THE MASGALONGE OR 

 MUSKALLONGE 



"For earliest sport try the waters in May, 

 The mascalonge then will be leaping in play, 

 But better, by far, is the fishing in June, 

 When weirdly re-echoes the cry of the loon ; 

 Or, if you prefer the sweet by and by, 

 Bring the rod and reel in sultry July." 



T ARGEST and most eagerly sought 

 ~* of the various members of the 

 pike family is the mascalonge of the 

 northern lakes and rivers. This giant 

 of the species is a game fish of high 



Maskinonge. 



order, not by any means ranking with 

 the trout or the black bass in genuine 

 game qualities, but as the tiger of the 

 fresh waters he is credited with great 

 fighting power and equal determina- 

 tion in resisting capture while 

 strength lasts, therefore he is the ac- 

 knewledged head of his clan. In the 

 far northern portion of the United 



