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If we do not take better care of the striped bass, we will have to obtain our 

 supply from California before many years have passed. 



Yellow Perch. 



In the spring and summer the small yellow perch run up Scriba creek 

 and Frederick creek from Oneida lake, at Constantia, in considerable num- 

 bers; but the greatest runs occur in the fall. On November 19th, for 

 example, these creeks were full of small perch. 



In spring and summer the perch are attacked by the same eye disease 

 which is referred to under the remarks on trout perch, and a great many of 



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them are killed as a result of the disease. Those that lose only one eye 

 frequently recover, but when both eyes are lost the fish becomes unable to 

 seek its food, and it dies of starvation. 



Pike Perch. 



The common pike perch or wall-eyed pike is handled principally at the 

 Constantia station, where from 60,000,000 to 75,000,000 of fry are developed 

 annually. In 1906 the principal run of spawning fish in Scriba creek at 

 Constantia lasted only about eight days, and the height of the season was 

 from April 13th to April 17th, during which time 500 qiiarts of eggs were 

 secured by Foreman Scriba. A common saying among the fishermen is 

 that when the 'peepers" are heard pike perch begin to spawn. 



