rectly, ^'Yellow Pike-Perch." A true 

 Perch. 



Usual weight from five to ten pounds. 

 Inhabits all the Great Lakes, the smaller 

 lakes of New Yprk and Pennsylvania, 

 the Mohawk and other rivers of Western 

 New York and Pennsylvania, the Ohio 

 River, Maumee River, etc. 



They often lie at the foot of rapids, be- 

 neath mill-dams, hid under the shade of 

 weeds and grass, in ambush for prey. 



Pike-Perch bite ravenously, particularly 

 so during thunder-showers. Are favorite 

 game with anglers. In deep waters their 

 range is from thirty to fifty feet below the 

 surface. 



For tackle use strong line, two hundred 

 to three hundred feet, kept taut and gently 

 in motion ; rod same as for Striped Bass ; 

 hook. Limerick Salmon, Nos. 4 and 5 ; 

 bait, squids, or small live fish, crawfish, 

 live frog, etc. 



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