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125 pounds, but the average weight will run probably from 

 20 to 30 pounds, perhaps less. 



The Whitefish: 



Coregonus clupeiformis, or whitefish, is essentially a 

 lake fish, existing throughout the Great Lakes region, and 

 being especially abundant in lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan, 

 and Superior, while the eastern limit of its range is Lake 

 Champlain, and it is found in Lake Winnipeg, and possi- 

 bly farther west. 



THE BLACK BASSES, CRAPPIES, AND ROCK BASS: 



These fishes are members of the family known as 

 "Centrarchidae," or fresh-water sunfishes, namely, the 

 large-mouth black bass (Micropterus salmoides), the 

 small-mouthed black bass (Micropterus dolomieu), the 

 rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), the crappie (Pomoxis 

 annularis), and the calico bass (Poxomis sparoides). 



Many fishermen find it hard to distinguish between 

 the large-mouth black bass and the small-mouth black 

 bass. The most reliable way to tell one from the other is by 

 the number of rows of scales on the cheeks. The colors of 

 each species vary with age and the size of the mouth varies 

 with the size of the fish, but the scales are constant under 

 all conditions. The following table will guide you: 



Large-mouth. 



Ten rows of scales on the cheeks; body scales large, 

 about 68 in the lateral line, 7 above and 16 below the line. 



Small-mouth. 



About 17 rows of small scales on the cheeks; body 

 scales small, 11-74-17. 



The large-mouth black bass is variously known as 

 Oswego bass, lake bass, green bass, yellow bass, moss bass, 



