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fish. While they lack every essen- 

 tial of the game-fish, yet the bullhead 

 affords enough excitement to satisfy 

 the ardor of a beginner, and a suffi- 

 cient size and quality to appease his 

 hunger, after returning home filled 

 with enthusiasm but clamorous for a 

 feast of freshly-caught fish. Skill is 



Catfish (Bullhead). 



not required, to any great degree, in 

 catching either bullheads or catfish 

 probably the most willing biters and 

 bolters of bait to be found in fresh- 

 water fishdom but a little skillful- 

 ness is needed to escape one of the 

 "horns of the dilemma" in removing 

 the fish from the hook, for the creature 

 seems armed to the teeth, with an ad- 

 ditional spear of defense on the back. 

 Still fishing is the usual method of 



