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Fishing Guide : A handbook for game fishing in South Florida. 1942 edition.

Item

Title

Fishing Guide : A handbook for game fishing in South Florida. 1942 edition.

Description

Ninth edition. Stuart, Florida : Stuart Daily News, 1941. Distributed by Martin County Chamber of Commerce. "A number of the illustrations reprinted from the Enterprise Mfg. Co. Pflueger Catalog... Underwater photographs courtesy Marine Studios, Marineland, Florida. Sailfish action photos courtesy Jack Whiticar."

Includes articles "Game fishes of Martin County Florida" by Ernest Lyons; Marine data on the famous St. Lucie-Indian River Region; "Reserved for light tackle addicts" by Bill Abbott; list of International Game Fish Association world record game fishes, women's records, and world records on sharks, and the 1940-1941 contest awards of the Stuart Sailfish Club. Also features descriptions and drawings of fish in the waters in of Martin County, ads for local businesses and attractions, and photos and information related to fishing and waterways. Includes index.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

Stuart Daily News

Date

1942

Contributor

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

108 p. : illustrations ; 7.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

Thurlow-StuartFG-1942
2023.001

Coverage

Original Format

Tags

Citation

Stuart Daily News, “Fishing Guide : A handbook for game fishing in South Florida. 1942 edition.,” Martin Digital History, accessed May 19, 2024, https://martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/57.