. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 5IO AUDUBON waters are too muddy to suit its habits; and glad no doubt it is to enter one of the numberless tributaries whose limpid waters are poured into the mighty river. Of these subsidiary waters the Ohio is one in whose pure stream the White Perch seems to delight; and towards its head- springs the fish advance in numerous shoals, following the banks with easy progress. Over many a pebbly or grav- elly bar does it seek its food. Here the crawling Mussel it crunches and devours; there, with the speed of an
. Audubon and his journals [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. 5IO AUDUBON waters are too muddy to suit its habits; and glad no doubt it is to enter one of the numberless tributaries whose limpid waters are poured into the mighty river. Of these subsidiary waters the Ohio is one in whose pure stream the White Perch seems to delight; and towards its head- springs the fish advance in numerous shoals, following the banks with easy progress. Over many a pebbly or grav- elly bar does it seek its food. Here the crawling Mussel it crunches and devours; there, with the speed of an arrow, it darts upon the minnow; again, at the edge of a shelving rock, or by the side of a stone, it secures a cray- fish. No impure food will " the Growler " touch; there- fore, reader, never make use of such to allure it, otherwise not only will your time be lost, but you will not enjoy the gratification of tasting this delicious fish. Should you have no experience in fishing for Perch I would recommend to you to watch the men you see on that shore, for they are excellent anglers. Smooth are the waters, clear is the sky, and gently does the stream move — perhaps iis velocity does not exceed a mile in the hour. Silence reigns around you. See, each fisher has a basket or calabash, containing many a live cray; and each line, as thick as a crowquill, measures scarce a furlong. At one end two Perch-hooks arc so fas- tened that they cannot interfere with each other. A few inches beyond the reaching point of the farthest hook, the sinker, perhaps a quarter of a pound in weight, having a hole bored through its length, is passed upon the line, and there secured by a stout knot at its lower extremity. The other end of the line is fastened ashore. The tackle, you observe, is carefully coiled on the sand at the fisher's feet. Now on each hook he fixes a cray-fish, piercing the shell beneath the tail, and forcing the keen weapon to reach the very head of the suffering creatur
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