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be knocked on the head the moment it is landed, which 

 ought always to be done by a landing net or gaff. 



Pike Flies are perfect monstrosities in fly making and 

 are generally dressed on large, strong double hooks. The 

 wings are composed of a mass of coloured feathers, the gay 

 peacock eyes standing out most prominently. The body is 

 made thick, ribbed with gold or silver twist, and two glass 

 beads are tied on the head to represent eyes. The flies 

 are about the size of a small bird. They are used in 

 summer, and worked by means of jerking on the surface ot 

 the water. 



Pipe, The. The best sort is a straight-stemmed 

 briar root, with a vulcanite, bone, or horn mouthpiece. 

 Bent-stemmed pipes are apt to allow the smoke from the 

 bowl to get into the eye, and this is anything but pleasant 

 when one is ardently on the look out for the rise of a fish. 

 An angler who smokes should accustom himself to keep his 

 pipe in the left side of his mouth ; it is more out of the way 

 than when in the right. A cigar is a nuisance when 

 fishing ; it does well enough when resting after lunch. Be 

 sure and knock the ashes out clear before putting the pipe 

 in the pocket. Many a man has set fire to his coat by not 

 doing so. 



Pisciculture, or Fish Hatching 1 by artificial 

 means, has made great strides within the last few years, 

 and is now carried out successfully in many establish- 

 ments scattered over the country, and being remunerative 

 under careful management many more will continue to 

 arise. The first essential feature in fish hatching is a 

 constant steady supply of pure water, mechanically pure as 

 well as chemically ; and it is very necessary that any 

 danger of freshets or floods should be avoided. It is found 



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