CHAPTEE III 



THE SALMON, AND MEMBERS OF THAT FAMILY 



A WITH a little study it 



-* should not be difficult to dis- 



tinguish fish, one from another, 

 and to designate them by their 

 proper names. Unfortunately 



Just caught. 



it is a fact, however, that many 



old fishermen do not make proper distinctions, and, 

 either from habit or lack of knowledge, persist in 

 misnaming them. It is true that in different parts 

 of the various States a certain fish may have a dozen 

 different real names. But this should not interfere 

 with its right to its true family designation. More- 

 over, it is always better to give a fish its proper or 

 commonly accepted name, as then no error or mis- 

 take can occur. No reference is made here to the 

 Latin specific and sub-specific designations, but to 

 the proper English appellation. The most common 

 mistakes are made with different members of the 

 salmon family, and with the varieties of pike, pick- 

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