^dii Preface. 



I am under compliment to the following gentlemen : 



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

 tui'e," 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 

 aiforded me both information and pleasure. 



Emile Blanchard, Member of the Institute and Professor 

 of ISIatm-al History, Paris. 



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

 lege, London. 



Walter Brackett, Artistj Boston, contributed the Brook 

 Trout and Whitefish. 



J. B. Steams, BrookljTi, E. J). Frontispiece of a Striped 

 Bass, photographed from a picture painted by him. 



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



Stephen H. Ainsworth, West Bloomfield, N". Y. Natural 

 Spawning Race. 



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

 Fishes. 



Gilbert Comstock, Fiilton Market — wholesale depart- 

 ment. Fisheries Statistics. 



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

 rior FHes and Split Bamboo Rods. 



Pritchard Brothers, Fulton Street. Artificial Flies and 

 fine Bass-reel. 



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

 Stained Gut Lines. ' 



John Shields, Brookline, Mass. Specimens of excellent 

 Trout-flies. 



