The Structure of Game Fishes 13 
due to the fact that many are deep-water forms, 
or so essentially pelagic, like the dolphin—a 
splendid game fish—that it is beyond the reach 
of the angler who cannot spend his time in 
the forechains of some ship. This is exempli- 
fied by the statement that nearly all the avail- 
able large oceanic game fishes of America, except 
the striped bass, are included in this volume; 
but as each is a game fish of several sizes, in 
the course of its career the angler finds end- 
less variety. He can begin with a fly-rod on 
a two-pound bluefish, and will need his stiff 
rod on the adult. There are in California and 
Florida an infinite variety of small fishes, usu- 
ally neglected, which, if approached with a rod, 
afford profitable sport. 
