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Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1956 edition

Item

Title

Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1956 edition

Description

Nineteenth edition. Stuart, Florida : Stuart Daily News, 1955. Distributed by Stuart 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 “Stuart Fishing Guide: A Handbook for Fishing the St. Lucie-Indian River Area” by Ernest Lyons; information about the annual Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Sailfish Tournament held in 1955 and 1956; list of sailfish buttons, certificates, and tournament awards given by the Stuart Sailfish Club; winners in the 1954-1955 Stuart Sailfish Club winter tournament; Natural salt water baits. 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

113 p. : illustrations ; 7.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

FG-1956-Stuart
2023.001

Citation

Compiled by Ernest Lyons and William H. Mitchell., “Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1956 edition,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1053.