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Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1952 edition

Item

Title

Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1952 edition

Description

Fifteenth edition. Stuart, Florida : Stuart Daily News, 1951. Distributed by the Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, Florida. Compiled by Ernest Lyons, editor, and William H. Mitchell, advertising manager of The Stuart News. "A number of illustrations are reprinted from Enterprise Mfg. Co. Pflueger Catalog." Includes “Florida Game Fishes” by Ernest Lyons; list of sailfish buttons, certificates, and tournament awards given by the Stuart Sailfish Club; Natural salt water baits; list of world record game fishes from the International Game Fish Association “omitted because of publication prior to the release of the listings;” winners in the 1950-1951 Stuart Sailfish Club winter tournament. 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

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

101 p. : illustrations ; 7.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

FG-1952-Stuart
2023.001

Citation

Compiled by Ernest Lyons and William H. Mitchell., “Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1952 edition,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1049.