Bait Angling for Common Fishes 



long end of the lever a signal flag is fixed, 

 so that the angler goes from one to the 

 other as the flags go up; all that is to be 

 done is to take the fish out and rebait the 

 hooks. The fish need only to be laid on 

 the ice, where they soon get frozen stiff, 

 and it has been stated that these same fish 

 if kept frozen through the winter will, in 

 the spring on being placed in warm water, 

 come back to life and be as lively as ever. 

 Opinion differs as to the edible qualities 

 of the pickerel, but if cooked properly, 

 when fresh and the scales taken off, their 

 flesh is white, flaky and sweet, especially 

 when caught in clear spring water. They 

 are caught in great quantities in the Great 

 Lakes and are sold in the market at a fair 

 price. When pickerel are taken from swift 

 running rivers, they improve greatly both 

 in gameness and edibility. Even in swift 

 water their habit is the same they choose 

 a quiet lair, then pounce in the rapids for 

 their prey, and with it return. 



