THE PUMPKIN-SEED 



THE " pumpkin-seed " is, perhaps, the 

 first fish that the boy remembers 

 catching. In ponds and streams too 

 meagre for bass, and too warm for sal- 

 mon or trout, they thrive well. They are found 

 throughout New England and also in Canada. 

 Their food consists principally of worms, Crusta- 

 cea, and very small fishes. 



With a very light rod and line, and with small 

 flies, especially the " hackles," they are capable of 

 yielding quite decent sport. All of the sunfishes 

 make good pan fish, and, with appropriate tackle, 

 they will probably be more sought after in the 

 future, especially when one has not the time to go 

 far from home, and wishes for a little quiet sport 

 on an afternoon. 



If I were to have a word in the education of the 

 boy angler, it would be my desire to teach him to 

 try different baits, and all ways of capturing these 

 fishes, even to the casting of small flies ; for it 

 would repay him in a thqusand ways, and give him 

 the correct and proper knowledge that in after 



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