The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1862., [Electronic resource]

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Angling.

--The disciples of old Isaac Walton are giving the dealers in fishing tackle a busy time. For more than ten days past the various eligible places for catching a nibble, (and there are many such places in the falls of James river,) have been crowded with amateur fishermen. Whether they meet the usual luck of that style of fisherman — a kind that is duly set forth in the old distich, and familiar to our readers — we are not prepared to say; but, judging from the persistency of the parties, they must meet with some kind of success. Fishing is, at least, an innocent occupation, even if it yield no solid returns. It is, too, admirably adapted to teaching people patience. A man must learn that virtue who has to sit for several hours without so much as a nibble. We see that the old seen fishery, formerly worked under the direction of Major Hyde, on the end of the island east of Mayo's Bridge, is still carried on under the direction of Brown & Jones. Some very fine shad are taken daily there, also in traps higher up in the falls. Speaking of fish naturally reminds one of vegetables. We are pleased to learn that the above firm, known as the great fish merchants of Richmond, have concluded a bargain with most of the farmers residing in the immediate vicinity of Norfolk to ship all of their garden stuff to this place. It will be remembered that the locality is famous for early vegetables; being, in fact, the place from which, before the war, the New York hotels derived most of their supplies.