FOREST, LAKE, AND RIVER 



proven by examination, that in many fish opened, 

 none have been found to contain black bass or 

 other valuable fish. The ordinary minnows, such 

 as chub and shiners, seem to be their choice. 

 In angling, they have been known to take crabs, 

 dobsons, crickets, worms, frogs, and even pieces of 

 cut bait. 



There is no question but what any clean waters 

 will support these fish, and there should be no 

 hesitancy in introducing them, especially in view 

 of the fact that they will not destroy the young of 

 any other valuable fish that may be present. As 

 they bite freely during all parts of the open season, 

 they make a valuable addition to any fishing 

 waters. It is a grave mistake, therefore, not to 

 introduce them into all rivers and lakes suitable to 

 their maintenance. 



While prolific in eggs, the young or fry of the 

 pike-perch have many enemies to contend with in 

 their infancy. Practically, all well-known fresh- 

 water fish prepare nests or hollows in the gravel 

 or sand in which to deposit their eggs, while others 

 drop them on grass or weeds, to which they adhere. 

 In the case of the pike-perch, they seek the run- 

 ning water of streams entering a lake, and drop 

 the eggs as they swim along. The males, closely 

 following, drop the milt upon them as they gradu- 

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