THE GAME FISHES OF THE WOELD 



If I am ifot mistaken, Spain and the shores of France and Italy 

 along the Maritime Alps are neglected by the expert sea-angler 

 and without cause, as here is a wonderful field for the man or the 

 woman with a rod ; a visit to the markets of Marseilles, Naples 

 and Genoa proved it to me. If the fish are not biting in Italy, 

 the angler can go and look at them, aUve and beautiful, in the 

 B'aples Aquarium ; and learn about the wonderful work of 

 Dr. Dohrn in the Zoological Station where are living fish pictures, 

 more beautiful than can be described. Here the angler can 

 Burvey the field and try conclusions, as I did, with a morose but 

 determined electric ray. 



In going south from England with angling in view, Spain 

 should not be disdained, as beyond the Pyrenees, in the romantic 

 valleys of Ifavarre, there are trout streams more than alluring, 

 whether it is the Bidasoa with headquarters at the Palacio 

 Eeparacea, Oyeregui, Provincia de Navarra of the Marques 

 Eugenic Uztariz, for he is not above giving good service to good 

 anglers ; or the Minho or Eio Ason. There is not so much angling 

 red-tape in Spain. You must take out a licence, but it costs 

 only five peseta, with the stamp of the Governor of the province 

 * thrown in.' Spain is a land of romance and fine rivers, and 

 the Bidasoa, from the mountains to the sea, is an ideal trout 

 Stream. It flows along, now peacefully, now breaking into 

 rapids, through historic valleys, where there are trout not over 

 one pound in weight, but excellent as hard flghtiag game. As 

 for sea fishing, aU the ports in the Bay of Biscay provide it from 

 sea-bream to mullet ; and the towns, as San Sebastian, Santander, 

 Eenedo, Eiradeo, Oveles and San Vincente on the bay, are 

 extremely picturesque. They also abound in clever fishermen, 

 many of whom have never seen a rod or a fly. 



Among the trout streams from San Sebastian and Bilbao is 

 the Deva, the country calling to mind Southern California and 

 its snow-capped Sierra Madre and Sierra Nevada. Among the 

 rivers are the Anson, Esla, Douro, Ebro, from the mouth of which 

 you can see Majorca, which I saw one night in the haze, long to 

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