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Trent they are taken in considerable quantities, and 

 of good weight, some a pound each. The hooks 

 are baited with a lob-worm ; and one flounder 

 taken with a minnow weighed twenty-three ounces. 

 Pickering's Edition of Walton. 



Mr. Pennant says, there are few lakes in Eng- 

 land that produce this fish. It is found in Wi- 

 nander Mere, and Llyn Quellyn, near Snowdon. 



Fisherman or Angler. In all ages the respect 

 due to the fisherman has swelled the songs of the 

 poets, and his quiet and happiness held up as 

 blessings to the multitude. Reclused from the 

 bustle of society, he is seldom subject to its incon- 

 veniences; and as his wants are but few, the 

 gratification of them is generally obtained without 

 the pangs that wait on luxury and dissipation ; 

 health is his handmaid by day, and at eve spreads 

 his bed with roses. Sporting Mag. vol. xlvii. 



Gold and Silver Fish. The best water to breed 

 them in is still spring ponds, the more weeds the 

 better ; no occasion to separate them, as they 

 frequently change colour, and the greatest pro- 

 portion bred from them will be invariably brown. 

 Sporting Mag. N. S. vol. lii. 



Boy swallowing a Fish Hook. A boy having 

 swallowed a fish hook, endeavoured to pull it with 

 the line, but without effect, as it was fast. Sur- 

 geons could give him no assistance, until making 



