AMERICAN FISH AND HOW TO CATCH THEM: A HAND-BOOK FOR FISHING. By W.C. Weidemeyer.

Weidemeyer (W.C.). "An Old Angler."

Published by Francis P. Harper. New York. 1885

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ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1885). 1885 1st edition. Small 8vo (147 x 200mm). Pp95. Not illustrated. Dark green cloth, spine and upper board titled in gilt. Slight browning, cover slightly rubbed. Good-plus. "An Old Angler" (on the title page) was the pen name of W. Charles Weidemeyer. This is a stripped-down, practical and instructive book on what the American angler can catch, and how and where to catch it. The localities covered include Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Long Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the Large Northern Lakes. Fish covered include: American Butter-fish, American Yellow Perch, Barb, Bass, Black-fish, Blue-fish, Bonito, Cat-fish, Chub, Cod, Eel, Flounder, Green-fish, Herring, Horse-mackerel, King-fish, Lafayette fish, Lake Trout, Mackerel, Mackinaw Salmon-Trout, Massachusetts Flounder, Muskellunge, Oswego Bass, Pickerel, Pike, Pike-Perch, Pollack, Porgee, Rock Bass, Rock-fish, Salmon, Salmon-Trout, Scappaug, Sea-bass, Sea-chub, Shad, Sheepshead, Smelt, Sucker, Tautog, Trout, Wall-eyed Pike, Weak-fish, White-fish, White Trout, Whiting, Yellow Pike-perch. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: AMERICAN FISH AND HOW TO CATCH THEM: A HAND-BOOK FOR FISHING. By W.C. Weidemeyer.
• Publisher: Francis P. Harper. New York. 1885
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New