Peterson’s Field Guide to Pacific Coast Fishes still includes a number of scratchboard illustrations by Jon Gnagy. The artist loved to fish, and he illustrated a number of books over the years. His 1959 article in True Magazine describes his search for the Golden Grouper.

In addition to fish and fishing illustrations, Jon Gnagy teamed up on Magic Secrets, by Kajar.

A large collection of fish and fishing drawings can be viewed by clicking on the sketchbook above.

Brook Trout, salvelinus fontinalis, scratchboard (11” x 5”)