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American Angler 



WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Editor. 

 JOHN B. ROGERS, Associate Editor. 



CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER-NOVEMBER. 



Frontispiece — ''Jhe Jhree Virgins. 



FTsiH Un^ Fishing in America U'ln. C. Harris 333 



Am^ng the "^I rout o^ Oregon Austin E. Hammond 341 



A Pleasant Little Game at Aransas Pass, Tex. Illustrated. 



W. D. Jenkins 346 



Tackle Recommended for Black Bass Fishing Walter Greaves 34S 



Catching Blue Gills with the Fly \V. C. Kepler 349 



Fishing for Tarpon in the Breakers John A. Sea 352 



Fish Notes and Queries. 



Our Delayed Issues — One by one they pass away — Tagging 

 Tarpon (illustrated) — The Law Affecting Private Fishing Clubs- 

 Amphibious Habits of Fish— An Enthusiastic Fisher — Mississippi 

 Fishes a Century Ago — Great Salmon Fishing — A Device for 

 Tarpon Fishers (illustrated) — The Ouananiche of Lake St. John- 

 Tarpon Record at Aransas Pass, Tex. 



An Unpublished Manuscript of Frank Forester's 361 



The Three Virgins. Verse. Illustrated 3j6 



THE AMERICAN ANGLER is an illustrated Monthly Maga- 

 --^-^^^^ zine, devoted to the pastime ot 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 Wm. C. Harris. Entered at the Post Office, New York City, as second-class matter. 



