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This antiquarian book contains a complete compendium of practical advice to guide those who angle for all fishes in fresh and salt water. The object of this book is to inform anglers about every kind of fresh-water and especially marine fish native to American waters. Complete with a wealth of interesting practical information, as well as being profusely illustrated, this text will be of considerable utility to those with an interests in angling in America, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection of allied literature. The chapters of this volume include: 'Popular Fresh-Water Game Fish', 'Popular Salt-Walter Game Fish', 'Popular Bottom Fresh', 'Water Fish', 'Popular Bottom Sea Fish', 'Where to Get Them', 'How to Get Them', 'When to Get Them', 'With What to Get Them', 'How to Play and How to Land Them', et cetera. This book was originally published in 1917, and it is being republished now complete with a new specially-commissioned introduction on the history of fish.
About the author
Louis John Rhead (November 6, 1857 - July 29, 1926) was an artist, illustrator, author, and avid angler. Born in Staffordshire, England, he emigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-four.
