The sun., 1916-12-24
ONE FOOT SHELF
COMPLETE LIBRARY
Most Interesting and ~!nstruc-
tive Works on Angling in
Eight Volumes.
WALTON'S LEADS 'EM ALL
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always found in salmon rivers. but no
salmon are ever found in trout brooks,
doubtless because the brooks are too
shallow for the big fish and food Is too
scarce. vet both nS,i run into salt water
whenever II Is accessible.
The greater portion VI the salmon's
life " spent In the ocean. and in the
spring. when IL visits fresh water and
Invariably the river In which II was
born. the Ash Is fat and sleek and hand
rome, yet no food Is ever found in its
stomach. What It eats during It's long
scjourn IN the sea Is unknown. and there
II M q instance OF IA salmon having
been captured in salt water.
In the Bay Of Chaieurs some years
ago when the water was low many large
salmon could plainly be seen lying
quietly on the bottom that had evidently
rust returned from the sea and were
tired and resting.
baited a hook with n squad Of lively
worms and dropped It gently into the
water. allowing II TO pass slowly before
a big fish, hut II did not pass far. AMI
when the FISH was landed II weighed
nineteen pounds. A few moments later.
when cleaned. no food OF my kind was
found In the stomach.
There H., however. one river in which
both trout and salmon are foundd dwell
ing toUcther. II not In peace at least In
large numbers. and this Is the Namsen
River In Norway. It II n deep and
noble river flowing in n huge broad mass
between high mountains. and It's hsh!ng
1ishts are held by an English gentleman
who resides In Liverpool.
In his hne bungalow on the bank OF
the river I once srNnt n week amid vast
numbers ~ powerful bi,ers. trout.
salmon and mosquitoes. II was always
possible 20 And salmon on one side OF the
river. trout on the other and mosquitoes
everywhere.
why Trout Fights Dsner.
. The w fisherman has two methods ct
endlne the career Of a fish through the
impa,enn~nt Of the nook In the mouth.
II tho Ash Is rocked I'm the roof Of the
mouth-thc upper jaw-the hsh Is en-.
abied TO keep the mouth closed and
breathe regularly. the Gills acting "a
lungs being thereby uninjured.
The nsh will therefore be able to sus-
tain a stronge and more persistent COM
bat until its muscular power II ex-
hausted. n. however. the Ash IL hooked
IN the lower Jaw II II forced TO keep hs
mouth omen. the giils fail 10 operate and
II cannot breathe. with the result mat "
speedily capitulates. having actually
been drowned through SWALLOWING water.
This Ia the reason why some trout y u
IN a much stronger night than others.
an Incident which all anglers have met.
The knockout blow between the eyes
Mills a Ash quickly and should he prac-
t,sed nv all anglers as an act OF merry
AZ we'll as for the preservation OF the
hsh by hardening ".
rish have no such thing ~ brain. ana
a nervous system is almost negative, ana
hence undergo no such sensation as We
term pain. their apparent n oniy oo-
feet IN living being 10 aasuase hunger
and the procreation NJ their ! ana 10
supply an incompatible food for the
human race.
Yet a fish will suffer greatly II allowed
tn slowly chok. to death when landed.
20 suffocate and die In the air. and no
se,f-respecting angler will tolerate the
infiction Of such unnecessary PUNISH
mcnt upon an innocent and helpless VIC
tim.
IL he does he H. a disgrace to the fol-
Sewers OF the gentle art who are per-
Meated in the highest degree with KIND
ness and mercy.
Angling Literature Plentiful.
During the long. cold and cherries
DAYS OF winter. when the earth ~ covered
with snow and the waters are rooted with
Zee beneath which the fish dwell securely
and comfortably. we cannot go fishing,
and therefore We do the next best thine
possible. We read about our ~favorlte pas-
time.
Goodness knows We can find that in
rlcnty, for tho literature of angling ap-
pears to he endless and II really seems
~ n every good old sport who has
landed a few FISH hecones imprexnated
with the fever Of finny authorship and
forthwith proceeds to relieve himself
with "A book cmbellishcd with q picture
OF n man trying TO land an o~bstrcperous
fsh.
The bookstore all carry n large array
OF angling books. the majority OF which
are not worth the powder TO blow thcV
M. Among the vast number Of such
works emanating from American writers
hut very few can be commended for win
tor reading. and winter IL the tlncs W
Hike TO find IMMIGRATION in this kind %
brain and health food
Among the best books tia can n,
recommended are "The Fishing Tourist
by Charles Hallock Il 60 A-Fishing.
ny pr. Prime Fish and FISHING" y,
Frank Forester: superior Fishing" b,
Robert u. Roosevelt Trout" by Louii
Rhead salmon and Trout by Dear
Sage. and "Thc American Angler,
poo;;.' by Thaddeus Norris.
without n doubt these embrace tn,
most interesting II instructive work.
upon the subject emanating from nativ,
authors. and comprise a complete librar,
upon the topic. and all ~ them revert II
words OF praise :, The complea
Angler" of lsaak Walton.
IT was in May. 1853, that Walton,