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instances where pike have made a rush at people's fingers 

 when they have been dabbling them in the water over the 

 side of a boat, which stories may have given rise to Mr 

 Pennall's pleasantry, that these fish are "piscivorous, 

 carnivorous, hominivorous and omnivorous." 



When we had reached the boathouse and given up for 

 the day, one of our rods had been left lying in the boat with 

 a dead roach upon the spinning trace, which was not in the 

 water but dangling over the gunwale of the boat. A pike of 

 about two and a half to three pounds in weight actually 

 jumped from the water and took the bait. We played and 

 landed it, but threw it in again on account of its size. 



This ended the sport for the day, so, stringing the 

 fish together, we loaded up the old marshman until he could 

 scarcely stagger under the weight, and carrying the gear 

 and other paraphernalia ourselves we turned our backs upon 

 the broad, leaving it in a peaceful solitude, which was only 

 likely to be broken by wildfowl and otter. 



THE FISHING BOX AT BUCKENHAM BROAD. 



