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knovm as Killy-fish, and are an excellent bait for fish of almost every 

 kind that prey on other fish. 



As live bait for Pike, Pearch or Catfish, they are not to be equalled ; 

 and in spinning or trolling, they are excellent for the noble Striped 

 Bass, the Pike, the Salmon, the Lake Trout in all its varieties, and 

 for the Brook Trout — especially those which are found in the tide- 

 creeks, where they are less willing than in other waters to take the 

 fly. A more particular description of so common and well-known a 

 fish would take up space needlessly, which is more required for other 

 parts of my subject ; and the species are, I was almost about to say, 

 innumerable. Three of the commoner varieties, and those most useful 

 as bait, are represented on the preceding page. 





