Excerpt from Sea Fish and How to Catch Them It is my intention, in this little work, to deal principally with the modes of fishing usually practised on our own coast, and the description of tackle and baits which will be found most useful to those who visit the sea-side on health and pleasure-seeking expeditions. I shall also give a few hints and directions as to the best description of outfit for those going abroad. Many of the remarks which I shall have to make will apply' to the mouths of large tidal rivers, as many sea-fish at times visit such localities. Trusting that my readers may spend as many agreeable hours in search of old ocean treasures as I have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Sea-Fishing as a Sport: Being an Account of the Various Kinds of Sea Fish, How, When, and Where to Catch Them in Their Various Seasons and Localities IN the following little volume I have endea voured to lay before the public a plain and practical work on Sea Fishing, a book which has been long wanted, there never having been one published which treated solely on this subject. In it I have given a brief account of the British fisheries, and a descriptive statement of each of the most important kinds of fish found on our coast, with a View to induce those who migrate every year from the interior of the country to the coast, to make Sea Fishing in all its branches a distinct pursuit quite as much as salmon fishing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Sea Fish How to Catch Them I write this little book with a view to furnishing that which numerous friends and correspondents have been long asking for, viz., an inexpensive, plain book on sea fishing and sea tackle. Those of my readers who have chanced, in their wanderings, to have been, like me, cast into all sorts of odd nooks and corners of this world of ours, will not fail to remember how requisite it is to be enabled to fall back on some such occupation as fishing, to pass pleasantly away hours which would otherwise pass slowly or, perchance, gloomily. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Sea Fishing for Amateurs: A Practical Book on Fishing From Shore, Rocks The object of this book is to teach all who wish to learn, how to catch sea-fish, great and small. Within the limits of a small manual it is of course imposible to dilate at great length on any particular detail but an endeavour has been made to include in these pages such practical information - based on years of experi ence - as will enable the morest novice to try his hand successfully at any of the various methods of fishing in vogue along our shores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Fishes and Their Ways of Life Many keen fishermen have a particular devotion to that form of the art which is practised from a boat, and among their number I certainly include myself. I have Often practised their art in the past, and I practise it still. At any fit and proper time I am prepared to accompany a friend to river, lake, or sea, especially the sea. And so I find delights unknown to the Shore fisherman. I am brought closer to creatures which must be watched for if they are to be caught, and I have a greater Share in their existence. Fishing is no longer a sedate and tranquil form of recreation, no longer a mere stroll along a river bank, or an excuse for a nap; it becomes something more in the nature of hunting, of the chase. It has attractions and dangers all its own. But I do not always confine myself to that common type of fishing which is concerned with catching fish and nothing more. I am after something more than this, and I use special gear. As a naturalist I fish because I seek to garner all the living creatures that dwell in the waters so that I may know them all and learn all about them. The world of waters does not consist only of the fish we use for food. Together with these live other creatures having a place and usefulness of their own. And they are all worth knowing. So. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Sea Fish of Trinidad The sea is the mother of many mysteries as yet unknown, and it is really only in its exploration that man can truly realize what an insignificant pigmy he is. Many of the able leader writers of the present day, talk jubilantly and vain gloriously about the triumphal march of intellect, but it is to be questioned whether the opinion of Isaac Newton, after wards endorsed by Thackeray, is not the true way of regard ing the capacities of human reason. Both these great writers say, that it always had been as it was, and would be, but as a little child picking pebbles on the great sea shore, and that the chief result of their knowledge was to show them how little they knew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Food From the Sea: Fish and Shellfish of New England Millions of Americans are developing new wartime food habits trying foods they once neglected, turning to alternates for long familiar products. For every one of the ten fish or shellfish that make up more than four/fifths of New England's catch there are seven species little known or utilized, many of which could pro vide tasty and nutritious foods. Turning to these under/utilized species will conserve food resources by lifting the burden of over' exploitation from such fishes as cod and haddock and will augment dwindling supplies of protein foods. Exploring the seafood markets for unfamiliar species rewards the housewife and her family with delightful taste surprises, for scarcely any other class of food offers so great a variety, so rich an Opportunity for mealtime adventures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.