INDEX. 



Abdominal Malacopterygii, 22. 



meaning of the term, 22. 



list of the fresh -water fish of that 

 division, 23, 25. 



natural history of the, 34 to 184. 



the fishing of, 225 to 296. 

 Acanthopterygii, 22. 



meaning of the term, 22. 



list of fresh-water fisiies of that di- 

 vision, 25. 



natural history of the, 185 to 224 



the fishing of, 310 to 321. 

 Adirondach Lake and Highlands, 256. 

 J3glefinis Morrhua, 31, 223. 

 Mneus Centrarchus, 25, 198, 305. 

 Agassiz, Professor, preface, et passim. 

 Aiosa Prsestabilis, 23, 180. 

 Amethystus Salmo, 23, 104. 

 American game fish, 17 



Bream, 171. 



Haddock, 123. 



Shad, 180. 



SalmouidsB, 34 to 148. 



Sandre, 192. 



Sand-smelt, 298. 



Smelt, 136. 



CyprinidsB, 194 to 177. 



EsocidsB, 149 to 163. 



Clupidae, 178 to 181. 



Siluridae, 182 to 184. 



Anguillidae, 180. 



Yellow Pearch, 187. 



Whiting, 224. 

 Animodytes Lauucea, .32. 

 AuguillidiB, 182 to 184. 

 Angler's apparatus, the — appondix A — 



325. 

 .\podal Malacopterygii, 22, 185. 

 Apparatus, the fly-fisher's, 330. 

 Appendix A., 325. 



B., 330. 



C, 332. 

 Argyrops Pagrus, 30, 217. 

 .'Vttiliawmeg, 141. 

 .\therina Mouidia, 32. 



Auratus, Carpio Cyprinus, 24. 



Bait, passim, under the heads of various 



kinds of fishing. 

 Bars on the young Trout, 28, 97. 

 Bar- Fish of the St. Lawrence, 190. 

 Bass Black, 195. 



Rock, 198. 



Striped, 189. 



Otsego, 145. 



Oswego, or Lake Sheep's-Head, 

 202. 



Sea, 205. 



Little White, 190. 



Ruddy, 190. 



Striped Bass fishing, 297. 



Black Bass fishing, 301. 



Rock Bass fishing, 305. 



Sea Bass fishing, 315. 

 Battures, Truite des, 108. 

 Bay fishing, 310. 

 Black-Fish, Tautog, 220, 316. 

 Blue-Fish, Skipjack, 218, 320. 

 Bottom-fishing, 21. 

 Bream, American, 174. 

 British Coregoni, 24. 

 Brook Trout, 23, 86, 2.">:{. 



young of the, 86. 



of the Marshpee, 87. 



colors of the, 88,91. 



the Silver, 93. 



the Common, 93. 



the Massachusetts, [Ki. 



the Black, 93. 



the Sea, 93. 



the Hucho, 93. 



size of the, 94. 



of Waquoit Bay, 96. 



of Fireplace, 96. 



habits of the, 97. 



of Hamilton County. 101. 



where they are taken, 253. 



the fishing of, 253. 



the rod for, 254. 



fly-fishing for, 255, 269. 



