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to Virginia. One species of smelt is 

 also found along the Pacific coast, 

 ranging from California northward. 

 The average size is about six inches in 

 length, and the best lure is worm bait, 

 held within a foot or two of the bot- 

 tom. 



Pike-Perch 



In many inland waters, from the 

 extreme northern states to the Caro- 



Pike-Perch (Wall-Eye). 



Unas, the pike-perch, more familiarly 

 known as the wall-eyed pike, gives 

 rather exciting sport to the fisherman, 

 especially those fond of still fishihg 

 and trolling. The pike-perch fre- 

 quents both lakes and streams, and 

 can sometimes be taken with the ar- 

 tificial fly, using for morning fishing 

 a dark-colored bass fly, and for eve- 

 ning fishing a light-colored fly. The 



