Preface 



have permitted him to indulge in that passion to 

 a greater extent and over a wider field than either 

 time or opportunity would probably have allowed 

 most anglers. He has taken every game fish that 

 swims, from the southern borders of Labrador 

 down to the Dry Tortugas, as well as in many 

 of the great inland seas. During the last twenty- 

 five years he has made careful and painstaking 

 studies of the most approved methods to lure, and 

 also of the habits of fishes. 



I believe we are on the verge of a revolution, 

 both as to breeding and stocking, not only by the 

 various States, but by private individuals who 

 will take up fish culture as a commercial enter- 

 prise; while more advanced methods of taking 

 fishes will be employed by means of better tackle 

 and an intelligent use of it. 



It is over fifty years since the "Jock Scott" and 

 "silver doctor" salmon flies were invented. 

 Nothing in flies has been made since to equal 

 them. On the other hand, marvellous strides 

 have been made during the last twenty-five years 

 in artificial lures, mostly remarkable from the 

 fact that they are rarely imitations of living bait. 



Heretofore angling books have been almost 

 entirely devoted to fresh -water fishes; in this 

 volume the vast army of salt-water anglers may 

 have information in compact form about their 

 popular favorites. 



For information concerning the various game 

 fishes I have consulted and quoted from the 

 works of the folio wino; distin<>;uished authorities: 



