XIV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEK IV 



THE PEKCH FAMILY — PERCID^. 

 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, 

 Lahrax lineatus. Rockfish Tackle. Rook-fishing on the lower 

 Rappahannock. — The White Perch, Lahrax pallidtis. Perch-fish- 

 ing. — The White Bass of the Lakes, Lahrax alhidus. White Bass 

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

 West, Qrystes salmoides. , Bass-fishing. Bass Fly-fishing. — Black 

 Bass of the Lakes, Orystes 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-arlai, Pomoxis hexicanihus. — The Yellow Barred 

 Perch, Perca fiavescens. — The Sunfish or Sunny, Pomoiis vulgaris. — 

 Bream, Ichthylis ruhricvnda. Bream-fishing on Bayou La Branch. — 

 The Pike Perch or Ohio Salmon, Lucioperca Americana. — The 

 Buffalo Perch, Ahlodon grunniens . ... 77 



CHAPTER V 



THE PIKE FAMILY — ESOOID^. 

 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 esior. 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 FAl^ILY — GYPBINID^. 



Remarks on the Cyprinidse. — The Sucker, Catostomus communis. — 

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



