Excerpt from The Game Fishes of the World Anglers frequently wish to consult a volume of this kind, and I have often been asked if such a book, giving the essentials, and what is popularly known as up to date information on the subject, is available. If the result of my efforts is found of value and interest to anglers, travellers and sportsmen in various lands, I shall be more than gratified. It is evident even to the casual reader that to exhaust so comprehensive and voluminous a subject as The Game Fishes of the World, a number of volumes would be required, hence I have endeavoured to confine myself to the prime essentials, mentioning only those forms which have been recognized as game fishes by anglers in various parts of the world. Practically, all the desirable fishes have been referred to, and more or less data relating to most of them given. If the curiosity of the reader is aroused and more detail required, a brief biblio graphy has been appended in which will be found mentioned works which describe the various fishes in a more comprehensive manner works which can be found in the library of almost any town or city in England or America, and all in the sumptuous library of the British Museum. 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.