THE JOLLY ANGLER. 



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would not have seen it. When 

 fishing for Perch, you should 

 have a kettle of this description 

 to keep your baits in, and you 

 should also change, their water 

 occasionally. They will some- 

 times take other baits, for 

 which see " Bottom Fishing," 

 " Strolling," " Dock Fishing," 

 &c. ; the best time to angle for 

 them is early in the morning, or late in the evening, but a 

 warm, windy day is the time most favourable to the Perch 

 fisher. I generally put a Perch line in the hands of a 

 very young angler, if the part is suitable, as there is less 

 difficulty (if he bites) in catching him than any other fish. 

 In. rivers they spawn the latter end of February, if a fine 

 spring, but in ponds something later ; they are in good 

 order for eating nearly all the year round, and as sweet 

 and nourishing as any the fresh water produces. 



THE JACK, OR PIKE, 



Resembles no other fish either in form or colour; the head 

 on the top is flat and hard; the jaws large, and full of 

 strong, sharp teeth, as are likewise the throat and tongue, 

 which, inclining inwards, render it impracticable for any 

 animal to escape from his hungry fangs ; the colour of the 



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