246 PEECIDtE. 



THE YELLOW PIKE PERCH. 



AMERICAN SANDRE. 



I/ucioperca Amerkana — Cuvier. 



THE OHIO PIKE, GLASS EYE, YELLOW PIKE, OHIO SALMON. 



This bold and voracious fish I have never seen, though it is 

 abundant from the western part of the State of New York 

 to the waters of the Ohio, the great lakes and rivers of the 

 fur countries, up to the fifty-eighth parallel of latitude. It ' 

 aff"ords great sport to the angler, being readily taken with 

 the hook, with almost any live or dead fish bait, though it 

 is said to prefer the common fresh-water Cray-fish [Astacus 

 Barioni), according to Dr. Dekay, whose account of this fish 

 I have taken the liberty of borrowing from his " Fauna of 

 New York : " 



" The best time for fishing is in the dusk of the evening, with 

 a great length of line, keeping the bait in gentle motion. The 

 foot of rapids or beneath milldams appears to be its favourite 

 haunts. In the heat of summer it seeks the deepest parts of 

 lakes, or in streams the coolest places under weeds or grass. 

 It is esteemed one of the most valuable fishes of the western 

 waters, in which it greatly abounds, and sells readily for a high 

 price. It spawns in Lake Huron in April or Ma}^, and has 

 been taken of the length of thirty inches. 



" Its colour is yellowish olive above the lateral line ; lighter 

 on the sides ; silvery beneath. Head and gill-covers mottled 

 with green, brownish, and white. Chin pale flesh colour. 



