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passed," but the doughty captain was no sportsman, 

 for in his description of cod fishing he said : " And 

 is it not pretty sport to pvll vp two pence, six pence 

 and twelue pence as fast as you can hale and veare a 

 line ! " But there is no doubt that the amazing abun- 

 dance of fish life had much to do in attracting men to 

 the New World and several of these old chroniclers 

 made mention of " troute," meaning our common char, 

 found in all New England brooks, and of the land 

 locked salmon in Maine waters. 



The first American anglers practiced their art along 

 the Atlantic sea board. Frank Forrester in the first 

 American edition of Walton's " Angler " (1847) gives 

 a detailed description of trout fishing on Long Island 

 and the editor of that fine edition of Walton, Dr. 

 Bethune, gives many illuminating notes on trouting in 

 his day. Daniel Webster and many other anglers an- 

 nually journeyed to Cape Cod, attracted by the good 

 trouting to be had there. 



