38 TEE ZOOLOGIST. 



EDITOBIAL GLEANINGS. 



Though the tropical heat and drought of the summer often greatly 

 interfered with sport, and water and weather conditions at other times 

 have been unfavourable, anglers have made some notable captures in 

 the past year in river and lake, and large fish have been met with in 

 salt water. 



In the Thames numbers of good Trout and other fish have been 

 taken. Landed by Mr. A. E. Hobbs in the Henley waters, the largest 

 Trout scaled 9 lb. 1 oz. Pike up to 22 lb. have been captured, also Chub 

 of 5^ lb. and 51b. 5oz., an 8^- lb. Carp (Egham), and some fine Barbel, 

 the season for these fish showing an improvement on 1905. Thames 

 Koach fishing has not been up to the average. The largest authenti- 

 cated Eoach of the season — one of 2 lb. 7 oz. — has been captured in the 

 Lea at Ponders End by Mr. Strickland. 



One of the finest Salmon landed in Scotland was a specimen of 

 43 lb., which was secured by Mrs. Arthur Sassoon, in the Earn. The 

 Wye and Usk have furnished some good Salmon this season, and near 

 Eingwood (Hampshire), Mr. A. G. Campbell established an Avon 

 record for one day by landing six fish scaling 143 lb. 



The best Pike hail from Ireland and Wales — two thirty pounders ; 

 one was taken in the Wye. The past year will be memorable among 

 Chub anglers as yielding the largest specimen of this fish ever known 

 to have been taken with rod and line. It fell to the rod of Mr. F. W. 

 Smith, fishing in the Avon (Hampshire), and now ornaments a glass- 

 case. It scaled 7 lb. 6| oz. 



Wargrave-on-Thames and the Witham, near Boston, Lincolnshire, 

 have each yielded specimen Bream of 6 lb. 2 oz. — fine fish — and some 

 large Perch and Dace have been met with in various waters. Grand 

 Boach up to 2 lb. 4 oz. have been caught by London anglers in the 

 tidal Arun at Amberley, Sussex. 



With reference to big fish caught by sea anglers, the Californian 

 waters are an easy first. One angler at Santa Catalina Island has 

 landed a black Sea Bass of 327 lb. on a light rod. 



Mr. Holcombe, of the British Sea Anglers' Society, has probably 

 taken the largest fish in our waters — a huge Skate of 183 lb., landed at 

 Ballycotton, Co. Cork coast. Here a splendid Cod of 30 lb. has fallen 

 to the rod of Mr. J. N. Hearn, another member. Fine Pollack, Bream, 



