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Short-nosed Gar. 90 
Shoshone Falls, Idaho.(legend) 97 
Shrimm used as bait.35, 37, 174 
Siam, Fighting fish of. 15 
Silver or Coho Salmon. 199 
Silver Hake known as Whiting.(legend) 43 
Silver King or Tarpon ( Tarpon atlanticus) .31. 35- I31. I33. 
136, 183, 191, ill. 128, 133, 137, (color plate) 152 
Silversides.89, 163 
Skate.229, 23s 
Skeena River, British Columbia.209, ill. 207 
Skippers on fishing schooners... .232, 233, 235, 236, 238, ill. 233 
Skykomish River, Wash., Fishing in.ill. 80 
Small-mouth Black Bass {Micropterus dolomieu) .95. ill. 87, 
(color plate) 112 
Smelt {Osmerus mordax) .24, 65, (color plate) 52 
Smith, Hugh M. Oysters: A Leading Fishery Product.... 213 
Smith, Hugh M. Salmon. America’s Most Valuable Fish.. 195 
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.I9, 27 
Snails are fish food. 89 
Snake River.(legend) 204 
Snake River basin...(legend) 97 
Snapper family 164, 171, 173, 191, 195, ill. 141, (color plate) 144 
Sockeye Salmon.199, 200 
Soldato or Squirrel Fish (Holocentrus ascensionis) .173, 
(color plate) 175 
Sound, Croaking or grunting, made by Yellow Grunts 
(legend) 132, 184 
Sound made by Sea-drum. 184 
Sound made by Trumpet-fish. 184 
Sound made by Weakfish, or “Drummer”. 35 
Spade Fish or White Angel {Chaetodipterus faber) .163, 
(color plate) 176 
Spanish Hogfish or Lady-fish.ill. 170 
Spanish Mackerel {Scomberomorus maculatus) .139, 
(color plate) 149 
“Spat” or young oysters attached to oyster shell.ill. 217 
Spawning habits of fish.5, 7, 199, 201-202 
Spearfish or Marlin (Tetrapturus imperator) .135, 183, 
(color plate) 157 
Species of the Middle Atlantic Costal Waters, Prom¬ 
inent . 69 
Speckled Beauty, Three-pound (fish).ill. 88 
Spiller net.ill. 18 
Spiny Lobster or Crawfish {Panulirus argus 159, (color plate) 153 
Spotted Catfish {Ictalurus punctatus). .93, 95, (color plate) iii 
Spotted Hind. 165 
Spotted Sting Ray, or Whip Ray.216, 220, ill. 166 
Spoonbill. 89 
Spring, or Tyee Salmon. 195 
Squeteague, Common (Cynoscton regalis) .9, 24, 27, 31, 35, 
69, 19s, ill. 70, (color plate) 72 
Squirrel Fish or Soldato (Holocentrus ascensionis) .173, 
(color plate) 175 
Squirrel Hake {Uropkycis chuss) .56, (color plate) 43 
Stack of fish in Nova Scotia, A four-ton.ill. 57 
Starfish.ill. 138, 216 
Sterlets, Russian. 90 
Sticklebacks a fish-eating fish.5,89 
Sting Ray, Spotted, or Whip Ray.216, 220, ill. 166 
Stockade, Oyster, San Francisco Bay.216, 223, ill. 220 
Stone-cat a fish-eating fish.. 89 
Stone, Livingstone.205 
Striped Bass {Roccus lineatus) .5, 24, 31, 35, 36, 69-70, 90, 
(color plate) 72 
Sturgeon, Common (Acipenser sturio) .5, 7, 55-56, 77, 
(color plate) 42 
Sturgeon industry.ill. 10, 37 
Sturgeon, Lake {Acipenser rubicund us) 104—105, (color plate) 120 
Sturgeon, Largest caught in North Sea.ill. 37 
Sucker, Shark {Echeneis naucrates). 183, ill. 68, (color plate) 180 
Suckers eat Mollusks...77. 89 
Suckley, Dr. George . 195 
Summer Flounder {Paralichihys dentatus) .i, 27, 38, 55, 
(color plate) 40 
Sunfish.77, 89, 130, ill. 134 
Surf Fishing.Frontispiece 
Susquehanna River. 24 
“Swapping Whoppers” (fish stories).ill. 140 
Swell-fish or Puffer.166, 167, ill. 141 
Swordfish {Xiphias gladius) .63, 65, ill. 66, (color plate) 51 
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Tackle, Fishing.31, 35, 37. 88, ill. 32, 70, 78, 80, 82, 96, 97, 188 
Tagging fish. Gentle art of.9, ii, ill. 8 
Tarpon doing a fin spring.ill. 128 
Tarpon or Silver King ( Tarpon atlanticus) . 3 i, 3 S,i 3 i, I 33 . 
