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or pike-perch, is also an inhabitant of Belgian rivers ; and, lastly. 

 the flounder is taken in brackish tidal waters, particularly in the 

 lower reaches of the Scheldt. Rupel, Nethe and Durme. 



As regards sea-fishing, it may safely be affirmed that not a single 

 Belgian yachting man ever practises it as a sport. A very few may 

 have a trawl aboard, with which they keep the table supplied with 

 fresh fish, or at most amuse those occasional lady visitors who care 

 about seeing the great purse emptied of its treasures. One can 

 scarcely describe under the head of sport the isolated attempts of 



those occasional fishermen who hang out a line, or 



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manipulate the fixed nets, on the piers ot such watering 



places as Blankenberghe, Ostend, or Nieuport. Those who use 



the line may be advised to try the canals near the bathing stations 



at Heyst or any of the aforementioned places. Permission to 



fish in these is usually easy to obtain, occasionally entailing a slight 



outlay. Live shrimps (Flemish, Stezircrab) and mussels are both 



excellent baits. 



