. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. c, a Pike.). NATURAL HISTORY. Pike. ow common in most t waH formerly so rare ' tnrbot. 10 genei'ally employ a A gudgeon, roach, or of fonnidable hooks, t spins nipidly roimd, ,1 Pike, who dashes at jars the rod down tt> i place of concealment, vnwards, and swallows ough, but the array of iiclc to the endeavours morsel as soon as the ke to imdcrstand that e now endeavours to oils all 'lis efibrts, ^'ud iing, but ferocious to The method of fishing for Pike called "tnmming is hardly worth mention. A l
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. c, a Pike.). NATURAL HISTORY. Pike. ow common in most t waH formerly so rare ' tnrbot. 10 genei'ally employ a A gudgeon, roach, or of fonnidable hooks, t spins nipidly roimd, ,1 Pike, who dashes at jars the rod down tt> i place of concealment, vnwards, and swallows ough, but the array of iiclc to the endeavours morsel as soon as the ke to imdcrstand that e now endeavours to oils all 'lis efibrts, ^'ud iing, but ferocious to The method of fishing for Pike called "tnmming is hardly worth mention. A lino baited with living fish is fastened to a float, and to lie on the surface of the water Ine Pike, seeing tlio swimming about, dashes at it and hooks itself in the effort. ., i - .„:„i>f This fish varies in size from two or three jiounds weiglit, to twenty or thirty, but a Pike weighing fifteen pounds is .nsidered a very fine fish. Above that weight they are 'vhnost useless fo/the table. A Pike weighing less than two iiounds is called a jack.* , . ^- n -vr^ Tnca„ The appetite of this fish is almost insatiable. Mr. Jesse threw to one Pike of five pounds' weight, four roach, each about four inches in , which it devoured instantly and swallowed a fifth within a quarter of an hour, ^loor-liens .lucks, and even swans have been known to fall a prey to this voracious fish, its long teeth effectually keepmg them pri- soners under water until drowned. THE FLYING-FISH. This fish, so celebrated in most books of voyages, is found in the warmer latitudes, but has several times been seen off our coasts. The so-called " flight" is very similar to that ot the flyin- squirrels and dragons, the fish merely sprmgmg „ut of the wivter with a violent impetus, and sustammg itself in the air by means of its enormous pectoral hns. It is not able to alter its course while in the air, nor to rise a second time without rejieating its coui-se through the water.
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