Pike Perch or Wall-Eye 



over pebbly bottoms, with a live minnow 

 or crawfish, particularly minnows with sil- 

 ver sides, such as the dace, roach or redfin. 

 In rapid currents, pieces of fish with the 

 skin white or silvery, and trimmed in a 

 shape so that it will spin nicely. I have 

 caught them on a spinner with a bright 

 colored bass fly on the end. But certainly 

 the best sport is with the fly at evening on 

 running streams. The most likely places 

 are casting over deep and swift water, just 

 at the foot of rapids, or on a rocky lee 

 shore, when there is a brisk wind blowing. 

 In such places they congregate in search of 

 minnows that are rendered almost helpless 

 by the churning water. I consider the pike 

 perch, especially in running water, a good 

 gamey fish, he takes the bait quite savagely, 

 and when hooked is a vigorous fighter, pull- 

 ing in jerks and tugs, which are strong and 

 powerful. For that reason very young 

 anglers should not attempt to fish for pike 

 perch unless a grown-up is in the boat or 

 by the river-side. For lake fishing the rod 



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