INTRODUCTORY NOTE 



CONCERNING THE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING NAT- 

 URAL FOOD OF FRESH-WATER GAME FISHES 



It is interesting to note that the anglers' so- 

 called game fishes are all edible, and the gamiest 

 of all — trout and salmon — are the most highly 

 prized as food for man. For that reason alone, 

 they should be encouraged to a larger growth and 

 greater abundance. 



In Dame Nature's bountiful supply of food for 

 man, it is fish, above all others, that live to eat. 

 From babyhood to adult stage their only object in 

 life is eating. Other creatures — animals, birds, 

 and insects — devote part of their time to trimming 

 fur and feathers, building abodes, and maternity, 

 with many other duties necessary to their well- 

 being. It is not so with fishes; their entire time is 

 devoted to the sole object of getting food — with 

 one or two exceptions. So it is undeniable that all 

 fish are wont to haunt places where food can be ob- 



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