APOLOGY FOR ANGLERS. 



the spawn of other fish ; the Crab feeds on the 

 smaller sized Sole; and, again, the Muscle makes 

 prey of the young unwary Crab. 



In fresh waters the case is similar: Jack, Pike. 

 Salmon, Perch, Trout, Chub, Eels, &c. destroy 

 immense numbers of their brethren daily, and by 

 their tyranny keep the whole inhabitants of the 

 rivers, lakes and ponds, in continual terror and 

 alarm : the angler has frequent opportunities of 

 observing the extreme distress and agitation of 

 small fish when a Pike, or any other fish of prey, 

 makes his appearance among them ; on these oc- 

 casions, they are so much terrified and confused, 

 as sometimes to leap out of the water, into a boat, 

 or on the shore, to escape the fangs of their mer- 

 ciless pursuers, and avoid immediate destruction. 



I have taken several Roach, and other fish, 

 that were much disfigured and wounded, particu- 



