THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



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ten pounds. For the different methods of taking Trout, 

 see "Fly Fishing," " Minnow Fishing," "Strolling," &c. 

 To the fly fisher the Trout affords a noble treat; all other 

 systems of catching fish fall far short of this, either for 

 exercise, cleanliness, or variety; the dimpled brook, rapid 

 fall, or more expansive stream, all contribute to the fly 

 fisher's sport; no ground bait, worms, or other filth, to 

 carry ; with his angle and his flies, he sallies forth in quest 

 of game, v caring little about favourite holes, and swims, 

 and piles of bridges; all the river is his field, and the rising 

 of the finny native of this liquid element draws his atten- 

 tion to where he artful plies his feathery impostor, and 

 draws forth the powerful " monarch of the stream*," the 

 spangled Trout, the lively Dace, or more ignoble Chub. 



THE SALMON, 



Like the Grayling, visits none of the southern or eastern 

 parts, but in those rivers where they breed, in the west and 

 north of England, are found in great abundance. They 

 delight in waterfalls, and the roughest parts of the stream, 

 overcoming every obstacle in their way to the upper parts 

 of the river, by leaping, &c. after which they return to the 

 sea to cleanse themselves. They feed on worms, flies, and 

 small fish, and are caught by precisely the same means as 

 Trout, (see "Fly Fishing," " Strolling," &c.) only your 

 rod, line, gut lengthener, and baits, should be on a larger 



* The Salmon, called by many writers "the King of fresh-water 

 fish." 



