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When indulged in for sport rather 

 than for the market, and in the hope 

 and anticipation of catching a large 

 fish instead of a very large number of 

 fish, the pastime is a commendable 

 one, conducive to health, and giving 

 that variety said to be the spice of 

 life. In crystal clear water the fish 

 may sometimes be seen by the winter 

 fisher, as they approach the lure on 

 the line of invitation. Pike, pickerel 

 and black bass are some of the larger 

 species caught in fishing through the 

 ice, and the smaller varieties fre- 

 quenting lakes and ponds are also 

 "among those present" 6n the occa- 

 sion of winter events of this kind. 



Many veterans of the angling guild 

 doubtless recall, with pleasure, the 

 olden days of mid-winter sport with 

 hook and line, when ice and snow 

 never interfered with out-door pas- 

 times, but brought, instead, the thrill 

 that comes to natives of the north- 

 lands when chill winds seem to chal- 

 lenge us to come into the open air and 

 engage in some of the recreations of 

 the season. To eager rodsters of this 



