186 THE PERCH. 



strong hook ; my line was thick whipcord, with a 

 stone for the sinker. One cod in particular weighed 

 between 80 Ibs. and 90 Ibs., and took another cod 

 of more than 3 Ibs., which I had baited with. I 

 also caught a splendid specimen of the golden perch 

 in the Peel river." 



