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Fishing Implements 



Basket Straps, Shoes, etc. June, 3, 1882. 



How to Save Tackle. May 14, 1887. 



A Combination Fish Basket. Illustrated. April 23, 1887. 



The Proper Weight and Length of Rods. Illustrated. 

 February ig, 26, 1887. 



A New Reverse Tied Fly. Illustrated. March 5, 1887. 



The Epting Fly— A Study in Colors. 111. March 5, '87. 



The Sunfish Fly. Illustrated. March iq, 1887. 



The Water Glass. Illustrated. February 5, 1887. 



Hooks for Trolling Gangs. February 14, 1885. 



Sandals for Rubber Wading Boots. Illustrated. 

 September 20, 1884. 



History of the Fish Hook. October 4, 1884. 



Preserving Fish as Specimens. January 76, 1884. 



A Landing Net for Rapid Streams. 111. Jan. 1, 1887. 



Tin Creels— How to Make Them Illustrated. 

 December 4, 1886; January i, 1887. 



Improved Lip-Hook Fastening. 111. Oct. 24, 1885. 



Practical Hints on Knots and Ties. 111. Oct. 10, 1885, 



Practical Receipts for Anglers, Nov. 14, 28, Dec. 26, '85. 



How to Make an Effective Artificial Bait. Oct. 17, '85. 



How to Tie Bass and Other Flies. Illustrated. Sep- 

 tember 12, ig, 26, October 3, 1885. 



The Use of "Leaders." July 25, 1885. 



Rod Joints. Illustrated. Oct 20, Nov. 10, 1883. 



Dressings for Flies. September 2g, 1883. 



Anglers' Knots: How to Tie Them. Illustrated. Aug- 

 ust 18. September 8, Oct. 6, 1883. 



The Henshall Rod: Dimensions, etc., given by Dr. 

 James A. Henshall. July 21, 1883. 



Amateur Rod Making. Illustrated. July 21, Sept. 

 2g, Oct. 13, Nov. 17, Dec. 22, 1883; Jan. 5, 12, ig, 26, Feb. 

 2, g, 16, 23, 1884. 



Black Bass Minnow Rods: Their Construction, etc. 

 July 7, 1883. 



A Serviceable Fishing Boat: How to Build It. 

 Illustrated. December 20, 1884. 



The Reel, Its Place on the Rod. March 24, June 16, '83. 



A Sole Leather Bait Box. Illustrated. Dec. 23, 1882. 



Waterproofing Fish Lines. November 18, 1882. 



Light vs. Heavy Rods August 26, 1882. 



Tackle and Traps. March 15, 1884. 



The Reel Gaff and Rod. June 3, 1882. 



Trouting in the White jNIountains. December 2, 1882. 



Trolling for Lake (Salmon) Trout. May 27, 1882. 



Trout of the Yosemite. May 27, 1882. 



Black and Fresh-Water Bass 



The Yellow Bass. Illustrated. Mav 7, 1887. 



The White or Silver Bass. Illustrated. April 30, 1887. 



Do Black Bass Migrate? January 8, 1887. 



Habits of the Black Bass. March 21, 28, 1885. 



A Treatise on the Strawberry Bass (Croppie.) Illus- 

 trated. August 23, 1884. 



Black Bass Fishing in Lake Champlain. February 

 2, g, 16, 23, 1884. 



Black Bass Grounds Near Baltimore, Md. Feb. 23. '84. 



Black Bass Fishing at Henderson Harbor, N. Y. 

 July 12, August 30, November i, 1884. 



Black Bass Fishing Kelly's Isl., Lake Erie. April 25, '85. 

 JMiscellaneous Fresh-Water Fish 



The Carp from an Angling Standpoint. Nov. ig, 1881. 



The Smelt of Sebago Waters; Description, Capture, 

 etc. Illustrated. June 16, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Lake Herring. 111. July 7, 1883. 



The Fresh- Water Drum or Gaspergou. Illustrated. 

 February 26, 1887. 



Miscellaneous Salt-Water Fish 



When and How to Catch Weakfish. May 10, 1884. 



The Jewfish. Illustrated. Dec. i, 1883; April 16, 1S87. 



The Croaker. Illustrated. April g, 1887, 



The Eulachon (Candlefish). Illustrated. April 2, 1887. 



The Moon Eye. Illustrated. March ig, 1887. 



The Codfish and Haddock: How Taken on the Hook. 

 Illustrated. July 21, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Hogfish: Sailor's Choice. Illus- 

 trated. September i, 1883. 



The Shad and Snapping Mackerel: How, When and 

 Where to Take Them. Illustrated. August 11, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Lafavette (Spot) and the Men- 

 haden Illustrated. July 28, 1883. 



The Sea Bass, Bergall and Tomcod; How When and 

 Where to Capture Them. Illustrated. July 14, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Black Drum and Spanish Mackerel. 

 Illustrated. June 30, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Blackfish and Flounder. Illustrated. 

