THE SUNFISH 



THE little " sunny " is enshrined in the 

 hearts of old boy anglers as well as 

 young boys, as their first love. All 

 the best qualities of fish rolled into one, 

 except that of size; it is one of the hardiest 

 and prettiest species of the finny tribe. 

 North and South, wherever clear water is 

 to be found, this little favorite is ready at 

 all times to gratify the eager angler. In 

 Southern States it is known as the bream 

 or brim; in other localities as the sunfish, 

 pondfish, tobacco box and pumpkin seed, 

 which it is supposed to resemble, but 

 the most popular is the boys' endearing 

 term, " sunny. " Dr. Brown Goode says: 

 " The pumpkin seed and the perch are the 

 first trophies of the boy angler. Many are 

 the memories of truant days, dreamed away 

 by pond or brookside with twine, pole and 

 pin hook, and the slow homeward trudge, 



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