i}iii. Contents. 



Chapter V.— The Pike (continued J 



Spinning with an Artificial. 



Artificial baits— What shape and colour is likely to have the 

 best results — A seeming contradiction — Three typical 

 Artificials— How to spin an artificial— Best time, water, 

 and places to try artificials — Wind and weather — Ice in the 

 rings of the rod 78 



Chapter VI.— The Pike f continued). 



Trolling with a Dead Gorge. 



The reel, line, and tackle— How to bait a dead gorge— Working 



the trolling bait— Different methods of dead-gorging - - 86 



Chapter VII.— The Pike (continued). 



Fishing with a Live Bait. 



Different methods of live baiting— Pike floats and pilots— Snap 

 tackles, and the methods of baiting— Traces for Uve baiting 

 — Stream fishing for pike — The slider float — Striking, and 

 playing a pike on float tackle — The proper depth — A con- 

 trast — Live gorging — Paternostering for pike — Legering 

 —Queer live baits — Live bait kettles and store boxes - - 92 



Chapter VIII.— The Perch. 



Perch and Perch Fishing. 



The veteran and his first perch— Habits and haunts of perch- 

 Perch packing in the winter— A cruel slaughter— Descrip- 

 tion of the perch— Weight of perch—" His eyes bigger than 

 his belly" — Perch in the frying pan — Rod, reel, line, and 

 tackle for perch fishing — Stream fishing for perch — Pater- 

 nostering — Float fishing with a minnow — Fly fishing — 

 Artificial baits for perch - - - - - - -112 



