PIKE AND BURBOT 



trouble to secure without the use of a landing n.t or 

 gaff. My father once caught a 9 pound Pike at Kings- 

 bury Mill, St. Albans, when fishing for Roach with the 

 finest tackle and the smallest size hook procurable. The 

 bait used was the larva of the caddis fly. That certain 

 species of fishes sometimes congregate in the same hole 

 has been the experience of many anglers, and I can myself 

 testify as to Bream, Chub, Eels, Perch, Pike, Roach, 

 Rudd, and Tench all being caught with the same bait 

 (worm) in one very deep hole in the Duke of Bedford's 

 water at Oakley, Beds. This was in 1904, A well 

 marked Pike is dark greenish along the back, with mottled 

 sides of yellowish, and darker bands. The small scales, 

 pointed head, long body, large mouth, strong jaws, 

 array of sharp teeth, and backward position of the dorsal 

 and anal fins, are all worthy of note. 



Burbot. — Lota lota (Fig. 57). Also known as the Eel- 

 Pout, and the only representative of the Cod family 

 {Gadidce) inhabiting fresh water. It is of local dis- 

 tribution, only occurring in rivers having an outflow 

 into the sea on the East Coast. It is a bottom-loving 



fish, and frequents the deeper parts of clear water. It 

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