CONTENTS. 



PART L 



COAST AND ESTUAEY FISHING WITH KOD AND LINE. 

 CHAPTER I. 



Section Page 



I. General Characterization of Fishes 17 



II. Prerequisites for Fishing 22 



III. General Habits and Senses of Fishes 24 



IV. On Vision in Fishes 26 



V. On Taste in Fishes 33 



VI. On Smell in Fishes 36 



VII. On Hearing in Fishes 38 



CHAPTER II. 



I. Fecundity of Fishes 41 



II. Voracity of Fishes ; 42 



III. Times of Feeding and Haunts of Fishes 44 



CHAPTER III. 



I. Coast and Estuary Fishes -. 46 



II. Angling for Striped Bass 48 



III. Trolling in Hell Gate 52 



IV. Still-baiting for Bass 58 



V. Casting-bait for Striped Bass 64 



VI. Angling at the Bassing Clubs 69 



CHAPTER IV. 



I. Weakflsh or Squeteague 79 



II. Southern Sea Trout 82 



III. Sheepshead 84 



IV. Angling for Sheepshead 92 



V. TheKingfish 95 



VI. The Hogflsh, 98; the Grunter, 99; the Golden Mullet, 100; the 

 White Perch, 101; the Smelt, 102; the Spearing, 103; the Cap- 

 lin 105 



VII. The Sea Bass, 106 ; the Porgee 108 



VIII. The Family of the Wrasses or Rockfish, 111 ; the Tautog or Black- 



fish, 113 ; the Flounder 116 



IX. The Bluefish 117 



X. The Spanish Mackerel 126 



XI. The Bonetta or Bonito 132 



XII. The Cero, Cerus, or Sierra, 134 ; the Horse Mackerel 135 



PART II. 



FRESH-WATER FISHING WITH FLY AND BAIT. 



CHAPTER I. 



I. The Poetry of Angling 141 



II. The Brook Trout 146 



III. Fly-fishing for Trout, 154 ; Modern Splice for Fly-rods 159 



