The Fishes of the Pacific Coast 



PREFACE 



THE object of this little volume is to present to stu- 

 dents, schools, colleges, anglers, fishermen, tour- 

 ists and seekers after piscatorial information in gen- 

 eral a series of pictures of Pacific Coast game fish, 

 mainly photographed alive and in their natural habitat. 

 In a word, the attempt is to have the pictures tell their 

 own story. To this is added a brief account of the 

 fish, its food, habits, companions, season, value, how it 

 is caught, when, where and how; a little book which 

 will slip into the pocket, yet tell all that it is desirable 

 to know, offhand, enabling the angler or student to 

 recognize at once the fish he has caught or sees in the 

 market, and find its name. 



Several pictures are included, showing the fishing 

 grounds on various parts of the Pacific Coast, from San 

 Francisco, Monterey, or Del Monte, to the Coronados. 



This entire region has made the reputation of Cali- 

 fornia by the extraordinary size and number of its 

 game fish. The remarkable photographs of living fish 

 were taken for the author by Mr. Peter V. Reyes of 

 Avalon, in a specially devised tank, by the courtesy 

 of the local zoological station, showing them in their 

 natural environment. Some of the fishes of this 

 region are too large to keep in confinement, and these 



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