. 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 piscatoriae, describing noted fishing-places and the pleasures of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. 258 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK. more tlian one hook in his mouth, there is small chance of his escape. When a large fish sulks or takes the bottom, his capture is a question of time only. I have known an angler, on such occasions, light his segar from that of his fri
. 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 piscatoriae, describing noted fishing-places and the pleasures of solitary fly-fishing. Fishing; Fishes. 258 AMERICAN ANGLER'S BOOK. more tlian one hook in his mouth, there is small chance of his escape. When a large fish sulks or takes the bottom, his capture is a question of time only. I have known an angler, on such occasions, light his segar from that of his friend in another boat, and wait on his victim patiently for a half hour, humor- ing him in all his runs and sulks, and at last bring him within reach of the gafi'. To increase the sport, I have some- times landed, and killed my fish from the shore. There is much difference in the condition of " ; I have had fish in the boat not weighing more than three- fourths as much as others of the same length, that were fuller fed. The flesh is of a much paler color than that of the Salmon; the meat of a fish of five pounds being a delicate pink, while that of a three-pound fish is almost white. A fish of four or five pounds is excellent when boiled; it is more remarkable for its delicacy than its richness. I have eaten them planked, but they are not to be compared to Brook Trout, cooked on a stick or under the ashes. I have also had them smoked to bring home, and think, on the whole, they are as good in this way as any other, though inferior, of course, to smoked Salmon. These fish are found in our markets, as far south as Phila- delphia, in the months of October and 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; Norris, Thaddeus, 1811-1877. Dies piscatoriae. Phil
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