Favorite Fish and Fishing 



English authors. The only exception were 

 the books of Robert B. Roosevelt, an uncle 

 of the President, who fished for black bass 

 in Canada about 1860. At the present day 

 there are more articles of fishing tackle 

 made especially for black bass than for all 

 other game fishes combined. This is proof 

 that it is the most popular and, all things 

 considered, the best game fish of America. 

 The Charm of Salmon fishing, the grandest sport in the 

 curriculum of angling, is now an expensive 

 luxury. There is but little free water 

 readily accessible, for all the best pools are 

 in the possession of wealthy clubs. The 

 bold leap of the salmon, when hooked, the 

 exciting play of the fish on the rod, and 

 the successful gaffing, are as so many stan- 

 zas of an epic poem. Trout fishing is a 

 summer idyl. The angler wades the merry 

 stream while the leaves whisper and rustle 

 overhead, the birds chirp and sing, the 

 insects drone and hum, the cool breeze fans 

 his cheek, as he casts his feathery lures, 

 hither and yon, in eager expectation of a 

 rise. 



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