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First of all comes tUe Perch family, of whicli the common or yellow 

 perch (Perca Americana), closely resembling its European name-sake, 

 abounds in both lake and river, pond and stream, varying considerably 

 in size and colour, according to locality and food. Thi-ee pounds is the 

 extreme weight I have heard of, but a one-pound perch is a large speci- 

 men ordinarily. A lake near Buckingham, known as Donaldson's Lake, 

 is full of very fine perch and of good quality, and is perhaps one of the 

 best fishing grounds near here for this species. Spawning in autumn, 

 these fish recover so as to be in fine condition in the early spring and 

 even in the winter, when they may be taken in large quantities through 

 the ice. The sharp-nosed perch (Percina Caijrodes) is much rarer, but is 

 abundant in the Rideau Canal, and is met with in the Rideau and 

 Ottawa Rivers, and their tributaries occasionally. It's distinguishing 

 features are chiefly the sharpness of its nose, long and narrow 

 body, and some seven dark vertical bands, with an equal number 

 of spots or irregular bands. DeKay doubts it being a difierent species, 

 and thinks it only a variety. It attains no size, seldom reaching more 

 than three or four ounces in weight. 



The Dore, yellow pike perch, or glasseye, often erroneously called 

 pickerel (Stizostedium Vitreum) is abundant in our waters, and though 

 its habits and form suggest the idea of a pike, it is really more of a 

 perch. It is very voracious, excellent eating, frequents the foot of 

 rapids or eddies in rapids, and is easily taken with a spoon or live bait. 

 Large specimens reach from 8 to 10 lbs. weight, but 4 lbs. is an average 

 size. It is more abundant in rivers than lakes, only frequenting the 

 latter where streams enter them. Long trolling lines are far more suc- 

 cessful than short ones for this fish, as it has been proved that the bait 

 will be seized three times on the long line to once on the short one. The 

 Canadian Dore (S. Ganadense) ranging from 1 to 4 lbs., with a few 

 pale yellow spots below the lateral line, and the grey Dore (S. Griseum) 

 of a greyer colour than the two preceding, seldom exceeding a few 

 inches in length, are found where the common Dore exists, but not so 

 abundantly. They are met with in the Rideau, Ottawa, Lievres and 

 Gatineau Rivers, the grey Dore being plentiful in the Rideau River. 



The Tessellated Darter ( Boleosoma Olmstedi) is a small fish, 

 never exceeding more than 2 or 3 inches, and is very little known fz-om 



