Superior Fishing

About this eBook

Author

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

Title

Superior fishing : or, The striped bass, trout, and black bass of the Northern States

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SH: Agriculture: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling

Subject

Fishes -- Superior, Lake

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 55226

Release Date

July 30, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.SUPERIOR FISHING;
2. 2.INDEX. — SUPERIOR FISHING.
3. 3.GENERAL REMARKS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. LAKE SUPERIOR.
5. 5.CHAPTER II.
6. 6.CHAPTER III.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV
8. 8.CHAPTER V.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI.
10. 10.MACKINAW SALMON. Namaycush—Salmo Amethystus.
11. 11.LAKE TROUT. Salmon Trout—Salmo Confinis .
12. 12.THE SISKAWITZ. Salmo Siscowet.
13. 13.STRIPED BASS. Rock-fish—Librax Lineatus.
14. 14.POINT JUDITH.
15. 15.THE SOUTH BAY.
16. 16.PROTECTION OF FISH.
17. 17.FLY-MAKING. — No. 1. Kinmont Willie. — No. 2. Lady of Mertoun. — No. 3. Toppy. — No. 4. Michael Scott. — No. 5. Meg with the Muckle Mouth. — No. 6. Meg in her Braws. — No. 1. The Blue Dun. — Imitation. — No. 2. The Red Spinner. — Imitation. — No. 3. The Water Cricket. — No. 4. Great Dark Drone. — Imitation. — No. 5. Cow-Dung Fly. — No. 6. Peacock Fly. — Imitation. — No. 7. March Brown. — Imitation. — No. 8. Great Red Spinner. — Imitation. — No. 9. Sand Fly. — Imitation. — No. 10. The Stone Fly. — Imitation. — No. 11. The Gravel Bed, or Spider Fly. — Imitation. — No. 12. The Grannom, or Green Tail. — Imitation. — No. 13. The Yellow Dun. — Imitation. — No. 14. The Iron Blue Dun. — Imitation. — No. 15. The Jenny Spinner. — Imitation. — No. 16. The Little Yellow May Dun. — Imitation. — No. 17. The Black Gnat. — Imitation. — No. 18. The Oak Fly, also the Down Head Fly, and Down Hill Fly. — Imitation. — No. 19. The Turkey Brown. — Imitation. — No. 20. The Little Dark Spinner. — Imitation. — No. 21. The Yellow Sally. — Imitation. — No. 22. The Fern Fly. — Imitation. — No. 23. The Alder Fly. — Imitation. — No. 24. The Green Drake. — Imitation. — No. 25. The Hazel Fly. — Imitation. — No. 26. The Dark Mackerel. — Imitation. — No. 27. The Gold-eyed Gauze Wing. — Imitation. — No. 28. The Wren Tail. — Imitation. — No. 29. The Red Ant. — Imitation. — No. 30. The Silver Horns. — Imitation. — No. 31. The August Dun. — Imitation. — No. 32. The Orange Fly. — Imitation. — No. 33. The Cinnamon Fly. — Imitation. — No. 34. The Cinnamon Dun. — Imitation. — No. 35. The Blue Bottle. — Imitation. — No. 36. The Red Palmer. — Imitation. — No. 37. The Brown Palmer. — Imitation. — No. 38. The Black and Red Palmer. — Imitation.
18. 18.THE ART OF DYEING FEATHERS, HACKLES, PIG’S WOOL, AND MOHAIR, SUITABLE COLORS FOR FLIES. — To Dye Yellow. — To Dye Orange. — To Dye Scarlet. — To Dye Crimson. — To Dye Brown. — To Dye Blue. — To Dye Purple or Violet. — To Dye Claret. — To Dye Black. — To Dye Lavender, or Blue Dun. — To Dye Green. — To Dye a Mallard’s Feather for the Green Drake, and Little Yellow May Dun. — To Dye Gut.
19. 19.ARTIFICIAL BAIT AND FLY-FISHING.
20. 20.Rules of the New York Sportsmen’s Club, for Contests in Fly-Casting.
21. 21.COOKERY FOR SPORTSMEN. — Oyster Stew. — Fried Oysters. — Roasted Oysters. — Broiled Oysters. — Scolloped Oysters. — Clam-Bake. — Clam or Fish-Chowder. — Stewed Clams, or Clam Soup. — Fried or Broiled Clams. — Scrambled Eggs. — Poached Eggs. — Fried Eggs. — Omelette. — Smoked Beef. — Boiled Fish. — Fried Fish. — Broiled Fish. — Baked Fish. — Stewed Fish. — Lobsters. — Potatoes. — Boiled Meats. — Fried Pork or Bacon. — Stewed, Baked, and Broiled Meats. — Soups. — Roast Duck. — Beans. — Rice. — Gravy. — Tough Meat. — Vegetables. — Water Souchy. — Potted Fish. — Boiled Salmon. — Trout on First Principles. — Kippered Salmon. — Daniel Webster’s Chowder. — Liver. — Griddle Cakes. — Corn Bread. — Scott’s Chowder. — Fish-House Punch. — Pineapple Punch. — Porto Rico Punch. — Nondescript Punch. — Arrack Punch. — Champagne Punch. — Regal Punch. — Frank Forester’s Punch. — Venison Stew.

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