The Practical Fisherman. By J. II. Keene. (The Bazaar Office.)—
To speak of this book as far as we have been able to test it by our own practical experience, we think that Mr. Keene shows a genuine know- ledge of his subject. Ho combines the science and the art which are concerned with it in a sensible and intelligent way, and has produced a I volume which should interest and instruct a reader, as well as give him useful hints and directions for his sport. Mr. Keene has studied the subjects of his work very closely,—witness what he says of a i phenomenon which every Thames angler must have noticed, "the )
mad bleak," a fish, it seems, tormented by tapeworm ; and, on the 11
practical side, we may note his very judicious suggestions about live- baiting for pike. But the chapter on the "Eel" Mr. Keene evi- dently thinks to be his masterpiece. " I have opened and thoroughly examined during the last ton years as many, probably more, eels than any other angler, except my father, in the kingdom," ho says, with pardonable pride. One conclusion on a much-vexed subject is this, —" They spawn like other fish."
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