. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them : with instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making, and directions for fish-breeding : to which is appended, Dies piscatori, describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing : illustrated with eighty engravings on wood. Fishing; Fishes. 376 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK. before, cast a fly admirably, and hooked his own fish, and killed them in a masterly manner. Very few fishing-stations will " carry" more than two rods, and new comers, finding such
. The American angler's book : embracing the natural history of sporting fish, and the art of taking them : with instructions in fly-fishing, fly-making, and rod-making, and directions for fish-breeding : to which is appended, Dies piscatori, describing noted fishing-places, and the pleasure of solitary fly-fishing : illustrated with eighty engravings on wood. Fishing; Fishes. 376 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK. before, cast a fly admirably, and hooked his own fish, and killed them in a masterly manner. Very few fishing-stations will " carry" more than two rods, and new comers, finding such water occupied, generally refrain from intruding, and seek other grounds. It frequently happens, though, at some famous place—I would instance the Grand Falls of the Nipissiguit—that the new comers have travelled a long distance, and there is no station beyond. If the stream is free to all, there is no gainsaying their right to stop and fish ; but the privilege of dividing the pools is generally conceded to the first occupants, and it would be a breach of courtesy and fair dealing in those who come last, to wet a line without consulting them. When pools have been over-fished, a mutual agreement to rest them for a day or two, or every alternate day, results beneficially to all. Such course is frequently resorted Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877. Philadelphia : E. H. Butler
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