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THE SAVAGE WORLD 
patient waiting that he enjoys the scenery which surrounds the haunts of the 
hunt; whether it be the early hours and the health-giving tramp, or whether 
it be the excitement which this game-fish, when hooked, is able to afford in 
unstinted profusion, its name 
always awakens recollections 
or excites desires which give it 
a chief place in his esteem. 
Words fail to tell what its 
charms are for the gourmand, 
for no one but the gourmand 
himself can adequately describe 
the pleasures of the palate. 
It is not found south of Vir¬ 
ginia, although no one has 
explained why our Southern 
brethren should be deprived of 
the sport and delicate flavor 
furnished by this famed son 
of the god of the waters. The 
brook-trout has many names, 
generally arising from his ap¬ 
pearance, which, in turn, seems 
the latitude where it is found. 
to 
sprat (Clupea sprattus ) and herring ( C harengus). 
in form with 
vary in color and somewhat 
The Common Pike 
[Esox Indus) is a very ac¬ 
tive, powerful, rapid swim¬ 
mer, as its fame would lead 
one to suspect. In the spring 
(March) it deposits its spawn 
in creeks, which empty into 
larger streams, though it is 
found in many lakes. It is 
remarkable for its voracity, 
ferociousness and longevity. 
One is said to have had an 
engraved ring put around 
it, and to have been found 
alive more than two hun¬ 
dred and fifty years after¬ 
wards. The pike is regarded 
as a well-flavored fish, and 
while commonly reaching 
fifty pounds in weight, has 
been known to exceed three 
hundred pounds. 
The American Pike, 
or Pickerel [Esox reticu- 
KUROPEAN white fish ( Abramis brama ) and grayling (A. vimbra). 
latus ), is from a foot to three feet in length, and is common throughout North 
America. 
