This vintage book provides a handy guide to fishing in and around New York, offering the reader useful tips on where and how to catch fish, as well as the different types of fish that can be found there. Based on the author's vast experiences angling in this area, “Fishing Around New York” constitutes a must-read for American anglers and will also be of utility to others with a general interest in fishing. Contents include: “Blackfish”, “Bluefish”, “Codfish”, “Eel”, “Flounder”, “Fluke”, “Hake”, “Herring”, “Kingfish”, “Lafayette”, “Ling”, “Pollock”, “Porgy”, “Red Drum”, “Sea Bass”, “Sheepshead”, “Smelt”, “Snapper”, “Striped Bass”, “Tom Cod”, “Weakfish”, “Whiting”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of fishing.