LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Common Sunfish Facing page 112 



" The kiss of Sunset's parting " " " 116 



Small-mouthed Black Bass " " 118 



Large-mouthed Black Bass " " 118 



Bass Flies " rt 126 



The Striped Bass " "140 



"'Neath wharves whose timbers run to waste" " " 146 



The White Perch " « 148 



" As rests an eagle, wearied with his flight " . " " 154 



The Common Smelt " "166 



Common Mackerel « "180 



The Spanish Mackerel " "180 



The Common Herring " " 188 



The Shad « "196 



The Sharp-nosed Sturgeon « " 202 



The Bowfin or Dogfish « « 208 



Common Bullhead " "212 



The Channel Catfish " "212 



The Common Sucker " " 222 



The Common Eel " " 230 



" Or spear you by the full moon's yellow light " " " 232 



The Moon-Eye " " 240 



Some Curious Fishes " « 242 



The Tautog " " 250 



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