. Fishes and fishing;. ittle differenceexcept in the markings of the two fish, a condition whichis probably due to difference in food and water. Pickerel are not regarded as game fish, but good sportmay be had with them if the angler will observe a littlepatience. This fish will make a spurt when first hooked andthen strike out for deep water and sulk. Pickerel will dartfor a bait when twenty or thirty feet distant, and will takeanything from an angle worm to a six inch artificial are partial to frogs. Bass tackle is suitable for them,though great skill is required when a big one i
. Fishes and fishing;. ittle differenceexcept in the markings of the two fish, a condition whichis probably due to difference in food and water. Pickerel are not regarded as game fish, but good sportmay be had with them if the angler will observe a littlepatience. This fish will make a spurt when first hooked andthen strike out for deep water and sulk. Pickerel will dartfor a bait when twenty or thirty feet distant, and will takeanything from an angle worm to a six inch artificial are partial to frogs. Bass tackle is suitable for them,though great skill is required when a big one is hooked,and one should never be hasty in trying to land such a fishor the results may be a broken rod. Where pickerel arenumerous it is well to use a wire snell as these big fishwill often swallow a good sized hook and cut the line withtheir sharp, needle like teeth. Indeed, it is recommendedthat a wire snell six to twelve inches long be used whenangling for bass, pickerel and other similar fish. 40 FISHES AND FISHING. s FISHES AND FISHING 41 MUSCALLONGE. The muscallonge is the largest representative of the pikefamily. Its maximum weight is about eighty pounds and itsaverage weight is twenty-five or thirty pounds. Its rangeincludes the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi Valley, OhioValley, and lakes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, On-tario, and elsewhere. It is much sought by anglers and isof great value as a food fish. Being provided with a verylarge mouth, armed with strong, formidable teeth, its foodconsists chiefly of living fish, which it captures by makingsudden darts from its place of concealment among the water-plants at the bottom of a lake or stream. The eggs are similar to whitefish eggs, being semibuoyantand nonadhesive, and a thirty-five pound fish has yielded265,000 ripe eggs. Spawning takes place in May, in shallow,grassy places. The eggs are about 1-11 of an inch in diameterand number 74,000 to the quart. About 97 per cent of theeggs impregnated are hatched. Wit
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