. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ian— That better country, which is out of sight, Has streams of crystal ever fresh and bright; But John bears witness, and you must agree, Mid scenes all heavenly therell be no more sea. You write good letters way from brick and your sea-sentiment—will not hold water. CHAPTEK XXXI. STALE FISH IN A BAD FIX ■ -REEL UP. Venator.— When I would beget content, and increaseconfidence in the power and wisdom and providence ofAlmighty God, I will walk the meadows by some glidingstream, and there contemplate the lilies that take
. Pleasures of angling with rod and reel for trout and salmon . ian— That better country, which is out of sight, Has streams of crystal ever fresh and bright; But John bears witness, and you must agree, Mid scenes all heavenly therell be no more sea. You write good letters way from brick and your sea-sentiment—will not hold water. CHAPTEK XXXI. STALE FISH IN A BAD FIX ■ -REEL UP. Venator.— When I would beget content, and increaseconfidence in the power and wisdom and providence ofAlmighty God, I will walk the meadows by some glidingstream, and there contemplate the lilies that take no care,and those very many other various little living creatures, whoare not only created, but fed, man knows not how, by thegoodness of the God of nature, and therefore trust in is my purpose ; and so, Let every thing that hath breathpraise the Lord : and let the blessing of St. Peters Masterbe with mine. Piscator.— And upon all that are lovers of virtue anddare trust in His providence, and be quiet, and go a-Angling.—[Sir Izaak ^OWEVER indifferent anglers may-be in regard to the ordinary lux-uries of the table, they have epi-curean ideas about fish. A fewhours makes a vast difference inthe flavor of any fish; bit withnone is this fact more perceptiblethan with trout. Those anglersmean well who compliment theirfriends with a mess of fish a week old; but how-ever carefully they may have been doctored andpacked, they lose their delicate flavor and are 258 PLEASURES OF ANGLING. stale; and a stale fish is an unpalatable camping where a casting point was con-venient (and it was rare when this was not thecase), we never deemed it in good taste to cooka fish for breakfast which had been caught overnight. If there are trout to be caught at all, youmay be sure of a rise in the early morning ; andyou are equally sure of a delicious breakfast if youcatch at five oclock what you propose to eat atseven. I have had a great deal of pleasant sport a
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