Besides that, the fishing, either in the lake or the Mercy, was very profitable, for Pencroft had made some lines, armed with iron hooks, with which they frequently caught fine trout, and a species of fish whose silvery sides were speckled with yellow, and which were also extremely savory.
Ezenfelül a halászat is sikerrel járt, akár a tóban, akár a Hála-folyó vizében: Pencroff ugyanis fenékhorgokat fabrikált vasból, azokra pedig gyakran ráharapott a pisztráng meg egy ismeretlen nevű, de különösen ízletes húsú hal, amelynek ezüstpikkelyes testét apró, sárgás pöttyök tarkították.