CHAPTER III. 
OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRACTICE OP ANGLING. 
For Angling may bo said to bo liko the Mathematics, that it can 
never be fully Ioarncd ; at least not so fully but that there will be still 
more experimenting left for the trial of other men.” Walton. 
Angling generally, in this country, is not necessarily so sci- 
entific as in many parts of Europe. Our streams being larger, 
more numerous, and less fished, except in a few instances 
near our large cities, heavier tackle in some cases may be 
used, and less skill required. In angling for trout in the 
country streams, where immense quantities are found, the 
less skilful augler, with coarse tackle, will often succeed in 
filling his basket in a very short time. But as railroads in- 
crease, and access becomes more easy to the different fishing 
grounds, the fish will become more shy, greater skill bo re- 
quired, and finer tackle indispensable, to complete success. 
Hence where a worm for trout, a piece of bread for perch, or 
a strip of pork for pickerell, have been used, natural or arti- 
ficial flies, and small fish, attached to the finest possible kind 
of materials, will be needed. Therefore the true Angler 
should make himself thoroughly acquainted with the most 
approved modes of Angling, and the best materials for his 
proper equipment 
