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Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1957 edition

Item

Title

Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1957 edition

Description

Twentieth Anniversary edition. Stuart, Florida : Stuart Daily News, 1956. Distributed by Stuart Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, Florida. Compiled by Ernest Lyons, William H. Mitchell, and Jime Anthony of The Stuart News. "A number of illustrations are reprinted from Enterprise Mfg. Co. Pflueger Catalog." Includes “In the Tradition of Izaak Walton” by Ernest Lyons; General Fishing Information; “Fishing Map of the Famous St. Lucie-Indian River Area” courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce at Stuart; information about and registration form for the 1957 Stuart Sailfish Club Light Tackle Sailfish Tournament; list of sailfish buttons, certificates, and tournament awards given by the Stuart Sailfish Club; winners in the 1955-1956 Stuart Sailfish Club winter tournament; Natural salt water baits; Classified Directory of 1956 Stuart Chamber of Commerce Business Members. 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

121 p. : illustrations ; 7.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

FG-1957-Stuart
2023.001

Citation

Compiled by Ernest Lyons, William H. Mitchell, and Jime Anthony., “Fishing Guide : A hand-book for game fishing in South Florida. 1957 edition,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1054.