How to Get Them 



MASCALONGE AND PIKE 



For some reason or other the mascalonge pre- 

 fers the spoon in the early part of the season, and 

 is not ready for live bait until the fall. In the 



clear and swifter waters of the upper 

 In Rivers ^, . , . ., , 



Ohio and its tributaries the masca- 

 longe lies in the deep pools during summer and 

 fall, where it is often taken by still fishing. A 

 large sucker, weighing from one-half a pound to a 

 pound, is the favorite bait, with suitable rod and 



reel. The fish is given plenty of time to 

 Fishing S or e before striking, this being necessary 



with so large a bait. Still fishing may 

 also be practised on lakes, but the usual method 

 is to troll. The best months are September and 

 October, and the most favorable hours are early 

 morning and late afternoon, though if the day be 

 dark and cloudy, with a brisk wind, the middle 

 of the day is just as favorable. 



For lake fishing a live or dead golden chub or 

 silver shiner or dace is the best bait, or a 

 medium-sized frog answers very well. The bait 



may be hooked on a similar gang to that 

 Fishing snown f r lake trout, only of a larger size, 



or on a Pflueger Imperial Minnow gang, 

 No. 5. The same firm makes an excellent spinner 

 known as the Olympia, adaptable for minnows. It 

 consists of a pair of nickel fins which open and 

 shut; the sharp points penetrate the gills, the 

 nickel fins closing in at either side. The one made 

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