when new and shines very much in the water on a sunny day, 

 you had better, before using it, hang it outside for a few days. 

 Exposure to the air will give it a pale brown hue, which is 

 preferable to a bright glaring colour. 



Pupil. Now, I suppose I know all that is necessary to enable 

 me to commence Pike fishing ? 



Professor. Not quite. For live bait fishing you will require 

 to use a float. A cork float is the best for that purpose, and 

 it must not be in the bung shape, but cut long and thin and 

 nicely smoothed. I would recommend you to take a landing- 

 net with you when you go a Pike-fishing. Many a good fish 

 has been lost for the want of this useful article. If you can't 

 fish from the bank ana wish to keep dry feet, put on a pair of 

 water boots. When buying a fish basket take care to get one 

 large enough, for it is a bore when you catch fifty or sixty 

 pounds weight of fish to have no place to stow them in. Take 

 a bite and a drop with you when you go out, for your stomach's 

 sake; but do not eat and drink too much else there will be little 

 sport. And now, my young friend, you can be off to the water 

 as soon as you like. "When you do go out for a day's fishing 

 make a day of it, and be not daunted at the first or the second 

 failure ; fish here, there, and everywhere, and persevere so long 

 as there is a moment of daylight rather than come home with 

 an empty basket ; and, let me beseech you never to lose your 

 temper at the little difficulties you may have to encounter ; the 

 learning how to overcome those difficulties will enable you to 

 attain to a knowledge of the art, and by-and-by make you a 

 good Angler. 



THE AET OF ANGLING FOR PIKE. 



If any one expects to be here informed how to capture Pike by 

 foul and ungentlemanly means, he will find himself very much 

 disappointed. I am surprised so many writers on angling not 

 only make mention of the various snares used for poaching 

 pike, but also accurately describe how they may be made and 

 put into use, a piece of information that, I feel assured, no 



