Preface 



has received considerable attention, many 

 important works have been written, but in 

 America numberless volumes on salmon, 

 trout and other game fish have appeared, 

 but I am not aware of any that have been 

 written on angling for the commoner and 

 more familiar fishes, such as may be found 

 in this work. 



There are many women who like to fish, 

 but dislike to put a worm on and take a 

 fish off the hook. This difficulty is soon 

 overcome, if she explains to any boy, who 

 will invariably place his services at her dis- 

 posal, and loudly applaud her luck. 



The trout is not a bottom fish, but I 

 have included it because at times it is fished 

 for in that way. 



For the methods of fishing I have added 

 to my own that practiced by other anglers, 

 and for the descriptive habits I am indebted 

 to the works of Brown Goode, Scott, Har- 

 ris, and mostly to " The Food and Game 

 Fish of New York/' by my friend, Tarle- 

 ton H. Bean. 



