. 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. 148 AMERICAN FISHES. were naturally ignorant. The scientific name and characteristics of this fish are well established, as Coregonua Otsego, the English of which, being interpreted, is " the Otsego ; And now, why should not the stupid blunder of Bass be consigned to the oblivion which it deserves, and the true appellation be applied to the fish—an appellation which assigns to this, the last, not leas
. 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. 148 AMERICAN FISHES. were naturally ignorant. The scientific name and characteristics of this fish are well established, as Coregonua Otsego, the English of which, being interpreted, is " the Otsego ; And now, why should not the stupid blunder of Bass be consigned to the oblivion which it deserves, and the true appellation be applied to the fish—an appellation which assigns to this, the last, not least, of the American >Sa//wont'rfflp, a local habitation and a name ? At the last moment, I quote from a very clever writer under the signature of the " Naturalist," from the Spirit of the Times, confirma- tory of my opinion with regard to the taking of this class of fishes with the fly: ^^ " Besides the Salmon and Spotted Trout, the Coregonus Albus, or White Fish, is abundant in the Chateaugay lakes. In the latter part of June and early part of July they take the artificial fly freely; in winter, they may be often taken through the ice with the worm. I myself cauglit one of three pounds' weight, with a worm, Avliile fishing oflF the rocky shore, (the shores of both lakes are mostly rocky,) for the Speckled ;. 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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