The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-07-08

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elongated tubular insect. IL Is enor-
mously plentiful over the entire hab-
bitable globe except when Il is wanted
for bait Worms then cost one cent
per worm.
He is made into bait by being inn
palcd on the hook. This is not pain
full TO the worm. He is prevented only
by lack Of speech from expressing his
delight.
The worm should be lowered into
the water kindly but firmly, A fish
will snap il up Immediately This fish
may be salmon, bullhead, finnan
haddie or tin can.
As soon as the fish bites, he must be
played. Playing a fish is the tech
nical term Of yanking him in before
he can get away. II the fisher is
using pole, he should lay it down
and play the fish hand over hand.
Some fishes are known as game
H0i'os Inns IL Hpi uttduSt ul lNtlt
flavor, but because they jump into the
air when hooked. Many fishers refuse
haughtily to fish for any except game
fishes. The best way to get a game
fish is to play till he jumps and then
stun him with club.
The leading game fish of the United
States is the speckled beauty Uncut
tured persons call this fish trout.
speckled beauty is speckled with YER
million, green, purple and blue spots
over brown MORE with watered silk
effect. 1t ranges in size from two
inches to monsters of three and four,
and lives exclusively in babbling
brooks not less than one inch deep.
1t is fished with artificial flies and
caught with worms.
Bullheads are more easily caught
than trout. This gives them a much
finer flavor. The bullhead can be
identified by gripping him firmly. 1t
it is bullhead the fisher will find
the fish nicely nailed to his hand by
handsome spines.
The bullhead has the most open
countenance of any game fish except
the sperm whale. The sperm whale,
however, is not true game fish. He
Is an Independent oil refiner who was
pushed into the sea when John ID.
was evolved.
The sperm whale is considered q
fair catch for one days fishing.
Fishers who would rather fish for
numbers than quality usually devote
to the eel. The eel is ex-
ceedingly easy to catch, but not so
easy to uncatch. A ten-inch eel
swallows the hook and sixty feet Of
line in the moment of impact. The
fisher must jerk violently as soon as
an eel bites. He will then discover
The eel looped handsomely around his
neck and tied with sailors half
hitch.
A somewhat more aristocratic sport
S salmon fishing.
The salmon is caught with a pole
hat has been sawed into three or more
pieces and put together again at an
expense Of not less than 500. The
salmon fisher begins at dawn to cast
nto the salmon pool with his pieced
,ole and continues casting till sunset.
\ guide then wades into the pool and
,ets the salmon with a gaif-hook.
There is also salt water fishing.
Salt water fishing is not fishing for
alt mackerel, as many unscientific
hinkers believe. Salt water fishers
atch bluefish blackfish, white fish,
ewfsh, pollocks and other rationale
les.
The equipment for salt water fish
r is a strong pole, one mile of Irvine,
meathook and sidewheel steamer.
he steamer is to get seasick on.
The very best way to fish is by troll
lg. 1t is the favorite method Of
at men, who fish for exercise. Troll
lg is done by sitting in an easy chair
4 boat and being rowed around by
friend. The troller holds a pole and
ne. At the end of this line is piece
t machinery that reyolves swiftly il
he rover is kept up to his work by
ldicious remarks from the troller.
The machine has a bouquet Of col
red feathers attached to it, together
18th as many hooks as possible. Very
fter rover will have rowed barely
fly miles before fish is hooked.
trollers keep a supply Of
-esh friends on hand during the troll
x season.--London t-Bits.
MAUDE MULLER UP-TO-DATE
Maude Muller, on summers day,
aked the meadows sweet with hay.
nd as she raked in the early morn,
ne heard the honk Of a Klayon horn.