This antiquarian volume contains a practical guide to breeding and rearing fish, with information on crossing breeds, feeding, artificial hatching, cooking fish, and much more. The aim of this book is to show readers how they may hatch the eggs of fish, how they can best direct their studies and experiments as a means towards increasing the supply of wholesome fish food, and to review the various fresh-water fish found in great Britain. The chapters of this book include: 'Inland Fisheries', 'On the Artificial Hatching of Spawn', 'On The Transport of Ova and Fry', 'On the Food of Fish and its Production', 'On the Crossing of Breeds of Fish', 'Considerations on the Best Kinds of Fish for Rivers', et cetera. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.