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Esq. of Eashing House, near Godalming, who has 

 employed a skilful artist in the neighbourhood to 

 preserve and stuff it. 



Pike are frequently shot when basking in the 

 sun, by aiming your piece right under them ; for 

 there is a great deception in the water, causing 

 the shot to rise when fired into. Ency. Lond. 



Hunting and Shooting Pike. On a fine day, 

 hold a mirror in the sun, so that it reflects on a 

 place where pike are known to be in plenty, which 

 also attracts them to the place, and then fire at 

 them just under water. Du Hamel. 



Mr. Oliver caught a large pike in the Coquet 

 river, with an artificial frog, and double snap. 

 He refused a small trout. Directly he felt him- 

 self pricked, he let him forty yards of line, but 

 not gently. The fish weighed ten pounds, and was 

 two feet seven long ; but the most interesting part 

 was, that the fish at one period of the contest had 

 the better of the angler, who fell into the water, 

 having both hands on the rod, and the fish was 

 making off with him. Mr. Oliver was dragged 

 out by his friend. 



On our way back from the Lowther, we chanced 

 to look over the bridge, and we observed a pike 

 lolling at his ease, as in his own parlour, with 



