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THE 



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American Angler 



WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Editor. 

 JOHN B. ROGERS, Associate Editor. 



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CONTENTS FOR AUGUST. 



FRYNft'lf5P'^''E^'E^FlSHING ON THE MISSISSIPPI 252 



FiSHi^^Q QNj /Tff^E Mississippi. Illustrated F. C. RicJil 253 



ExpekfenCes of Chicago Sportsmen in a New 



I \ "I^idiii'feR's I^ARADisE. Illustrated E. Granville 257 



The Fishes of North America. Illustrated. . . . 



Will. C. Harris 260 



A Week in the Cornwall Mountains. Illustrated. . .Lyon 264 



At Cottam's Mill. Verse /. T. Hopkins 266 



Fish and Fishing in Lake Chatauqua, N.Y. .F. IV. Cheney 268 



Fishing in Texas 271 



The Angler's Grave Thomas D. Stoddard 276 



After the Woodchuck 277 



Current Topics 284 



Rose System in Trap Shooting 286 



Shadows. Verse 287 



Notes and Queries 288 



Lake Winnebago, Michigan — A Large Black Bass 

 Score — Fishing at Barnegat Bay, N. J. — Big Salmon 

 Score — Fishing and vShooting Fixtures. 



'HE AMERICAN ANGLER is an Illustrated Monthly Maga- 

 zine, devoted to the pastime of Fishing and Shoot- 

 ing. Terms : $2.00 a year ; 20 cents a copy. 



Publication Office, - 29=33 West 42d St., New York. 



Copyright, 1896, by \Vm. C. Harris. Entered at the Post Office, New York City, as second-class matter. 



