FISH IN FOREST STREAMS AND LAKES 



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THE QUICK AND FIGHTING PIKE 

 of its own kind. practically omnivorous, as it will devour anything it captures, even small-sized specimens 



and the art of angling for it. The distribution of the 

 species is largely controlled by the temperature of the; 

 water, and they constantly change their habitats to main- j 

 tain the degree of heat most agreeable to them. "Their 

 daintiness, shyness, cunning, and mettle," says Goode, ! 

 "render them favorites of the angler, who lures them into 



his creel by many sly devices. The most skillful fisher- 

 man is he who places before them least obtrusively the 

 bait which their momentary whims demand, or a clever 

 imitation thereof." In many places Trout become 

 domesticated, and come as fully under the control of 

 their owners or caretakers as do cats and dogs; this is 



A TYPICAL TROUT STREAM 

 Figure Brook XVog^, & fc^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^yj^^ New England and 



