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in the manner above described ; but my favourite mode of Perch 

 fishing is, by spinning the dead minnow, which gives me a 

 chance, at the same time, of taking Jack and Trout. 



"The gudgeon or the bleak may of course be used in the 

 same manner when large Perch are expected. 



" In worm-fishing, the brandling and the red-worm are the 

 best ; a No. 8 or 9 hook may be employed, and the float must 

 be suitable for the water. Some anglers prefer roving for Perch 

 in the following manner : 



" Use a reel on your rod, and have bottom-tackle of three 

 yards of gut, with a hook No. 8 or 9, with one or two shot- 

 corns to sink the bait, which should be one or two well-scoured 

 red-worms, and you must then cast your line across the stream, 

 letting it sink, and drawing it towards you alternately, till you 

 feel a bite, then allow a few seconds before you strike. You may 

 also drop this bait into still, deep holes, as in Trout fishing ; 

 indeed, a practical angler — especially an old Trout fisher — will 

 prefer this mode of worm-fishing to the use of the float." 



After these apposite instructions there is little more to be 

 said ; but I cannot refrain from quoting a few lines in relation 

 to the habits of the Yellow Perch in the West, from the pen of 

 an admirable writer, who has contributed very largely to our 

 stock of information concerning the fishes of the great lakes 

 and western rivers of New York, by his admirable articles 

 formerly published in the Buff'alo Commercial Advertiser. 

 I shall have occasion to quote from him again, in relation to the 

 Black Bass, the Oswego Bass, and the Lake Sheep's-head, 

 concerning which he has furnished us with the best information 

 that we possess : 



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