. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 118 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN CANAL ANGLING. feathered angler, who, bearing away for the nearest shore, landed on the smooth green grass one of the finest pikes ever caught in the castle-loch. This adven- ture is said to have cured the gander of his propensity for wandering; but on this point we are inclined to be a little sceptical—particularly as we lately heard, that, at the reservoir near Glasgow, the country people are in the habit of employ
. Alphabet of scientific angling for the use of beginners. Fly fishing; Bait fishing; Fishes -- Food; Fishes -- Feeding and feeds; Fishes -- Sense organs. 118 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN CANAL ANGLING. feathered angler, who, bearing away for the nearest shore, landed on the smooth green grass one of the finest pikes ever caught in the castle-loch. This adven- ture is said to have cured the gander of his propensity for wandering; but on this point we are inclined to be a little sceptical—particularly as we lately heard, that, at the reservoir near Glasgow, the country people are in the habit of employing ducks in this novel mode of ; Trolling for Pike. The mode of angling named trolling^ is precisely similar to minnow-fishing for trout. The trolling-rod has several small rings fixed on every one of its joints; upon the butt-joint is fitted a reel with its winch. On the reel are wound twenty, thirty, or forty yards of silk line, which pass through the rings on the rod, and are then fastened to the gimp with which the hook is armed. The hook itself is a compound of two small perch-hooks put back to back. Between the hooks hangs a little chain, and at the end of the chain a small plummet. The plummet is to be sewn into the mouth of a dead fish, roach or gudgeon, the hooks being left without, exposed to Gorge hook and baiting needle- (1) From the French, " Trailer to ;. 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 Rennie, James, 1787-1867. London : William Orr
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