136, 183, 191. ill. 128, 133, 137, (color plate)i52 
Taste, Sense of, lacking in fish. ii 
Tautog {Tautoga onitis) .31, 61, (color plate) 48 
Terrapin.88, 142 
Thames River, Conn. 24 
Thompson, Capt. Charles H.162, 189, 191, 193 
“The Tiger of the Sea,” Barracuda called.134, 137-138, 
167, 170, ill. 134, 168, (color plate) 143 
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Tiger Shark. 191 
Tilefish {Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) .29, 65, 67, 127, 130, 
(color plate) 53 
Top Minnows. 89 
Tortoise shell.142, 191 
Towing an 800 pound Tuna to port.ill. 60 
Townsend, Charles Haskins. Our Heritage of the Fresh 
Waters. 77 
Townsend, Charles Haskins. 30 
Trigger-Fish, Queen {Batistes vetula) .166, (color plate) 179 
“Trinity, Lion, Tiger and Elephant”. 31 
Trout a food fish.77, 195 
Trout, Brook {Salvelinusfontinalis)g7, 99, ill. 9S,(color plate) 116 
Trout, European. 90 
Trout, Lake (CriViiVomifr nam(2ycMj4)29,99-100,(color plate) 117 
Trout, McCloud River Rainbow {Salmo irideus shasta) .... 100, 
(color plate) i r8 
Trout, Rainbow.ill. 85 
Trout, Yellowstone {Salmo lezvisi) .ill. 79, 97 
Trumpet-fish, Sound made by. 184 
Trunkfish,Buffalo (Z,<2c<o^Aryj-Iri^onMr)i66-i67,(color plate) 179 
Tuna {Thunnus thynnus) .29, 31, 33, 35, 59, ill. 18, 31, 33, 
60, 169, (color plate) 45 
Tuna, Allison’s {Thunnus allisoni) .140-142 
Tuna industry.ill. 18, 31, 33, 60 
Tunny, Red. 9 
Turtle Grass {Zostera marina) .(legend) 158 
Turtle, Green {Chelonia mydas) .142, (color plate) 158 
Turtle, Hawksbill {Eretmochelys imbricata) .142, 159, 191, 
(color plate) 158 
Turtles.87, 88, 183 
Turtles, Sea.142, (color plate) 158 
Tyee, or Spring Salmon. 195 
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U-boat, Barracuda resembles a. 137 
Unloading Halibut, Boston.ill. 28 
Unloading Herring, Lockeport, Nova Scotia.ill. 58 
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, Work of.9, ii, 19, 25, 30, 79, 
84, 203, 205, 210, 211, 223, 224, ill. 26, 34, 91 
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Vipan, Captain.. 90 
Virginia Capes, Drying nets near.ill. 62 
Viviparous Fishes. 7 
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Wahoo, a game fish.. .. 131 
Walbaum, Dr., German physician. 195 
Wall-eyed Pike... 89 
Wall, Fish scaling a seven-foot.ill. 160 
Wallace, Frederick William. Life on the Grand Banks: 
An Account of the Sailor-Fishermen Who Harvest the 
Shoal Waters of North America’s Eastern Coasts. 225 
Walton, Izaak.35, 81, 159 
Weakfish, or Squeteague.9, 24, 27, 31, 35, 69, 195, ill. 70, 
(color plate) 72 
Weir trap. Loading Sardines from.ill. 20 
West Indian Conch {Strombus gigantus) .130-131 
West Indies.140, 142 
Whales...8, 173, ill. 162 
Whelk, Eggs of the, encumbering Oysters.ill. 215 
Whip Ray, or Spotted Sting Ray.ill. 166 
White Angel or Spade Fish {Chaetodipterus faber) .163, 
(color plate) 176 
White Bass a fish-eating fish. 89 
White Perch {Morone americana).. .89, 96-97, (color plate) 115 
Whitefish, Common (Cor^gOMM/c/M;^^iyorwij).77, 90, 93, 
106-107, 195, ill. 104, (color plate) 122 
Whiting {Merluccius bilinearis) .27, 57, 229, (color plate) 43 
Willapa Bay, Wash. 223 
Williams, Stephen R. i 
Winter fishing...ill. 86 
Winter Flounder {Pseudopleuronectes americanus) .i, 38, 55, 
(color plate) 40 
Wolf-fish. 229 
Wolf of the Sea, Killer Whale, the Great.137, ill. 162 
Woman fishing.ill. 70 
Wood River, Mass.211,212 
Wrasse changes color.183-184 
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Yacht: L’Apache. 189 
Yellow Grunt.185, ill. 132, (color plate) i8i 
Yellow Jack, or Runner {Caranx ruber).. . i40,(color plate) 155 
Yellow Perch {Perea flavescens).go, 109, ill. 96,(color plate) 124 
Yellow Tail {Ocyurus chrysurus) .130, 173, (color plate) 181 
Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park.ill. 79 
Yellowstone Trout {Salmo lewisi) . 11 . 79, 97 
Yukon River, Alaska.5, 199, 204 
