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AMERICAN FISHES. 



ACANTHOPTERYCn. 



PERCII)^. 



THE YELLOW PIKE PEARCH. 



AMERICAN SANDRE. 



Lucioperca Americana ; Cuvier. 



THE OHIO PIKE, GLASS-EYE, YELLOW PIKE, OHIO SALMON. 



This bold and voracious fish I have never seen, though it is 

 abundant from the western part of the State of New York to the 

 M'aters of the Ohio, the great hikes and the rivers of the fur countries, 

 Up to the 58t]i parallel of latitude. It affords great sport to the 

 angler, being readily taken with the hook, with almost any live or 

 dead fish bait, though it is said to prefer the common fresh water 

 Cray-fish, vlstoCiAs i?rt/"/o?w, according to Dr. DeKay, whoso account 

 of this fish I have taken the liberty of borrowing from his Fauna of 

 New York r 



" The best tune for fishing is in the dusk of the evening, with a 

 great length of lino, keeping the bait in gentle motion. The foot of 

 rapids or beneath milldams appears to be its favorito haunts. In the 

 heat of summer it seeks the deepest parts of lakes, or in streams in 

 the coolest places Under Weeds or grass. It is esteemed one of the 



