The Practical Management of Fisheries - A Book for Proprietors and Keepers

This antiquarian book contains a practical guide to the management of fisheries, being a handy book for amateurs, proprietors of waters, and keepers who wish to know how best to protect and develop their fisheries with the minimal costs and trouble. Instructions are offered in plain and simple language, and will be of considerable value for modern readers with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this text include: 'Fish and Fish Food', 'How to Grow Fish Food and How to Make Fishes' Homes', 'On the Management of Weeds and the Economy of Fishing', 'The Enemies of Trout and How to Circumvent Them', 'The Artificial Incubation of Ova', et cetera. This book was first published in 1883, and is being republished now in an affordable modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.