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224 TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES.
happy days. .t the present tinlm
one has tdoo quite a ilistance for
real good fishing, but the trains
and automobiles bring us in a
short time to the beautiful forest
bottoms of tlhe (Gua(walupe or to
the Medina anl other fishing
places of renown. Eel fishing in
olden times waV<s especiallyy in-
joye(l )v the vouner people, and
most of our rivulets contained
.I - . _ __ _ - - -.live at Ne l ra- BIrlau fel (i':l ,et all
the eels hle wish'is al any time
asked for. .\Au e I is (consi(l1ered
delicious eatin, w leu ilroplerly
prepareil.
As state, eel (ishiii, to he sue-
eessful, is alxva>s urone at night
time, anl usually iith th ae .il of
a lantern, as t1he pat1Ixvays along
the fording places ar e often diffi-
cult to find at Ii lt, an the lan-Ieii. HE\I) .I,;uNI'.) AND .\ AI('t'.\t-IN', Ifiii I ' H , ('H D3,1! I<<uI l N i
more or less of them, and it affordls
much sport in pulling an eel
out of its watery elemnent. They
are generally and nearly exclusive-
ly caught at night time and with
preference during rainy days, when
they are very lively seeking their
food. The Cuadalupe andt Medina
rivers are quite full of them and
a friend of mine whose parentstern also serves to Il Ip in baiting
the hooks andl kLii pin lookout
for water snakes and va raious night
prowling animals :along the creekc
or river lankls. An interesting
event it is when an eel is caught,
as the eel is one of the most pow-
erful of fish species, considering
its usual size of onl t wo or three
feet, and it takes a v(erv strong
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Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/228/?q=menger: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.