. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. hungriest and most vicious fishes that swims, at- tacking anything that may come within its reach, that can be swallowed and used foi food. Its fav- orite places are usually in the grass or at the edge of reeds, rushes, etc. For their capture a short trolling rod, lOO yards of strong E or No. 3 line and a No. 7, 8 or 9 spoon are used, to which is attached live bait or a strip of meat, or a fine chub 4 or 5. inches long, being unusually successful. Direct your boat, and spoon or bak
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. hungriest and most vicious fishes that swims, at- tacking anything that may come within its reach, that can be swallowed and used foi food. Its fav- orite places are usually in the grass or at the edge of reeds, rushes, etc. For their capture a short trolling rod, lOO yards of strong E or No. 3 line and a No. 7, 8 or 9 spoon are used, to which is attached live bait or a strip of meat, or a fine chub 4 or 5. inches long, being unusually successful. Direct your boat, and spoon or bak around, deep, dense growths of reeds, banks, grasses, etc., fairly deep in the water, letting out sufficient line to keep the bait moving or spinning, 75 to 100 feet behind the boat. When the Muskallonge sees it, he will in- variably sieze the bait and go down to swallow it. Give him a little time to gorge the bait then strike, and have your boat pulled for deeper waters. When a Muskallonge is hooked it feels as though a Whale was on the line, for he pulls with the strength of a Sampson, and thus failing to dislodge the hook, he will often rush and shoot out of the waters in his efforts to get away; struggling, jerk- ing, jumping, pulling and fighting until exhausted. The faster the boat is rowed the better the chances of drowning or exhausting your fish, as he swims and fights when hooked, with mouth wide open. The favorite method of finishing these large fish is to shoot them before gaffing, as they are a very heavy strong fish, and can at the last nioment like all fish, make a terrific effort to escape. Bullheads, Catfish An excellent pan or table fish called a bottom fish, very common in most waters; easy to catch. It clings to life more than any other fish and as it lives on the boitom the baits used must be sunk ^3 deep. I do not desire to go deeply into the subject ^^ of them as their habits are most generally "^ well known. They bite freely, almost anything ^= and
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