viii PREFACE. 



I am under compliment to the following gentlemen : 



Francis Francis, of "The Field," author of "Fish-cul- 

 ture," and " A Book on Angling," has contributed valuable 

 suggestions, which I am pleased to acknowledge. 



Isaac M'Lellan. To this accomplished poet I am in- 

 debted for contributing original verses to head my descrip- 

 tions of several among our most important fishes. 



Thomas Tod Stoddart, whose "Angler's Companion" has 

 afforded me both information and pleasure. 



Emile Blan chard, Member of the Institute and Professor 

 of Natural History, Paris. 



James Rennie, M.A., Professor of Zoology, King's Col- 

 lege, London. 



Walter Brackett, Artist, Boston, contributed the Brook 

 Trout and Whitefish. 



J. B. Stearns, Brooklyn, E. D. Frontispiece of a Striped 

 Bass, photographed from a picture painted by him. 



Seth Green, Mumf ord, K Y. Fish-culture. 



Stephen H. Ainsworth, West Bloomfield, K Y. Natural 

 Spawning Race. 



Middleton, Carman, & Co., Fulton Market. Statistics of 

 Fishes. 



Gilbert Comstock, Fulton Market wholesale depart- 

 ment. Fisheries Statistics. 



Andrew Clerk & Co., Maiden Lane. Samples of supe- 

 rior Flies and Split Bamboo Rods. 



Pritchard Brothers, Fulton Street. Artificial Flies and 

 fine Bass-reel. 



Mr. M'Bride, Mumford, 1ST. Y. Fine Trout-flies and 

 Stained Gut Lines. 



John Shields, Brookline, Mass. Specimens of excellent 

 Trout-flies. 