 July 7, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Sheepshead. Illus. June 16, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Bluefish and Weakfish. Illustrated. 

 June g, 1883. 



Tiolling for Bluefish. June 17, 1882. 



The Yellow-Tail. Illustrated. May 14, 1887. 

 Pike, Pickerel and Mascalonge 



The Pickerel. Illustrated. March 5, 1887. 



The Western Brook Pickerel. Illus. March 12, 1887. 



The Sacramento Pike. Illustrated. January 8, 1887. 



A Treatise on the Pike-Perch orWall-Ey ed Pike: Hab- 

 its, Habitat and Mode of Capture. Illustrated. Septem- 

 ber 8, 15, 22, 2g, October 6, 1883. 



A Treatise on the Mascalonge: How, When and Where 

 to Catch Them. Illustrated. January 6, 13, 20, 27, 1883. 



Mascalonge of the St. Lawrence and Mississippi Sys- 

 tems. Illustrated. June ig, 1886. 



The Propagation of the Mascalonge. Feb.5, Mch.ig, '87. 

 Different /lodes of Angling 



When to Strike. Mav 20, June 10, 1882. 



The Play of a Fish: What is It? May 14, 1887. 



How to Camp Comfortably Without Tent or Shanty. 

 January 22, 1887. 



What Constitutes an Angler. Jan. 15, Feb. 5, 1887. 



How to Weigh Large Fish. 111. Jan. 1, Ap ril 9, i85 



Transporting Live Minnows. Feb. 28. 



Insects as Angling Lures. Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11, 25, i88> 



English Methods of Bait Casting. Illustrated. Janu- 

 ary 23, 30, February 6, 1886. 



New Method of Keeping Minnows Alive. October 23, 

 November 6, 1886; January 2g, 1887. 



Angling as a Fine Art. October 24, 1885. As a Pastime. 

 January g, 1886. 



Salmon and Trout 



The Atlantic Salmon: Scientific and Popular Descrip- 

 tion, Habitat and Capture. Illustrated. March 31, 1883. 



The New Sunapee Lake Trout: Is it the "Blue-Black?" 

 Illustrated. February ig, 1887. 



Seth Green on How to Catch Lake Trout. April 4, '83. 



How to Feed Young Trout. February 7, 1885. 



Spinning for Large Trout. August 23, 1884. 



Habits of Trout. October 4, 1884. 



Fishing for Sea Trout. February g, 1884. 



A Treatise on the Land -Locked Salmon. May 17, '84. 



Trovit Fishing on Rapid Streams. December 2g, 1883. 



The Trout of Northern Michigan. June g, 1883. 



About the Dolly Varden. January i. 22, 1887. 



StockingStreams withTrout.BySe'th(ireen.Feb.27,'86 



Description andHabits of GermanTrout. Feb. 13,1886. 



TheTrout Streams of WesternNo. Carolina. Jan. 8, '87. 



Seth Green on Growth of Young Trout. May 16, 1885 



The Bisby Trout: Scientificand Popular Description. 

 How They are Caught, etc. Illus. Oct. 13, 20, 1883. 



What is a Pike? What is a Pickerel? Illustrated. De- 

 cember 16, 1882; January 5, i88g. 



A Treatise on the Pike: Habitat, Tackle Used, etc. 

 Illustrated. March 3, 10, 17, 24, 1883. 

 Grayling 



Fly Fishing for Grayling: Its History, etc. October 

 23, 1886; February 5, 1887. 



Fishing for the Grayling of Michigan. Illustrated. No- 

 vember 28, March 21,1887. 



Angling Resorts 



The Dead River Regions of Maine. July 12, 1884. 

 • How to Reach the Nepigon. Aiigust g, 1884. 



Fishing in Moosehead Lake. September 20, 27, 1884. 



Description and Chart of the Fishing Waters of Lake 

 Champlain. January 22, 2g, 1887. 

 Miscellaneous 



By-Laws of a Fresh- Water Club. August 18, 1883. 



Description and Review of the American Anglers' 

 Casting "Tournament. Oct. 20, 1883; Nov. i, 1884: Oct. r 

 31, 1885; May 28, June 4, 1887. 



The Inner Nature (Senses) of Fish. May 16, 23, 30, 1885. 



Best Plans for Carp Ponds. September 12, 1885. 



Alaskan Fishes. September 26, November 7. 1885. 



Game Fishes of the Northwest. May 24, 31, June 28, 

 July ig, 1884. 



Rocky Mountain Trout, Montana Grayling, W^hitefish 

 and Rainbow Trout: Description of How to Fish for 

 Them. January i, 8, 15, 2g, 1887. 



The Game Qualities of the Trout vs. Those of the 

 Grayling. January 2g, 1887. 



Reason arid Instinct in Fishes. November 24, 1883. 



Definition of Ichthyological Terms. December 13,20, 

 27, 1884; February 7. 1885. 



