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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...against the pipes should have an angle, so that the fish cannot be easily bolted by prodding with a stick, or pulled out by inserting an arm. To prevent netting an empty paraffin cask may be studded with nails, then filled with bricks or large stones, and sunk in the deepest part. It is surprising what a very tiny rill, even only a foot or so in width, can be made capable of having quite large trout by the above method, if the flow of water is constant, and there is a good supply of food obtainable. Q. Why should coarse fish be kept down, for surely they do not eat trout? A. It is chiefly on account of the food that they consume, which would otherwise be available for trout; but another reason is that they are apt to congregate in numbers in certain parts, and whenever they so collect the trout seem to leave. Possibly their restless movements annoy the trout. Some of the kinds that are usually classed as "coarse," such as pike, perch, and chub, will freely devour small trout, while barbel are very unwelcome on the spawning redds. Q. On what kind of days do trout rise best? A. They usually rise best in settled weather, sudden changes, with the barometer jumping up and down, being generally prejudicial. Foggy, misty days, especially if the light is bad, are nearly always unfavourable; but a good light and clear atmosphere are almost always sure to be favoured with a good " rise" during some part of the day. Just before heavy rain, after a long period of dry weather, trout are prone to lie sulkily at the bottom of the river, and refuse to take any bait well, while every now and then a mysterious impulse seems to move one of them to fling himself high into the air, falling back again with a resounding splash--but such are not...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0217160956
- ISBN 13 9780217160957
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages40
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