THE WALL-EYED PIKE 



ally sink to the bottom. The fry, upon hatching 

 out, are almost invisible, being almost as thick as 

 ordinary thread, and one-quarter of an inch long. 

 In five or six days, the food sacs are absorbed, and 

 those that have survived their natural enemies be- 

 come cannibalistic, and devour each other. A few 

 days later, they seek the Crustacea natural to all 

 waters, and their growth is rapid. 



The foregoing describes the subject-fish in a 

 general way, its method of spawning, varieties, its 

 natural waters where found, and the possibilities 

 of introducing it into other waters. This much 

 being made known, it naturally follows that it is 

 of the greatest importance that the methods of 

 capture should be described. Not that they are 

 so many or varied, but rather to make known the 

 proper tackle and bait to use, as the consensus of 

 opinion of many anglers suggests. 



In trolling for pike-perch, all patterns of spoons 

 seem to be about equally successful, the best sizes 

 being numbers four and five. The triple hook 

 usually found on spoons should be replaced by a 

 double one, and all feathers removed. The 

 double hook is generally preferred, as being more 

 easily taken by the fish than a triple. Fishermen, 

 as a rule, now admit that feathers tied to a spoon 

 hook are of but little if any value, — if not detri- 

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