HALIEUTICA, III. 331-356 



But if the fisher yield to him even a little, he cannot 

 pull him in — so tremendous is his strength. Often he 

 tears and cuts the Une on his sharp spine and rushes 

 away, lea\'ing the fisherman empty-handed. A Uke 

 strength is possessed by the Beauty-fish " and the 

 race of the Orcynus * and others of monstrous body 

 that roam the deep ; and even by such arms are they 

 captured. 



Others the fisherman catches with the wile of 

 food and feast. A good fish will be the Black Sea- 

 bream,*^ which ever rejoices in rough rocks. ** Plait 

 a round weel * as large as may be, fashioning it with 

 Iberian broom f or withes and putting staves round 

 it. Let the entrance be smooth and the belly yawn- 

 ing wide. As bait, put within it reptile Poulpe or 

 Crayfish, in either case broiled ^ on the fire ; for the 

 savour entices the fishes within. Having thus pre- 

 pared the plaited deceit, lean it obUquely beside a 

 rock, to be an ambush under the sea. And immedi- 

 ately the odour will rouse the Black Sea-bream and 

 he will come \vithin the weel, not very confident on 

 his first journey, but with all haste he makes his 

 meal and speeds away again. Thereafter the weel- 

 fisher puts in the weel ever fresh pleasant food for 

 them and ill-omened gluttony speedily gathers them 

 within, and one fish brings another comrade to share 

 the banquet. At length without fear they gather all 

 together within the weel and remain sitting therein 



« H. iii. 86 n. 

 > C. i. 156 n. 



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