Pan Fish for Young Fry 



design by Charles Harper 



THE SUNFISH is the prize of the cane-pole and bobber brigade, 

 the fish associated with bare feet, a straw hat, and a can of 

 worms. He's a relative of the bass and is found almost every- 

 where east of the Rockies from Texas to Maine. Bluegills and 

 bream are also sunfish, but the common sunfish, known as the 

 punkinseed, can be distinguished by his handsome orange under- 

 side and the scarlet spot on his "ear." The sunfish is scrappy. He 

 likes seasonal food. From spring to fall the youngsters feed him 

 angleworms, grubs, crickets, and corn borers. 



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