. The book of fish and fishing; . JIul PREFACE The object of this book is to inform anglersabout every kind of fresh-water and especiallymarine fish — much in little. Those fish notangled for are left out, and scientific names anddescriptions are not considered. Of the thou-sands of fish in American waters, I have selectedonly those best known for gameness and economicvalue, so that the veriest tyro can be informed aboutangling methods and any equipment he should needwithout trouble, time, and expense in searchingother works. First and last, I have tried to makean all-round pocket guide—an enc
. The book of fish and fishing; . JIul PREFACE The object of this book is to inform anglersabout every kind of fresh-water and especiallymarine fish — much in little. Those fish notangled for are left out, and scientific names anddescriptions are not considered. Of the thou-sands of fish in American waters, I have selectedonly those best known for gameness and economicvalue, so that the veriest tyro can be informed aboutangling methods and any equipment he should needwithout trouble, time, and expense in searchingother works. First and last, I have tried to makean all-round pocket guide—an encyclopaedia offacts—the easiest and best ways, how to catch,where to go, and how to get the best sport. To avoid monotonous repetition, the writerdeemed it wise to plan the book under sub-dividedheadings and to combine the various fish in groupsand collate the methods of taking them so thatthey can be seen at a glance. Complete infor-mation concerning each fish is not, therefore, con-fined to a single chapter, but occurs undbookoffishfishin00rhea
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