The Perch 



may be attracted. As soon as there is a bite 

 from a perch the angler feels it at the rod 

 point, slackens line for two seconds to let 

 the fish get the minnow well into his mouth, 

 and then strikes. Should not a bite occur, 

 the tackle is cast to a distance, and after 

 being allowed to rest for a minute it is 

 drawn in a few feet, when another cast is 

 made, and then another draw, till the tackle 

 is worked up to the boat or on the bank. 

 This method has some advantages in the 

 fact that it is possible to catch more fish. 

 Sometimes two and even three are caught 

 at once. 



In the fall, perch become more wary; the 

 large ones especially are so timid that if they 

 see the angler they refuse to take the bait. 

 Many fish are taken by fishing through the 

 ice on the northern lakes, as the fish retire 

 to deep water with a bottom of fine grass 

 as the cold weather approaches. There 

 they may be found in February and March, 

 which is the time for ice fishing. The tools 

 required are an ice chisel for cutting the 



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