l6 FISH: THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 



try every possible means to break away. 

 But when landed, if of good size, say from 

 twenty-five to fifty pounds, he will amply 

 repay all trials and disappointments. Many 

 of the islands south of Cape Cod are owned 

 by clubs which have fitted up houses and 

 employ men to "chum" or feed the fish so 

 as to keep them about the rocks, and thus 

 the owners are quite sure of sport whenever 

 the weather is favorable. 



FRESH-WATER FISH. 



In the fresh-water ponds and rivers are 

 found the salmon, trout, pickerel, black bass, 

 and perch. 



The pickerel lives in the warmer waters 

 and more sluggish streams ; it spawns in the 

 spring, and is in good condition most of the 

 year. Very good sport may be had in troll- 

 ing for it with the spoon baits, or with small 

 fish. In the winter, it is captured by setting 

 lines in holes cut through the ice. 



