CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE PERCH FAMILY PERCIM1. 



General Remarks on the Percidse. Great number of American 

 genera and species. Paucity of European species. Distinguish- 

 ing marks. Their abundance and variety in the Valley of the 

 Mississippi. Migratory habits. The Rockfish or Striped Bass, 

 Labrax lineatus. Rockfish Tackle. Rock-fishing on the lower 

 Rappahannock. The White Perch, Labrax pallidus. Perch-fish- 

 ing. The White Bass of the Lakes, Labrax albidus. White Bass 

 taken with the artificial fly. Fresh water Bass of the South and 

 West, Grystes salmoides. Bass-fishing. Bass Fly-fishing. Black 

 Bass of the Lakes, Grystes nigricans. Trolling for Black Bass with 

 spoon, and with artificial flies. The Striped Bass of the Ohio, 

 Perca chrysops. The Short Striped Bass. Oswego Bass. The 

 Crappie or Sac-a-lai, Pomoxis hexicanthus. The Yellow Barred 

 Perch, Perca flavescens. The Sunfish or Sunny, Pomotis vulgaris. 

 Bream, Ichthylis rubricunda. Bream-fishing on Bayou La Branch. 

 The Pike Perch or Ohio Salmon, Lucioperca Americana. The 

 Buffalo Perch, Ablodon grunniens . 77 



CHAPTER V. 



THE PIKE FAMILY ESOGIDJB. 



Remarks on the Pike Family. Mascalonge pictured by Cuvier. 

 European species. American species. The Garfish ; manner of 

 taking it. Dr. Bethune's remarks on Pikes. Their introduction 

 into England. Pliny's Pike. Gesner's Pike. The Great Lake 

 Pickerel, Esox lucioides. Trolling from a boat for Pickerel. The 

 Mascalonge, Esox estor. Angling for Mascalonge. The Pond 

 Pike, Esox reticulatus. Pike-fishing. Trolling for Pike with the 

 gorge-hook. Pike-fishing in Eastern Virginia. The Great Blue 

 Pike. The Little Pike of Long Island. The Streaked Pike of the 

 Ohio. Story told about a Pike taken in the Kanawha . . . 127 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE CARP FAMILY CYPRINIDJB. 



Remarks on the Cyprinidae. The Sucker, Catostomus commums. 

 Buffalo Fish, Catostomus babulus. Buffalo Fish as an article of 



