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, ."T?"-^ '^ :,.:;"r!T>v'^.^ , -.-,' iliteiME-M-JCARTHY: ^^-^^^ 0' / " A :#^ ''b ^^ '^^••x'^^' 0^ s^"^ v^ ^ -^^ ^ •\ ^ „ -^^ \ r ' B « „^^ ^ "^^ a- '' / ^ s *• ^ ^^.< P xV =>-7 #^ c> ,0^ ^ , \:;; " > '^^- , »e«s Two C»P«rs Prrrt- CO JUN 22 I9C0 Copyright intiy SECnvr* COPY OROtR JUN PjriQOO LiloPVRIGHT, c By D DIVISION, 900, APPLETON AND COMPANY All rights reserved S H44 TO MY FRIEND EDWIX B HAY, OF WASHINGTON, I Esq., D C DEDICATE THIS VOLUME INDEX Anchor, 191, 192 Angle worms, 119, Bait box, Compass, Nature's, 186-189 120, 199 watch, ; 188 Cooking, Cusk, 80 121 176, 177, 190, 191 Baits, artificial, 180 Basket fish, 99, 121 Bass, black, 212 48, 54, 184, 211, ; fishing for, 136- Oswego, 44 rock, 41, strawberry or cali212 138, 140-145 42, 50, 52, 15, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 11, white, 41, 52, ; Bed, camp, 169, Blanket, rubber, 175 Boats, dangers to avoid in, 194-197 Bullheads, 7, 67, 77 78, 184, 212 fishing for, 161, 162 Burbot, or ling, 67, 80, 82, 213 fishing for, 163 ; ; Camp, bark, or open, 168, 169 170, 172, 197 164, 178 list, Canadian 172-176 licenses, 186 Carp, fishing for, 161 67, 73, 75, 77 212 ; ; leather back, Casting with minnows, Catfish, 18 67, 77, 78, 213 danger from, Fish basket, 197 99, 121 Fish, cleaning of, 122, 184 ; qualities of, 44, 45, 126, 127 of parts and day fighting names ; fins of, 186 Fishing, locations for, 185 ; time of for, 191 Fish laws, violation of, 3, 4, 123, 197 Fish way 8, FHes, 103, 130 Flies, preventive against, 179, 180 Fly fishing, 102, 1.30, 132 137, 159 Frogs, 189, 190 Frog spear, Gang 141 ; 189 of hooks, 148, 149 Goode, George Brown, quoted, fishing for, 162 Chars, Fire, 80 fish, 6-8, 10, 12-14 mirror 73; scale, 7, 67, 73, 75, 77, 212 Chubb, Eel pout, Eggs, Camping, ; ; 144, 212 Camp fire, 78, 80, 213 fishing for, 162 ; ; co, 41, 42, 48, 50, 212 Camping Disgorger for hooks, 157 Dore, 64 Drum, or sheepshead, 67, 39 Grayling, 29, 30, 211 Gut, tying, 100 30, 31 Hatcheries, 84 Ciscoes, 30 Cleaning salmon and trout, Clothing, 177," 178 Hatching, 122 9, 10 10 13, 15, 16, 70, 71 bass, 15, trout, 11, 26 48 ; ouananiche, 215 ; black 36, 37 ; AND CAPTURE 216 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS Herring, Hooks, Reels, 86, 89, 90, 103, 112 Releaser, 184 30 86, 112, 121, 93, 92, 140, 143, Rods, 144, 148, 150, 188, 189 86, 87, 100, 103, 108, 109, 111, 112, 120, 121, 127, Ice fishing, 152, 160 Lake St John, 32, Landing net, 93 Lawyers, 140 138, unjointing, ; 199 33, 166 Salmon, Atlantic, 210 18, 23, 111, 209, fishing for 111, 112, 114, 115 80, 213 ; ; land- locked, 32, 33, 211 Pacific, 18, 20, where found, 18, 20, 111 111, 210 ; Leaders, 86, 107, 112, 147, 149, 192 ; Licenses, Canadian, 186 names of fish, 209-213 Seasons, fishing, in Canada, 200, 201, 208 in the United States, 200-207 Scientific Lines, 86, 90, 92, 103, 112 See Burbot Ling List for ; camping, 172, 176 Smelts, Marston, R B., quoted, 22 Minnows, casting with, 141 Mosquitoes, preventive against, 66, 212 deriva- ; name, 57 distinguished from pike and pickerel, 58, 60-62 fishing for, 147, 148 where found, tion of 18, 213 Spawning, 179, 180 Muskallunge, 56-58, See Drum Sheepshead Spinners, 6-12, 70, 73 93, 140 Spoons, trolling, 93, 94 147-151, Suckers, 7, 73, 75, 82 156 Sunfish, 54 : ; ; 146 Tackle box, 9.5-100 Tackle, care of, 180, 181 Tip-ups, 153-156 Ouananiche, 32-37, 126-129, 211 ing for, 126-129 hatching, ; ; fish- 36, 37 Trespassing, 197 Trolling, 188, 189 Trout, blue-back, Perch, ringed, 212 ; 212; striped, 68 white 67, 71-73, 212 for, 160, 161 184, 185, 212 Photography, yellow, ; ; 68, fishing ; 67, 68, 70, 71, fishing for, 158-160 Pickerel, 56-58, 60-62, 66, 212 ; distin- muskallunge and pike, 58 60-62: fishing for, 149, 156 Pike, 56-58, 61, 58-62 pickerel, names 66, 62, guished from 212; distin- nmskallunge and fishing for, ; 149- various countries, 62 wall-eyed, 64 yellowy 64 Pike perch, 56, 57, 64-66, 212 fishing 156 ; in ; ; ; for, 156, 7, 9, 115, 116, 210 18, ; 23, 24, 29, 210 29, 210 123-125 ; fishing for, 115-122 26, 116, Loch Leven, ; Preserves, fishing, 122, 29 fishing for, ; Preserving fish, 192.' rainbow, 18-26,40, 116, 210; red-spotted, 29, salmon, 26-28 saibling, 210, 211 ; ; 29, 210, 211 sea, 37-40, 211 ; for, 130-135 ; 27, 29, 210, 211 211; Tahoe, and length shipping, Whitefish, Worms, THE END ; fishing Sunapee or golden ; 29, steelhead, 29, 210, 210, of, 188 ; 211; weight raising, 11-14 13, 14 Waterproofing boots, 123 brown, 29, 210, 211; ; 1.57 Pillow, rubber, 176 ; 210; cutthroat, Dolly Varden, ; lake, 26-29, 123-125, 211 182 guished from brook, 11, 12, 18, 20, 22-24, 26, 38, 39, 191 18, 30, 213 angle, 119, 120 199 ; FRANK M, CHAPMAN'S BOOKS Bird Studies with a Camera With Introductory Chapters on the Outfit and Methods of the By Frank M Chapman, Assistant Curator Bird Photographer of Vertebrate Zoology in the American Museum of Natural Author ef ** Handbook of Birds of Eastern North Historvv America" and ** Bird-Life." 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How not to catch fish FAMILIAR FISH THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE A PRACTICAL BOOK ON FRESH-WATER GAME FISH BY EUGENE McCarthy :) AUTHOR OF THE LEAl'ING OUANANICHE,... camp How to cook over a camp A fisherman photographer A 95 fish, showing the location of parts usually referred to descriptions frog spear in 1^^ 18^ FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE CHAPTEK