OTHER GAME AND FOOD 

 FISHES 



TX7HILE a comparatively small por- 

 * * tion of the anglers of America 

 have the opportunities to fish for and 

 scientifically catch the famous game 

 fishes, casting the artificial fly, and 

 using the finest tackle, millions of 

 fishers equally keen in their enjoy- 

 ment of the sport of angling, find their 

 pastime restricted to taking the com- 

 mon, but more or less gamy species 

 in the nearby waters. Common fishes 

 and common fishing, therefore, de- 

 serve something more than passing 

 notice. The catching of what is 

 known as an ordinary pan-fish, with 

 a common "pole," cheap cotton line, 

 simple hook, a cork float, and lead 

 sinker for tackle, may bring to the 

 fisher genuine joy as thrilling in 

 its way as that of landing a salmon 

 does to the scientific angler. Who 

 shall decide the comparative degrees 

 of pleasure experienced by devotees 

 indulging in the time-honored sport, 

 or set the relative merits of the vari- 



