Report to the Pohoqualine Fish Association of the State of Pennsylvania, by the President, Showing the Proceedings in the Cases of Three Trespassers Upon Property of the Association April the 26th, 1898 and the Proceedings against John Price Wetherill, President, and William T. Elliott, a Member of the Association, for Using a Landing Net in Catching Trout on the Property of the Association by Wetherill, John Price - 1900

Printed for the Pohoqualine Fish Association, 1900. Edition of 500 copies, No. 44. 205 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Green buckram, ex-library with perforated stamps, bookplate with release stamp. Endpapers defective, text clean, a few words affected by stamps. Good plus. Edition of 500 copies, No. 44. 205 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Testimony and proceedings in this trespassing trial concerning the Monroe county fishing club, the Pohoqualine Fish Association. Much is elicited in testimony concerning the club lands along McMichael's Creek, fishing habits and customs of members, and efforts to protect the stream from overfishing. During the testimony, the legailty of of the use of a landing net to catch trout was questioned by the defense. The second portion of the book concerns a case brought against the club president and another member for using a landing net while fishing with a light rod and a fly; the conviction was reversed.
Pp. 185-200 comprise citations from angling works from Berners and Walton and the Anglers Vade Mecum of 1700 to the 1890 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Uncommon. Not in Bruns. OCLC 54627937 (Yale)