CURIOUS WAYS OF CATCHING FISH.
It is said that Thoreau, the naturalist, could put his hand into the water and caress the fishes, which learned not to fear him. The Digger Indian sits by a stream and catches fish in his hands for food. In Sind, British India, otters are trained to catch fish for their owners, and in many parts of Eastern Asia cormorants are taught to perform the same service. The birds fill their maws with fish, and disgorge them at the command of the owners. Spearing for salmon is common sport in Scottish streams, and other sorts of fish are also speared at night in America by the aid of a big torch, which attracts the fish toward the boat of the fishermen. The Orientals, instead of using one large spear for fish, take a handful of javelins, and usually succeed with one if the others fail to hit.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XXII, 2 June 1894, Page 527
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152CURIOUS WAYS OF CATCHING FISH. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XII, Issue XXII, 2 June 1894, Page 527
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