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erels (same family) in form. Weighs up to 

 eighty pounds. 



Perch, White: Caught on Brook Trout 

 tackle with the artificial fly and with worm, 

 shrimp, and small-fish bait in brackish and 

 fresh waters mostly on the flat clay and 

 muddy bottoms of shallow places in tidal 

 rivers. Is abundant in the Chesapeake and 

 its tributaries, the lakes and streams of the 

 St. John River, New Brunswick, in the Tar 

 and Neuse rivers of North Carolina, and the 

 creeks that flow into the Delaware River. 

 Weighs up to two pounds; averages seven to 

 nine ounces. In fly-fishing, use small bright- 

 colored flies of the Brook Trout patterns. 



Perch, Yellow: Caught with Brook Trout 

 tackle in nearly all ponds, rivers, and lakes of 

 the Atlantic Slope on the artificial fly and 

 with worm and minnow bait. A six-ounce 

 bait rod for bait-fishing ; a four-ounce fly rod 

 for fly-fishing. Flies: Those of red, gray, 

 brown, and white. Haunts: Sandy and 

 pebbly bottoms partially covered with vegeta- 

 tion in quiet waters. Averages a half-pound 

 in weight ; specimens weighing one, two, three, 

 and even four pounds have been taken. 



Pickerel, Chain (Common Pickerel, Jack, 

 etc.) : Caught on an eight-ounce bait rod and 

 a bait reel with minnow and frog bait in rivers, 

 lakes, and ponds of the United States. Weighs 

 up to eight pounds. The Pickerel is a member 

 of the Pike family. 



Pickerel, Humpback: Caught with the 

 same bait and tackle as the Chain Pickerel. 

 Common in the Mississippi Valley. Is a 

 diminutive member of the Pike family. 



Pickerel, Long Island (Brook Pickerel, Pond 

 Pike, Trout Pickerel, Trout Pike, etc.) : Caught 

 with light Brook Trout tackle, in the ponds 

 and streams of Long Island, New York. Is a 

 diminutive Pike ; does not grow much over ten 

 inches in length. Favors worm and minnow 

 bait and the artificial fly (Scarlet Ibis, etc.), 

 which it will gamily rise to in the shallow 

 streams 



