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Kingfishers are typically stocky, with short tails and bodies. The bill is large and strong and their heads are large with a crest. The American breed typically fish.

Crested Kingfisher

Kingfishers are typically stocky, with short tails and bodies. The bill is large and strong and their…

These fish have huge mouths with a wormlike projection to entice prey.

Lophius

These fish have huge mouths with a wormlike projection to entice prey.

Fisherman with net and stork

Fisherman

Fisherman with net and stork

Hook baited with worm.

Fishing

Hook baited with worm.

Trolling spoon.

Fishing

Trolling spoon.

Trolling spoon.

Fishing

Trolling spoon.

Artificial fly.

Fishing

Artificial fly.

Hook baited with small fish.

Fishing

Hook baited with small fish.

Hook baited with live fish.

Fishing

Hook baited with live fish.

Hook baited with live fish.

Fishing

Hook baited with live fish.

Man sailing a small fishing boat.

Fishing boat

Man sailing a small fishing boat.

Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a whale. All the water he had got was in his mother's pail.

Simple Simon

Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a whale. All the water he had got was in his mother's pail.

"These animals are of large size, and in almost every part of British America they are valuable and useful. They are remarkably docile and obedient to their masters, servicable in all the fishing countries, and yoked in pairs, draw the tinter's fuel home. They are faithful, good-natured, and ever friendly to man." —Goodrich, 1885

Newfoundland Dog

"These animals are of large size, and in almost every part of British America they are valuable and…

Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house. He caught fishes in other men's ditches.

Tommy Tittlemouse

Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house. He caught fishes in other men's ditches.

When the wind is in the West, Then 't is at the very best.

Wind

When the wind is in the West, Then 't is at the very best.

Bloody Run, a stream which comes leaping in sparkling cascades from the hills, and affords fine trout fishing. It derives its name from the fact that, while the English had possession of the fort in 1759, a party of soldiers from the garrison went out to fish at the place represented in the picture. The hills, now cultivated, were then covered with dense forests, and afforded the Indians excellent ambush. A troop of savages, lying near, sprang silently from their covert upon the fishers, and bore off nine reeking scalps before those who escaped could reach the fort and give the alarm.

Bloody Run

Bloody Run, a stream which comes leaping in sparkling cascades from the hills, and affords fine trout…

"Twelve to sixteen inches long; it feeds on curstaceous animals; spawns in May or June; it is esteemed for food, taken in deep water with a trawl-net, affords excellent amusement in fishing with hand-lines; common in European and American waters" — Goodrich, 1859

Red Gurnard

"Twelve to sixteen inches long; it feeds on curstaceous animals; spawns in May or June; it is esteemed…

"The fishing frog is three to five feet long. It has an enormous mouth, armed with numerous pointed teeth. It is exceedingly voracious, and has been known to seize a cod just as it was being drawn out of the water by a hook, and only let go its hold on receiving a severe blow upon the head." — Goodrich, 1859

Angler

"The fishing frog is three to five feet long. It has an enormous mouth, armed with numerous pointed…

Hook baited with worm.

Fishing

Hook baited with worm.

Hook baited with worm.

Fishing

Hook baited with worm.

"The Osprey, the fish hawk, bald buzzard, or fishing eagle. A bird of prey, of almost world wide distribution usually near the seashore, and, unlike rapacious birds generally, are in some measure gregarious. In North America large communities of ospreys are found, and the purple grakle often builds close by. The osprey lays three or four eggs of a rich red to buffy white, with large reddish and brown markings."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Osprey

"The Osprey, the fish hawk, bald buzzard, or fishing eagle. A bird of prey, of almost world wide distribution…

A cat fishing

Cat

A cat fishing

A fisherman harpooning the sword-fish.

Fisherman

A fisherman harpooning the sword-fish.

A boy fishing

Fishing

A boy fishing

An instrument of mesh-work for catching fish.

Net

An instrument of mesh-work for catching fish.

Any substance used to catch fish.

Bait

Any substance used to catch fish.

A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish, for fishing.

Fishing Spear

A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish, for fishing.

A hook for catching fish.

Fish-hook

A hook for catching fish.

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; used for fishing.

Harpoon

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; used for fishing.

A child fishing.

Fishing

A child fishing.

From a nursery rhyme, <em>Simple Simon Met a Pieman</em>. Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a whale, and all the water he had got was in his mother's pail.

Simple Simon

From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a…

A boy fishing.

Fishing

A boy fishing.

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried the nets when he went fishing, led the dogs when he went to hunt, followed him in his excursions in the mountains, and neglected for him his lyre and his arrows." &mdash;Bulfinch, 1897

Apollo and Hyacinthus

"Apollo was passionately fond of a youth named Hyacinthus. He accompanied him in his sports, carried…

A man fishing in Lapland. Lapland is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people.

