DAYS ON THE NEPIGON. 



waters, and more commonly known as the 

 wall-eyed pike, possesses many characteristics 

 of the pike, though being a great improve- 

 ment on him and quite a king by comparison. 

 He ought to be a cousin, a second cousin or 

 at least a collateral relative, though properly 

 belonging to the perch family. He also is 

 rarely caught in the swish and roar of the 

 white caps, much preferring the weeds; and 

 having no commendable fighting qualities, he 

 quickly displays the yellow streak and is easily 



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landed. 



He may be fairly palatable on the table 

 when properly served and cautioned to> be on 

 his good behavior, but makes no special ap- 

 peal to the sportsman angler, though appar- 

 ently satisfying the requirements of the pro* 

 fessor of the hand-over-hand line, the deadly 

 gang-hook and other mechanical monstrosities 

 and contraptions. 



Near the west shore of the river, and a few 

 rods below the falls, is a fashionable water- 

 ing place, with promenade and feeding 

 grounds, of the whitefish, where during the 

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