : H. Long & Brother ; John J. Brown & Co.
Size: 2097px × 1192px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectfishing, bookyear1849
