. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. OBISP-SBA VIIIIC*. 831 â ^. DEEP-SEA FISHING. I HARDLY hold mysolf justified in enumerating the Cod, Haddock, Whiting, Halibut and Flounder among game fishes, but as it is proba- ble that Bomo of my readers do regard them as such, and pursue them for the pleasure of the capture, independent of profit, I shall proceed to describe the first three briefly, and shall devote a few pages in another portion of this work to a
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform] : illustrated from nature. Fishing; Fishes; Pêche sportive; Poissons. OBISP-SBA VIIIIC*. 831 â ^. DEEP-SEA FISHING. I HARDLY hold mysolf justified in enumerating the Cod, Haddock, Whiting, Halibut and Flounder among game fishes, but as it is proba- ble that Bomo of my readers do regard them as such, and pursue them for the pleasure of the capture, independent of profit, I shall proceed to describe the first three briefly, and shall devote a few pages in another portion of this work to a consideration of the modes and methods of their capture. The huge Halibut, Ilippogtossus Vulgaris^ and the Flounder, rieu- ronectes DsntatuS) I shall content myself with naming, as I cannot bring mysolf to regard them as fit for any but culinary purposes. In like manner the Hake, the Cuak, the Pollock, and many others of the Cod family, I shall pass in silence as objects only of casual pursuit, except to the professional fisherman, who plies his daily toil to earn his daily bread. 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 Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858. New York : W. A. Townsend
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