Excerpt from Fish in Rivers and Streams: A Treatise on the Production and Management of Fish in Fresh Waters, by Artificial Spawning, Breeding and Rearing: Showing Also the Cause of the Depletion of All Rivers and StreamsClose observation, year after year, has enabled me to as certain the peculiar characters and habits of fish, and to become acquainted with the causes of their paucity in all rivers and streams, and the first and principal point to which I shall draw the attention of my readers is, the pro tection necessary to be afforded to them for a given period, which will, in return, well repay the fostering hand for this small expenditure of time and care.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.