Lapland

A man fishing in Lapland. Lapland is the name of the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the…

A Dutch fishing vessel used in the North Sea, particularly in the cod and herring fisheries. It is rigged with two masts, and somewhat resembles a ketch.

Dutch Dogger

A Dutch fishing vessel used in the North Sea, particularly in the cod and herring fisheries. It is rigged…

A caricature showing a man with a fishing poleand a bag.

Lyre

A caricature showing a man with a fishing poleand a bag.

A caricature showing an old man dressed up like a king, fishing.

Kingfisher

A caricature showing an old man dressed up like a king, fishing.

Fishing from a Sail-boat.

Fishing

Fishing from a Sail-boat.

A man fishing for pearls.

Pearl Fisher

A man fishing for pearls.

An old fishing rod and lure.

Old Fishing Rod

An old fishing rod and lure.

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Buoy Mooring Block

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting them. A large buoy is attached to the end of the mooring cable, and the ship is made fast to a ring-bolt fitted on the buoy. Mooring anchors are not limited by considerations of weight, as other anchors are, he only requirements being that they have sufficient holding power, and do not project above the ground, as any projection in the shallow waters in which they are usually placed would render ships liable to injury from grounding on them, and be dangerous to fishing-nets." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Cast-iron Mooring Anchor

"Mooring anchors are those which are places in harbours, for the convenience of vessels frequenting…

Assorted fishing lines, hooks and lures.

Angling

Assorted fishing lines, hooks and lures.

Assorted hooks for fly-fishing.

Angling

Assorted hooks for fly-fishing.

"Electric-bell indicator for fishing [when installing home wiring systems]." &mdash;Croft 1915

Electric-bell Indicator

"Electric-bell indicator for fishing [when installing home wiring systems]." —Croft 1915

A decorative divider with sports activities and equipment: tennis, fishing, shooting, and boating.

Sports Divider

A decorative divider with sports activities and equipment: tennis, fishing, shooting, and boating.

The double-crested cormorant, a diving water bird.

Cormorant

The double-crested cormorant, a diving water bird.

A fishing pole and landing net.

Fishing Pole and Net

A fishing pole and landing net.

The Brook, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

The Brook

The Brook, a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.

A print from the engraving, ""Fyshynge with an Angle" from 'The Book of St. Albans' printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1496." -Cundall, 1895

Fyshynge with an Angle

A print from the engraving, ""Fyshynge with an Angle" from 'The Book of St. Albans' printed by Wynkyn…

A cast net, also called a throw net, is a net used for fishing. It is a circular net with small weights distributed around its edge.

Cast Net

A cast net, also called a throw net, is a net used for fishing. It is a circular net with small weights…

The angler (Lophius piscatorius) is a monkfish known for catching prey with a lure hanging above its large mouth.

Angler

The angler (Lophius piscatorius) is a monkfish known for catching prey with a lure hanging above its…

"A distinct species, which exists in a little lake of mineral waters in France, where visitors amuse themselves by fishing for them with a line baited with bits of red cloth, which it attacks."

Gyrinus Distinctus

"A distinct species, which exists in a little lake of mineral waters in France, where visitors amuse…

An older man sitting upon a rock sleeping with a fishing pole in his hand.

Man asleep fishing

An older man sitting upon a rock sleeping with a fishing pole in his hand.

This image depicts a woman catching live sardines in San Sebastian, Spain.

Woman Catching Live Sardines

This image depicts a woman catching live sardines in San Sebastian, Spain.

An illustration of a woman fishing while sitting upon a log.

Woman Fishing

An illustration of a woman fishing while sitting upon a log.

An illustration of men collecting sponges.

Sponge Fishing

An illustration of men collecting sponges.

An illustration of two men in a small sail boat fishing for sharks.

Shark Fishing

An illustration of two men in a small sail boat fishing for sharks.

A saw custom suited for cutting through ice. Ice saws may be used to open a hole in the ice covering a lake for those attempting to go 'ice fishing' in the winter.

Ice Saw

A saw custom suited for cutting through ice. Ice saws may be used to open a hole in the ice covering…

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, and toadies. They are morphologically similar to the closely related porcupinefish, which have large conspicuous spines (unlike the small, almost sandpaper-like spines of Tetraodontidae). The scientific name, Tetraodontidae, refers to the four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the shells of crustaceans and mollusks, and red worms, their natural prey. Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world, the first being a Golden Poison Frog. The skin and certain internal organs of many Tetraodontidae are highly toxic to humans, but nevertheless the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in both Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh). If one is caught while fishing, it is recommended that thick gloves are worn to avoid poisoning and getting bitten when removing the hook.

Blowfish

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish. The family includes many familiar…