New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-19
FISHING JOYS.
I'm anglers Holidays by British
Brooks and Streams.

az ANGLERS HOURS BY H. T. sheringharn
12no. PIP xiv. 26i The Macmillan Coinp"hS'
A. Interesting essay might be written on the
question Of what gives TO so many Oh I1,o -.
that are written on fishing their pecuiidt roc
csnation We commend The subject 10 MI No.
ingham. who confesses that it is the pieAsule
-, "a has derived in reading other books on
angling that has emboldened MN 10 p"> -
,,oI,,n,e Of his own. II is a tempting SUI "
-. has,,tli,e us from the agreeable ouIS
:. ..o,,i,s, the secret of the charm OF MI Shei-
.,,,-t.r,.e ESSAYS Perhaps in some sort or way
~ u-i6er question may be answered III hliui''9
psgtcular application OF II ..;.
Nj Sheringham, il is clear Is al en- =,
=, I'D his enthusiasm is bred OF an hll-
,,s+a knowledge of the mysteries Oh U O.
tho result of long and varied e1peiieho
,il,As AsbinE not only for sports sake ou' "
80. - brings him into close touch with nature
- Is deeree with man, for whom he
svinces = catholic fellowship In the appare"u'
,zor, naners whieh he has here gathered "
,ts- from, the magazines in which they mo-
,,aarad II soon becomes evident thaI I'0
author has exercised a wise seIecuoi
revaaJ him engaged in his faTorite TelaAa''-
IN widely different waters. in pursuit Oh ai'-O0
Sc MANY different brook and river dWeleiS O"
may be lured TO the hook with ny OF "o1iA
his native island. Thus with no oU'loui'
reader Of more limited proficiency many heiplNi
-. - s,,geas+ions in following the successes
I'd failures Of the author: for what he says
NJ trook fishing is IN large measure true OF al
fishing: ~ ------
To he proficient in brook fishing needs long ana
pstient apprenticeship 1t takes years 10 cS Of
consolation IN the matter that when you oe With
fly know one EoI SIS ave msnW Characteristics in
o6hs4; f0f T iSy al have much the TaEa
:ssH eli abonnd IN I'D o tnps willow roots
and they all have an occasional wate "a II % comes
Ebo1tt that the best places for trout IN one prooh
4issd eve can detect them at 1t does not FOL
low OF course. that the hsh are to De fbe hest
chance Of catching them and to f s9as she Iee no
It tTout s- can possibly be-
IKE the true fisherman that he is. Mr. sher-
Bingham succeeds IN bringing out that 1t Is not
alone in the catching OF fish that some OF the
finest Joys Of fishing may be found but IN the
trying TO catch them Success is not 70 De meas
1ared by the weight OF the homeward borne oFeSi'
nor yet by the keen Zest Of actual contest ana
couquest, though these are delights not AsnlIS
to be esteemed. Success Is rather 10 Dc FecN-
oned BY the degree Of aesthetic enjoyment Ih@1
The DAVIS adventure brings to the angler, who
should approach his pleasuTable task IN a SUI
3ecttve mood. Thus the author dilates on the
lows of his quest for tench on July morning
rewarded, not so much by the brace Of wary
victims to his hook. as by the thorough salts
faction In approaching the matter in an appro-
pirate and discriminating manner;
A cork float with crimson tip IS very necessary to
proper angling for tench it supplies the one tQtGn
OF color that IS wanting IN the landscape ana II Is
g satisfying thing TO look upon severely pract-
cal mind might argue that ii is as visible 10 the
fsh as TO the fisherman. and might suggest a rag
7nent of porcupine quill being less oStentatlou
But however regards IL, tench hshing Is
lengthy operation, and must be approached WIN q
leisTrely mind The sordid yearning Tor olIes
should not be put in the balance against aEns sue
effect Besides, il may be said of tench more en-
Tbaticallv than o other fish: If they are
going 10 feed. they and II they are not, they
most certainly AS rule, they are not
and their feelings therefore not so important
as anglers.