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especially in semi-stagnant ponds, the horned pouts — bull-heads, the 1 

 call them — are especially abundant. They lie concealed during tin 

 but as night comes on, they start out in their search for food, and thei 

 the fisherman's opportunity. They bite most voraciously, and usually I 

 angler is not content with hook and line. He makes 'bobs' l.\ -win. 

 together large numbers of angle-worms on the threads, and thes used i 



Fig: 298. — Burbot (Lota lota), above; sheat-fish (> • below. 



fishing. The teeth of the fish become entangled in the loops be thr< 

 and thus the pouts are hauled to the surface and shaken off 

 This method of fishing, besides being more expeditious, has another 

 tage. These fish have the fins supported by a strong and sharp s 

 unless one be careful, he is very apt to get these spines run i 

 where they produce a painful but not serious sore. There is - 



