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feathered angler, who, bearing away for the nearest 

 shore, landed on the smooth green grass one of the 

 finest pikes ever caught in the castle-loch. This adven- 

 ture is said to have cured the gander of his propensity 

 for wandering ; but on this point we are inclined to be 

 a little sceptical — particularly as we lately heard, that, 

 at the reservoir near Glasgow, the country people are 

 in the habit of employing ducks in this novel mode of 

 fishing." 



Trolling for Pike. 



The mode of angling named trolling^ is precisely 

 similar to minnow- fishing for trout. The trolling-rod 

 has several small rings fixed on every one of its joints; 

 upon the butt-joint is fitted a reel with its winch. On 

 the reel are wound twenty, thirty, or forty yards of 

 silk line, which pass through the rings on the rod, 

 and are then fastened to the gimp with which the hook 

 is armed. The hook itself is a compound of two small 

 perch-hooks put back to back. Between the hooks 

 hangs a little chain, and at the end of the chain a 

 small plummet. The plummet is to be sewn into the 

 mouth of a dead fish, roach or gudgeon, the hooks 

 being left without, exposed to sight. 



Gorge hook and baiting needle- 



(1) From the French, " Trailer to walk." 



