. 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 XVII. OP THE COD AND TOM-COD, The cod is another salt-water fish of the world, or, more prop- erly, the more northern coasts of the civilized world, as far as known. They are taken in abundance on the coasts of Eng- land, France and Germany, and are found hi immense num- bers on the northern shores of our own continent. They are a fine, edible fish; and although not much of a gam
. 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 XVII. OP THE COD AND TOM-COD, The cod is another salt-water fish of the world, or, more prop- erly, the more northern coasts of the civilized world, as far as known. They are taken in abundance on the coasts of Eng- land, France and Germany, and are found hi immense num- bers on the northern shores of our own continent. They are a fine, edible fish; and although not much of a game fish, afford considerable sport to many of our eastern anglers in the vici- nity of Boston. Smith remarks on this fish—" We consider it unnecessary to enter into a minute description. Known as the most valu- able production of the sea to man, the cod abounds on the whole coast of Massachusetts, but flourishes in the greatest vigor and abundance still further north. The cod is gregarious, going in immense armies from place to place, but remaining certain parts of the season at particular localities, which afford its appropriate food in the greatest abundance: sea-worms, small muscles, and marine plants, are common on clear, sandy or rocky bottoms—and there the cod is 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.
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