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CHAPTER III. 



OF THE ANGLERS FISHES IN PARTICULAR THEIR 



ASPECT, HABITS, AND MODES OF CAPTURE. 



THE PERCH.* 



THIS gregarious fish is angled for with a worm 

 or minnow. It is a bold biter during the warm 

 months of the year, though very abstemious in the 

 winter season. When a shoal is met with, great 

 sport is frequently obtained. A small cork float is 

 used, and the bait is hung at various depths, ac- 

 cording to circumstances, a knowledge of which can 



* Perca fluviatilis. Linn. 



