NATURAL HISTORY, TORONTO REGION 



During the hot summer months the Perch of shallow, 

 weedy waters become soft and lose their fine flavour. 

 To anglers accustomed to Black Bass and Lunge it 

 is rather an insignificant species, but it has this to 

 recommend it, that it can be caught by anybody, 

 with any sort of tackle, at all times of the year. The 

 Perch spawns in early spring, and the eggs, which 

 are very small, are enclosed in a long, narrow trans- 

 lucent strip of adhesive mucus. 



45. Tessellated Darter. Boleosoma nigrum olm- 

 stedi (Storer). Common in all streams and sandy 

 bays. 



46. Blue Darter. Rainbow Darter. Etheostoma 

 coeruleum (Storer). Gayest of all the Darters, and, 

 indeed, the gaudiest of all fresh-water fishes. It 

 makes its home in the ripples and shallows of the 

 rivers and in the shady retreats of brooks. In the 

 vicinity of Toronto this fish is rare. I have found it 

 only in two streams on the eastern side of the district. 



SEKRANEDAE. 



47. White Bass. Roccus chrysops (Rafinesque). 

 The White Bass is taken occasionally in Toronto 

 Bay and at the mouth of the Humber River. It is 

 gregarious, usually swimming in shoals containing 

 a large number of individuals. As a game fish it 

 ranks high, for it takes minnow bait readily, and 

 during the summer months rises to a fly well. It is 

 an excellent table fish when fresh caught. It spawns 

 in May or June. 



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