90 BROOK OR SPECKLED TROUT, 



after the first year, particularly if well fed; and 

 as a lean and poor conditioned fish, though a 

 trout, is one of the most miserable of dishes 

 ever set upon the table, the fish intended for use^ 

 should be taken from the pond, selecting the 

 largest ones, and put into a tank or pool, three 

 weeks or more before killing, and fed all they 

 can eat ; in a word, they should be stall fed. 

 This may seem a little fanciful, but I can 

 assure any one who will try the experiment, that 

 he will find his account in so doing. In order 

 to be able at any time to take a quantity of 

 fish from your pond, it is only necessary to 

 have uniform places of feeding, and they will 

 generally stay at or near these particular loca- 

 tions, where they can be taken either with a 

 rod or a net. 



BEST METHODS OF ANGLING FOR TROUT. 



There is no fish of its size, that afibrds such 

 excellent sport as the Brook Trout. It is con- 

 sidered a prize worthy the most accomplished 

 angler, and a dainty always welcome to the most 

 fastidious epicure. Among the patrons of this 

 captivating sport, have been found persons of the 

 highest attainments. Statesmen, Divines, Poets, 

 and in fact, persons from all classes of society, 

 have been zealous patrons of what has been not 



