. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is added Dies piscatoriae; describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. THE PERCH FAMILY. 89 much quiet satisfaction in his first success with it; while Uncle Eolly laughed at his tactics. We went home and ate the stewed head and shoulders of a large Eockfish and soft crabs for dinner. Next day we tried our luck again with equal success; a
. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them. With instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making; and directions for fish-breeding. To which is added Dies piscatoriae; describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. THE PERCH FAMILY. 89 much quiet satisfaction in his first success with it; while Uncle Eolly laughed at his tactics. We went home and ate the stewed head and shoulders of a large Eockfish and soft crabs for dinner. Next day we tried our luck again with equal success; and before leaving for home one of the town anglers killed a Eockfish of twentj-five pounds, which Uncle Eolly would certainly have lost. Besides the fishing in this part of the Old Dominion, I have vivid recollections of the hat, hair, and hospitality of. "' Uncle Ivully.'' •. 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 Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877. Philadelphia : Porter & Coates
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