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on the side ; but this had only the effect of remov- 

 ing its scales ; the second effort was more fortu- 

 nate ; the hook being introduced into the side of 

 the mouth, by a sudden strong lift, the fish were 

 landed, the parties being highly delighted with 

 their success. Derby Reporter, Sept. 1833. 



Captain Medwin says he saw a pike taken in 

 Gloucestershire, by trolling, weighing eighteen 

 pounds, that had one of four pounds undigested 

 in his stomach, and that fish another in his, of 

 one pound ; so that three fish were taken by the 

 same bait. 



Pike Fishing Extraordinary. Between Hen- 

 ley and Warwick, there is a pool of four acres, 

 in a very secluded spot ; and, being an excellent 

 manor, it attracted the attention of some gen- 

 tlemen who had a right of sporting there. For 

 the purpose of taking a few live baits, a cast- 

 ing net was thrown in, and it was soon perceived 

 they had captured a considerable prize. It proved 

 to be a pike, weighing thirty-three pounds, three 

 feet six inches in length, and two feet in girth. 

 This success stimulated the party to fresh exer- 

 tions ; live baits were put on the hooks ; and after 

 more than an hour's struggle, a second pike was 

 landed, weighing thirty-three pounds and a half; 

 length, forty-eight inches and a half, and girth, 

 twenty-two and a quarter. 



Wolverhampton Chron. May, \ 833. 



