LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 



1. Frontispiece. The Striped Bass. 



2. Title-page. Au Angler's Outfit. 



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44. Cero or Sierra 134 



45. Harpooning 135 



3. First Families 17 46. Horse Mackerel 136 



4. Egyptian Gentleman Fishing 20 '47. Habits of Fishes 137 



5. Names ofFins 24;48. Poetry of Angling 141 



6. Brain and Nerves of Fishes 26J49. Brook Trout 147 



7. Artificial Dragon-fly ^ 30 1 50. A Poacher 152 



8. Angler's Natural Flies 31 51. Fly-fishing 155 



9. Hooks for Estuary Fishes 40 52. Trouting Tackle 159 



10. The Striped Bass 40 53. Splice for Fly-rods 160 



11. Tackle for Small Bass 50^ A pair of Flies 1G1 



12. General Bassing Tackle 54 55. Angling on Massapiqua 162 



13. Trolling in Hell Gate 57 56. Fly and Minnow Hooks 164 



14. Still-baiting for Bass 59 57. How to Fish a Stream 165 



15. Playing a Bass in the Surf C5 58. Knots, Loops, and Drops 167 



16. Baits, Thumb-stall, Bait-spoon .... 67^9. Trout-flies 177 



17. Shrimp and Prawn 78 60. An Aquarium ISO 



18. Weakfish or Squeteague 79J61. Middle Dam Camp 181 



19. Southern Sea Trout 82 62. Select Trout-flies 184 



20. The Sheepshead 85J63. Fly Hooks ia*5 



21. Hooks and Sinkers for Sheepshead 861 64. Different Bends 185 



22. TheKingfish 9565. Plate ofTrout-flies 188 



23. Tackle for Kingfish 97 66. Josh Billings 191 



24. TheHogfish 98 67. The Ardent Angler 193 



25. The Grunter 99 68. Green or Gray Drake Fly 197 



26. The Golden Mullet 100J69. Going a Fishing 198 



27. The White Perch 101 ^0. Evening 201 



28. The Smelt 102 71. The Salmon 202 



29. Cast for small Fishes 103 72. Hat and Salmon-rod 208 



30. Spearing or Silverside 104' 73. Gaff-hooks 214 



31. The Caplin 105'74. Fishing Equipment 215 



32. Sea Bass 10675. Getting a Bite 215 



33. Porgee 109 76. Encampment 223 



34. Wrasses or Rockfish Ill 77. Camp Bed 229 



35. The Bluefish 117 78. Pool below the Chute 245 



36. Bluefish Squids 120 79. Silver or Sea Trout 256 



37. The Flying Fish 121 SO. The White Trout 259 



38. Trolling for Bluefish 122 81. The Winninish 260 



39. The Troller made Bait of 122 82. Red Trout of Long Lake 262 



40. The Spanish Mackerel 127 S3. Trout of Seneca Lake 264 



41. Spanish Mackerel Feeding 130 84. The Mackinaw Trout 265 



42. Spanish Mackerel Squids 131 t S5. Pickerel or Pike 26j) 



43. Bouetta or Bonito 132iS6. Open Countenances 267 



