. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 180 »\ AMERICAIf FISHES. ABDOMINAL MALACOPTERYGIL CLUPIDA. THE SHAD. Aloaa Prastabilia; DeKay. This dalicious and well-known fish, which is by many persons es- taemed the queen of all fishes on the tablo, has been, until very re- cently, regardad as one that could be taken only with the net, and therefore of no avail to the angler. It is, however, now clearly proved that, like the Herring, the American Shad will take a large gaudy fly freely, a
. Frank Forester's fish and fishing of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Fishes; Fishing; Poissons; Pêche sportive. 180 »\ AMERICAIf FISHES. ABDOMINAL MALACOPTERYGIL CLUPIDA. THE SHAD. Aloaa Prastabilia; DeKay. This dalicious and well-known fish, which is by many persons es- taemed the queen of all fishes on the tablo, has been, until very re- cently, regardad as one that could be taken only with the net, and therefore of no avail to the angler. It is, however, now clearly proved that, like the Herring, the American Shad will take a large gaudy fly freely, and being a strong, powerful and active fish, affords great play to the sportsman. It is undoubtadly the fact that, until within the few last years, fllh- ing in the United States, except of Trout, having been practised rather as a means of providing the table, than as a matter of sport, it has been taken for granted that many species of fish, which are easily captured by the sean, will not take the bait or the fly ; and few spe- cies have been pursued as game except those which are not easily caught otherwise than with the hook. Fly-fishing, moreover, having been a few years ago confined to a very few individuals, and even now being comparatively limited, it was attempted only with those families which could hardly be otherwise captured. Now, however, nous avous cAangi tout tela, and opportunities for the practice of this delightful art are sought for so eagerly, that any person is regarded in some de-. 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 : Stringer & Townsend
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