. 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 appended, Dies piscatoriae: describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Illustrated with eighty engravings on wood. Fishing; Fishes. THE SALMON FAMILY. 247 visit to Bathurst to find these fish in brackish water, for there is no questioning the great sport they give when just from sea and of a large size; though I think Dr. Adamson, to use his own expres
. 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 appended, Dies piscatoriae: describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing. Illustrated with eighty engravings on wood. Fishing; Fishes. THE SALMON FAMILY. 247 visit to Bathurst to find these fish in brackish water, for there is no questioning the great sport they give when just from sea and of a large size; though I think Dr. Adamson, to use his own expression, does not " draw it mild," when he mentions one of seven pounds as being at all common. Amongst the most amusing chapters of the amusing book just alluded to, is one (the eighth) devoted to a review of Mr. Lanman's book, discussing his merits as an angler and 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, E. H. Butler
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