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passing notice, as any suggestion which assists in reveal- 

 ing the mysteries of the finny world should be received 

 with respect, if not enthusiasm, as, however much we 

 may know about this rather obscure subject, there is 

 still room for further research. 



CHAPTER II 



WHERE TO FISH 



WHERE to fish is a problem that confronts innumer- 

 able anglers, and unfortunately the situation 

 deteriorates steadily with the passing of time. Every 

 season sees a marked increase in the fishing ranks, and 

 the reasons for this augmentation are two-fold, inasmuch 

 as not only are more young people turning to angling 

 for the initial sport in their careers, but hundreds of 

 hard-bitten golfers, no longer able to use the courses 

 owing to these being required for other purposes, are 

 seeking a fresh recreation by the water-side. Further, 

 pollution is restricting considerably the chances to wet 

 a line, as, unhappily, some streams which, in the days of 

 my youth, were crystal waters fit to drink, are now little 

 better than open sewers. 



Again, many rivers which I can remember as holding 

 excellent heads of fish are at the present time nearly 

 denuded of their rightful inhabitants as the results of 

 poaching and the capture of immature fish. I have, 

 again and again, seen men, men who should have known 

 better, bag brown trout much below the takable limit, 

 also parr. Why these rodsters act against their own 

 interests is an insolvable mystery to me, especially as 



