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VOLUME XXVIII.—No. 7. NEW YORK, JULY, 1869. NEW SERIES—No. 270. 
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PICKEREL FISHING .—Drawn BY Edwin Forbes .—Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
The Pickerel is fished for in three ways: 1st, 
Still fishing, in which a frog or minnow is used 
for bait. 2d, By skittering, in which the sports¬ 
man uses a long and strong but flexible rod, 
and a spoon bait. This kind of fishing is usu¬ 
ally done from a boat, which is carefully rowed 
along the margins of the lily pads. 3d, Troll¬ 
ing, in which case a long line is used, either 
with or without a pole. A spinning bait or 
squid is used, and the boat is rowed just fast 
enough to keep the long line well stretched, and 
the spinner in lively motion, near the surface. 
When a pole is used in trolling, there is a reel 
attached, but in trolling with the line only, one 
must haul in without this aid. Although the 
pickerel makes but a poor play, there is a great 
deal of excitement about its vigorous strike at 
the bait, and in finally landing it. Many a fine 
fish is lost by the troller for the want of proper 
assistance, and there should be some one at 
hand to use the landing net, or, preferably, the 
gaff hook, to assist in getting it into the boat. 
A six or ten pound pickerel is no trifle to man¬ 
age, and the main struggle with it occurs in the 
short distance between the water and the edge 
of the boat. Trolling, in our lakes, is among 
the most pleasant modes of fishing, as one en- 
jovs the motion of the boat, as it passes through 
delightful scenery, and when he has a strike, 
has all that he can attend to. It is a favorite 
amusement on many of our lakes and in some 
of the larger fresh-water rivers, and is one in 
which ladies often take a part with success. 
