Pike Perch or Wall-Eye 



leisurely away, sometimes taking the float 

 along the surface of the water without 

 going under; let him go some distance; 

 after a while, if he does not stop, raise the 

 tip of the rod quickly, and it will hook him. 

 If he does stop after moving a short dis- 

 tance, then strike good and hard. A strike 

 should be merely a quick, sharp move of the 

 wrist only not the arm, for that is likely 

 to wrench out the bait from his mouth ; the 

 wrist movement is just right to impale the 

 barb. After being hooked he will tug vio- 

 lently for a time and keep up the game all 

 the time till he is reeled in. He never 

 makes any effort to take runs; even up to 

 the time he is landed he just simply pulls 

 and tugs. The larger and heavier fish 

 often dive to the bottom after being reeled 

 nearly in, and when at the bottom there 

 they stay, jiggering, and it takes some 

 strength to move them, especially on a light 

 rod, which requires most careful work. I 

 have never been successful in getting a wall- 

 eye to rise to the fly on sunny days in lake 



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