Show NILE FISH PUT UP REAL FIGHT fine sport afforded anglers in african river A new sport has risen in africa more thrilling than the killing oi 0 dangerous wild beasts it Is the pursuit of the huge savage and incredibly swift fish found la in the great rivers hundreds of miles from the sea sportsmen who have slain lions the dreaded cape buffaloes elephants and rhinoceros es say that the bagging of these beasts do dies not compare with the excitement of fightlin figh tin a gigantic fish in these wild rivers the thrill of a lions charge Is toon soon over one way or another but the thrill of fighting a huge leaping fish that can jump from the water like a kangaroo and whose mouth is lined with something akin to sheet iron may last for hours some of the great african fishes have teeth like wolves and can bite or twist in two the heaviest iron or copper wire leaders they tear fish weighing two or three pounds from the hook and often break str strong on hooks books they can breast the swiftest torrent ns as though it were a millpond africa seems to hare more large savage animals than any other country in the world and the fish are no exception when the rivers go dry in spots the great fish congregate in deep pools they soon clean out all the smaller fish bsh when a balt bait Is thrown into the pool they will make the water boll trying to seize the hook A small animal which enters the pool will immediately be torn to pieces for some of the african river fishes particularly ticul arly the terrible tiger fish are closely related to the man eating piranha which the late president theodore roosevelt described in his account of his journey to the river of doubt in the wilds of brazil though the brazilian fish Is not nearly so large as its african cousin it Is frenzied by the scent of blood and will tear even an ox to pieces it if blood Is drawn from the creature the largest fish in the african rivers Is the gigantic nile perch which Is not a perch at all but a rep of the ocean bass family this gigantic fish has been kno known wn to weigh pounds it Is tremendously strong and active and delicious eating in the nile system are almost spec species lei belonging to the catfish group and more than 50 species closely allied to the carp some of the catfish run ran well up to six feet the tiger fish ts Is one of the most voracious fit fish in the world equipped with powerfully power full jaws jas and armed with formidable teeth outside its mouth the tiger fish Is able to bite io in two heavy lenders of iron or copper wire and wll often break the strongest three inch steel hooks books new york world tele gram |