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Its use probably expresses a superficial resemblance between 
this fish and some form familiar, in the fatherland, to Norwe¬ 
gian immigrants. An old Norwegian fisherman told me his ex¬ 
perience with this fish in his early days in America. He recog¬ 
nized it as a herring similar to those he had caught and salted 
down for winter use in Norway. Hence he proceeded to salt 
down Dorosoma. His description of the odors produced when 
he tried to cook his salted fish was decidedly more expressive 
than elegant. 
28. Pomolobus chry so Moris. Skipjack. Exceedingly 
abundant, but never marketed, because worthless. Its pecu¬ 
liar habit of leaping out of the w T ater while pursuing its prey 
is very apparent here, especially at dusk, when the splashing 
of many specimens is almost continuous until long after dark. 
I was never able to hook one in Lake Pepin, but while fishing 
for black bass in the swift waters of the Mississippi several 
miles below the lake, I was forced to abandon minnows as 
bait, as the skipjack took all of them. Although worthless as 
food, the skipjack is not to be despised as a game fish. I 
consider him quite the equal, in fighting powers, of the black 
bass of these waters. 
29. Lucius lucius. Pickerel. Common. Young speci¬ 
mens up to 40 centimeters in length were brought in daily 
with the minnow seine. They were evidently preying on the 
various small fishes of the shallow water. 
80. Pomoxis sparoides. Crappie; Calico Bass. This is a 
common form in Lake Pepin; the names commonly applied to 
it here indicate that the fishermen do not distinguish between 
the two forms of Pomoxis. As far as my observations go, 
however, P. annularis does not occur in Lake Pepin. 
81. Ambloplites rupestris. Bock Bass. Very common. 
The young are extraordinarily numerous along shore. 
82. Apomotis cyanellus. A few young specimens seem to 
belong to this species. 
88. Lepomis pallidus. Sunfish. Blue Gill. Common. 
A number of specimens occurred daily in the large seine. They 
are not marketed, neither are any other of the Centrarchidae. 
