376 PIKE AND OTHER COARSE FISH. 



THE CULTIVATION OF ' COARSE FISH.' 



WITH A FEW NOTES ON ACCLIMATISATION. 



[I am indebted to the courtesy of the Marquis of Exeter, 

 and of Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of the Fishing Gazette for 

 the following highly interesting and practical notes on the 

 cultivation and acclimatisation of coarse fish ' — notably of the 

 Black Bass, — subjects in regard to which too little attention has 

 been hitherto shown by the owners of ponds, lakes, canals, and 

 ■other waters, unsuited to Salmon or Trout. 



It is probable that many of such waters, if properly stocked 

 and judiciously farmed, might prove a success from a market 

 or commercial point of view ; but in any case, as Mr. Marston 

 truly points out in the essay which here follows, to do something 

 for the healthy and wholesome recreation of the toiling thousands 

 of our mills and factories should be in itself an object well 

 worthy of the philanthropist and statesman. — H. C.-P.] 



Some anglers affect to look down upon coarse fish and the 

 sport they afford. I confess I prefer fly-fishing for salmon, 

 trout, and grayling, but that is not always obtainable, and then 

 I am content with the next best fishing to be had, whether it 

 be for pike, barbel, perch, chub, or roach, &c. 



An amazing increase in the number of anglers has taken 

 place within the last few years. This increase has been large 



1 Lord Exeter's very successful e::periments at Burghley House embrace 

 Salmonidce as well as Coarse fish. 



