This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful today. In this book are neatly summarized, surveyed, and described the game fishes of North America's ponds, brooks, rivers, and bordering seas. Illustrations by Janet Roemhild and a foreword by Philip Wylie. Contents Include: Introduction: Purpose of the book; Range; "Game Fish"; Game-Fish Charts, Common Names, Scientific Names, Identification, Color, Size and Measurements, Keys, Seasons, Laws, Literature; Parts Of A Fish; Salt-Water Fishes; Fresh-Water Fishes; Tables: Salt-Water Records, Fresh-Water Records, Key to Groups of Salt-Water Fishes, Key to Groups of Fresh-Water Fishes. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, but also contains much information that is still useful today. In this book are neatly summarized, surveyed, and described the game fishes of North America's ponds, brooks, rivers, and bordering seas. Illustrations by Janet Roemhild and a foreword by Philip Wylie. Contents Include: Introduction: Purpose of the book; Range; "Game Fish"; Game-Fish Charts, Common Names, Scientific Names, Identification, Color, Size and Measurements, Keys, Seasons, Laws, Literature; Parts Of A Fish; Salt-Water Fishes; Fresh-Water Fishes; Tables: Salt-Water Records, Fresh-Water Records, Key to Groups of Salt-Water Fishes, Key to Groups of Fresh-Water Fishes. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.