WHITE AND YELLOW PERCH. 



In this plate are shown 2 species of fishes 

 which are not only of interest to the com- 

 mercial fishermen, but to the angler as well. 

 The Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) , often 

 called the Ring Perch, from the dark bars 

 crossing the body, is one of the most 

 abundant and best known of the smaller 

 food fishes. It is found in fresh water lakes 

 and streams throughout the Eastern United 

 States, from Nova Scotia and the Great 

 Lakes Southward to North Carolina and 

 Iowa and the Ohio. It is particularly 

 abundant in the coastwise streams and the 

 Great Lakes, also in the small lakes of 

 many of the Northern States. In those of 

 Northern Indiana, and Northwestern Iowa, 

 it is very numerous. It reaches a length of 

 a foot and a weight of over a pound. While 

 it cannot rank as one of the great game 

 fishes it is none the less popular on that 

 account. It is always a source of delight to 

 the children, and to ladies learning to fish, 

 and even with many men. Many an expert 

 angler does not refuse to fill his creel with 

 yellow perch when better fish fail him. The 

 yellow perch is a vigorous biter and fights 

 well, for a little while. Moreover it is a 

 most delicious pan fish, if you know how 

 to prepare it. 



The other species is the White Perch 

 (M or one americana) , a fish found abundant- 

 ly along our Atlantic coast, from New 

 England to Florida, ascending all coast- 

 wise streams. This fish reaches a length of 

 a foot or less, and is easily caught oh the 

 hook, with any kind of bait. It is most 

 abundant in the tidewater portions of the 

 rivers and always bites best on the flood 

 tide. It is a good food fish, but its chief 



value lies in that it can always be caught, 

 whether other fishes bite or not. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY SAM L KANDALI.. 



TWO COONS AND THE DOG THAT TREED 



THEM. 



Highly Commended in Recreation's Second Annual 

 Photo Competition. 



You can get a gun, a fishing rod, a reel, 

 a camera, a sleeping bag, a watch or a bi- 

 cycle for nothing. Full particulars on page 

 xlviii. of this issue. 



A North Carolina newspaper has this 

 local item: — 



" As Colonel Williams was driving home 

 yesterday, lightning struck his wagon and 

 completely demolished a 4 gallon demijohn 

 of fine whiskey. The Colonel has the sym- 

 pathy of the community." — Atlanta Con- 

 stitution. 



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