Pike Perch or Wall-Eye 



fish takes the fly, a tight and firm hold on 

 the rod should be kept all the time, for, 

 while not so long a fighter as the bass, the 

 wall-eye is every bit as strong, and while 

 it lasts, in swift water, a ten-pound fish is 

 indeed no mean work for a tyro to tackle. 

 And I warn any young amateur angler he 

 must have already gained a calm and steady 

 demeanor, and also should have had some 

 practice, both on the large perch and pick- 

 erel before he tries a hand on the fly in 

 rough water for the bold and handsome 

 wall-eye. If he does manage it successfully 

 his power is sufficient to try his hand at the 

 gamey bass. I was once wading a rocky 

 and turbulent stream, hooking a fish that 

 immediately shot out of the water. Not 

 knowing what it was, after playing some 

 time another fish took a fly, and both leaped 

 quite near enough for me to see I had on 

 a bass and wall-eye. Though I landed both 

 after infinite patience by dragging them up 

 the pebbly beach, they gave me such a pecu- 

 liar fight as I have rarely experienced. 



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