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FISHING IN AMEEICAN WATERS. 



of the Mohawk by being bluish-black on the back, bluish-gray 

 sides, and white belly. It is found in the Kanawha and Mi- 

 ami Rivers, as also in many other streams of Ohio. 



THE WHITEFISH. 



This sucker-mouthed, succulent delicacy is to be found in 

 most of the small lakes in the middle of the State of New 

 York, where it forages near the springs which gush from the 

 bottom, so that its meat is pure, white, juicy, and possessed 

 of a most delicate flavor. The color of the back is gray, and 

 the rest of the fish a clear white of most lustrous sheen. The 

 great lakes from Ontario to Superior produce millions annu- 

 ally, and it is supposed the fish near the north shores are su- 

 perior to those on the south side of the lakes, because a great- 

 er number of cold spring streams debouch in the lakes on the 

 north side. The whitefish is leather-mouthed, and sometimes 

 takes the spoon or spinning bait. In weight it runs from 

 three to nine pounds, and there is less waste in it than in any 

 other fish of its size. The engraving is a copy sketched from 

 still life by Walter Bracket, Esq., a Boston artist of merit. 



THE WHITEFISH. Corregonus alosa or albus. 



It is eminently an economical fish, requiring no butter to 

 fry it ; but, of course, those persons who unite a little knowl- 

 edge of hygiene with gastronomy never fry any but the 



