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tabk- it is surpassed l)y few other fresh water s]K'cies." The siK'cies is a very 

 desirable one for stockiii}; jmukIs, for it is very adaptable and lives well with other 

 species. Bean ('03, p. 4O3 ) declares that "Though a native of deep, sluggish 

 waters of western rivers and lakes, it readily adapts itself to cold, rapid streams, 

 antl thrives even in small brooks." Kirtland, as quoted by Smith ("92, p. 2i.*)\ 

 considers it jjerfectly adapted to stocking and says that it will thrive in very small 

 pomls of sufficient <Iepth. "It will in no wise interfere with the cultivation of any 

 number of species, large or small, in the same waters. It will live harmoniously 

 with all others, and while its structure and disposition restrain it from attacking 

 any other but very small fry, its formidable armature of spinous rays in the 

 dors;d and alxlominal fins will guard it against attacks of even the voracious jiike." 

 Johnson and Stapleton ("15. p. iS) say that it will thrive in comp.-my with any of 

 the jKind species that are suited to relatively high temperatures. 



.liu/liiitj \otis. Jor<!an and Mvermann ('03. p. 336). in writing of this fish 

 in lakes of northern Indiana, give some notes of interest to anglers: "They bite 

 best in the early spring, in June, and again late in the fall. They may Ik; taken by 

 still-fishing with grassho])pers. worms or live minnows, or by trolling with live 

 minnow on s)M)on. They will at times rise to the artificial fly and we have .seen 

 some fine catches made in that way. Trolling is a favorite mode of fishing for 

 this species in l^ke Maxinkuckee. They take the lure with a rush and vim which 

 promises a more exciting fight than really <levelo|)s, for they scum give up coni- 

 I>letely and are lifted into the boat without a struggle. .\t Cedar Uike they are 

 fished for from flat-bottomed skills and from sail-l)oats, with l>ait of minnows, 

 worms or pieces of fish. When fishing from a sail-boat the angler uses two lines 

 with sp<M)n-l).iits or 'whirl,' by means of which large catches are made." Henshall 

 ( 03, \t. 75) s;iys: "The usual method of .ingling for this fish is front an anchored 

 Ixiat on ponds or small lakes, or from the bank. .\t times it rises pretty well to 

 the fly. .ind trolling with a very small s])non is also successful on lakes. The lighte->i 

 rods and tackle should 1k' en»i)loyed, with h<M>ks Xos. three to five on gut snells. A 

 small (|iiill float is useful in very weedy |)onds with mossy Uittom. The ln-sl Iwiii 

 IS a small minnow, though grasshoppers, crickets, crawfish, cut-knit, or worms 

 are all gree<lily taken. I*"ly-fishing is more successful during the late afterntnin 

 hours until dusk." 



A'./iniK i-.f. Hean. 'dj. '03: HeUyke. "jj ; I-'mlxMly, "15: I\vermann and (.'lark, 

 '-•o; Faust. 'iH; Forln-s. '-f<: Forbes and Richardson, 'rx^; (iixxle, 03: Hay. "M : 

 Menshall. 03: llussakof, '14; Johnson and .Stapleton, '15; Jordan and FA-cnnann. 

 '1/). "113; .Marshall .-uid (lillK-rt, "03; Nash. 'oS; I'earse. 'iRa. 'nj; I'ratf. '23; Kich- 

 ar<lson. '13: Smith. '>)J. '"7: Nan (.leave. '2,\: Wilson, 'ii. 'i<j; Wright an>l 

 Mien. '13." 



Labidesthes sicculus C<>ix:. Hi«ix)k Sii.vi.ksidfs. Skipjack. (Sec Fig. 

 _14. ) We .saw large scIkmiIs of Ilnxik .Silvcrsidcs in the shallow water along the 

 shore of Oneida l.ake. in SeplrmU-r. 1015: hut no schmtls were noiiil there m 

 June and July. Kji^'. The fish were pmliably over «lecp water then. Ihe sp<vies 

 is easily distinguished by its .sntall si/e. very slender, somewhat translucent Uxly. 

 long lieak-likc jaws ami the two dorsal fins. It has a habit of swimming near the 



