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tlie victim shall hi- roinnu nd or not, wlnii oner t'a><t at tlic tiul 

 of a liiu' capahk' of pulling iu a ycurliu}; bullofk. 



On tlir rontniry, it is not the wariness anil cnnnin;;, hnt tin- 

 vi;;our, the sp<>('(l, tlif fieiTc coura'^i', and (Irti-rnuncd obstinacy 

 of the true Salmon, tlu' IJrook Trout, when of tine si/.c and well 

 fed, the various kiiuls of huijer I'ike or l*iekerel, the Bass, and 

 sonu" others, uhieli 'j^'wes such a zest to their capture, as com- 

 pared with the sinalKr aiul (lullcr fi>h, which may l)c pulled out 

 SIS fast as a hook can be bailed and thrown iu ; or tiie lar;rcr 

 and more torpid tish, such as the I^ake 'front, the Carp, and 

 the Perches, sonu' of which, after a sinjxle boriui: plini^'c, resij;ii 

 themselves iilmost without a stru;;j;lc, and are nuistered with no 

 resistance save that occasioiu>d by their own dead weight. 



I have said, above, that it is upon these rpudities of boldness 

 and fierceness, combined with wariness in biting, and of vigour 

 and detcnnination in resistance, apart from any intrinsic value 

 of the fislj, or excellence of liis flesh, that his rank for ganieness 

 must depend. 



It is renmrkable, however, that all those tish whicli are the 

 most game, the boldest, the strongest, the bravist, and the most 

 obstiiuite, are invariably the tiiust also for culinary purposes, 

 and the most highly appreciated l)y the gournut on the board, 

 as well as by the fisherman in the riv»r or the nu-n 



With very few exceptions, the (jame Fish arc those which do 

 not confine themselves either to sidt or fresh water, throughout 

 the year, but visit the one or the other, as their habits and 

 tastes, hut principally the propagation of their species, direct 

 them. These migmtor)* fish are, without any exception, the 

 strongr^t, the Imlclc^t, nn<l, a-s such, alfoid the best sport of 



