New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-21

ANGLING has ever been regarded most manly, health
full and attractive sport recreation II was practsed
by the Patriachs aud ApOstles-by the learned, the
benevolent and the heavenly minded at later periods
and indeed il has been followed with the greatest
avdty by persons in every rank and condition in life,
if not from the beginning" surely from time
mote, that human records and the traditions Of men
run not to the contrary" Aud although Angling be
sport of great antiquity-an art apparently very
smpe-yet there very few requiring practical
knowledge greater nicely and precision In ~ eXer
else An expert and successful angler must possess
species Of acquired knowledge which the word kEqck
best expresses, and which Is difficult TO impart %
others in writing, az Is the arc of fencing.
Having for many years INDUCED more or less In
hrciag hs fy 10 the augmentation OF bodily health and
observation-disclosures | make the following piscatoy
gleanngs and statements not with view how 10 make
man that to be angler" but 20 induce 9th
ers TO embrace and practice the gentle art
There is a marked distinction between Angling aud
Fishing for angling is the art Of catching f5h with an
aagie-an instrument consisting Of rod, line and a
hO0k-and fishing is the practice OF catching fish IN any
manner and with any instrument whatsoever. An As
GLER is one who fishes with angle and for amusement
and recreation and not for profit he fishes occasionally
only, aud not occupation while the FIsHERNAS Is
who follows fishing business and for profit lie
fishes with net, spear, &c, and may practice the art
Of catching fish with angle and may be good angler
Still be is a Fisherman aud not Angler, for An
a Fisherman while he the angle and that only
That the Pariarchs praetised angling aud fishing, is
proven by the following passages from the Old Testa-
ment: "Canst thou draw out leViathaD With a h0Oki
or his tongue with cord which thou tetea doioaf"
Job XII, l. 2 They take up all Of them with the an
gle they catch them in their net and gather them in
their drag - Habbakuk l., 10. 4" The Lord God hath
sworn by his Holiness that 10, the days shall come upon
you, that he shall take You away With hooks and your
prosperity with fish hooks Amos w., 2 The fsh-
hall laff hat ~
roOks shall lament and they that spread nets upon the
waters shall langish. "-Isaiah xix, ..
That majority, at least, of the Apostles fisher
nes il evident from the AXist chapter Of 81. Johns
Gospel where il recorded that Of them were to-
gether at the sea Of II0enus and Simon Peter said
unto them, go fishing, and they say unto him, we
also 20 with thee" Bot the Apostle Peter il the only
OF the who s known 20 have been an angler
and this Is shown IN the Gospel according to st. Matthew
xvii a. where car Lord says 10 Peter Go thou 10 the
sea and east AOOk and take up the fS that first com.
eth up aud when thou hast opened hs mouth then shalt
find piece Of money"
And the early prOsne writers are eqsay explicit in
regard % hsh and angling
DOd0Tus Siculus speaks Ct MOIRIs, the Dreieeess0r
Of sesOstrs who lived three thousand years ago who
constructed artificial lahe about nine miles long aud
four hundred feet side, and ia this capacious fish.
pond be had twenty-five different klnds Of ish The
revenue derived from fishing this p0Hd he assigned 70
bis wife for pin money, and from which she l. said %
have realized $4,000 day.
Legitimate angling, vita rod line add hook wa prac.
tised in the Trojan Age, Tor HoHEn, 300 years ago,
thas describes an angler:
On rosk pIotrulse sSs,
scOopsd sd beloved By th- tide,
Hh baiied hool, and mo IA h.nA,
The psfsn, AnseF f1ke- ns rsnd
Ih- igE ne, et tse iTet-blns inc.
hespsss fha prey qEck - he ssr,
He we'd rHpeFebeoa ar BE- pes
AID enrs sskore tsc fo1nc.as pT.Eaf
And THLoonrrs, the Pastoral Greek Poet, 1000
YEAR, ago, thus described hshemxns dwelling;
~ hard b. wcrc isif
Ba4leas. aad Al tfsif inpl-tnentn Of tFadc,
Ro<s hook, snd lines coEnpessd stsons hairs
And Es,s o. Farous sits aad safioas sbAsss'-
Here arc not enly rods and kooks bus lines OF srong
horse hairs'' which Indicate an Improvement 10 tho
gentle art az that early age.
The Greeks were fond Of an fng AMI ,he wealth built
expensive hsh-Ponds ArHEskes Greek wsitsr 2OOO
years ago, describes ship galley buut er Hcro OF
Syracuse, in the bow Of which was GsA ss.d OF eDo
cubic feet measurement, aad containing great variety
Of fish And the Romans probably exearina Tho f,y.ek
in their fondness ar sh aad RsLiae lad Tho arlaea
fab ponds Of Ltenls, Hostaaslss aai Gains HIrnns
sold for from ter tkogsai 30 one hundred Thousand da
lars each.
About 900 years ago tho golaptuous Queen o, sop.
IRA, While woOing Mas AsreSy. gave hin ishlns