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ALMANAC FISHING 
THE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC AND THEIR j 
RELATION TO THE HABITS OF FISHES j 
By G. HORTON GLOVER ■ 
I 
LL fishermen have 
theories, and I am 
no exception to this 
rule, although, like 
many others, I am a 
bear on atxy that do 
not coincide with my 
own way of thinking. 
The original Amer- 
ican or the Indian 
was such a theorist, 
as he only fished at 
certain times. We 
must all concede that 
he was a great observer -of wild animals 
and their habits, and therefore when he 
went fishing he always returned with 
plenty. In this he was not a sportsman 
and only fished as a necessity, and in 
consequence wasted as little time as pos- 
sible, carefully picking the hour and place 
where he was sure to get his full allot- 
ment. 
You cannot tell me that this was en- 
tirely luck or because there were a 
greater abundance of fish in those days, 
as I have fished with Indians ranging 
from the Micmacs of Canada to the 
Seminoles of Florida and you will always 
find that they will advise a definite day 
and hour which they consider best, and if 
you follow their advice you will be fully 
repaid. 
Again, I have met many intelligent 
anglers who seem to fish only at certain 
predetermined times, yet if one would ac- 
cuse them of fishing by the Almanac they 
would become intensely indignant. 
So, for the benefit of the readers of 
Forest and Stream, I will attempt to 
enumerate some of these theories, which, 
strange as it may seem, are more or less 
closely followed by professional as well 
as sport fishermen. 
Time and again, after fishing for hours 
without a bite, some one would say, “You 
are only wasting time ; ought to fish when 
the moon is right,” but when I attempted 
to pin down my adviser and get a co- • 
herent answer as to when this would be, ■ 
I was given such a line of information 
that I could make nothing of it. It 
seemed as though they held a great secret 
and were jealously guarding it by trying f 
to confuse me as much as possible. 
Determining to solve this great mys- 
tery, I provided myself with a pound of 
chewing tobacco and paid a visit to an 
old fisherman whom I thought could give ' 
me the desired information. 
My picturesque friend accepted my of- • 
fering of tobacco with concealed pleasure 
mingled with dignity, while the surround- . 
ings and figure before me presented a pic- 
ture of the old-time mariner of the Span- i 
ish Main. 
After discussing local matters, I finally ■ 
broached the subject that was the object 
of my visit. “Well, I rec’on I can tell ■ 
you about this here moon business, but 
it’s kind of hard to ’xplain,” he said, as 
he produced an Almanac. 
“No question about the fish biting 
when the moon’s right, but it’s hard to ; 
’xplain,” he repeated and produced a pair ji 
of specks that were minus one lense. I' 
I drew up a chair as he placed the ^ 
specks on his nose and opened the Al- - 
manac. 
“January we want,” and he turned the \ 
pages over to that month.” j. 
“You see this here line of figures?” he t 
asked. 
“Well, the Almanac says that is the 
time the moon sets or rises for each day 
of the month.” 
“Now, if you add six hours to, or sub- ' 
tract six hours from, the time given in 
THE TWELVE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC 
And Their Relation to the Human Anatomy 
^ or Ram 
Head and Face 
Taurus 
or Bull 
The Neck 
Gemini 
or Twins 
TheArms 
^ Cancer 
^ or Crab 
The Breast 
Leo 
KF or Lion 
The Heart 
_ Virgo 
^ or Virgin 
' The Bowels 
libra 
n Or Balance 
The Reins 
Scorpio 
^ or ScorptoB 
The Secrets 
ntarius 
■owman 
The Thighs 
Capricornus 
4S, or Goat 
The Knees 
Aquarius 
A or Waterman 
The L egs 
Pisces 
or Fishes 
The Feet ^ 
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