Evening journal., 1893-07-24
The WALL,EYED PIKE !
"A Game Fish Which May Soon
Become Plentiful Here.
SPORT OF TROLLING FOR BLUEFIsB

Baas Tackle Can BE Used for wall-Esed
Trout--The Fish Commissioners supply.
ing Delaware Waters with the Nomsd.
Delaware Boys Now Catching Large
Numbers Of sun-Flsh.
The merits Of the wall eyed pike, as o
game fish, have. In the minds Of some.
been greatly underrated, though tht
great majority who have hshed for them
are delighted with the sport they yield
rhey are known in the markets as the
Susquehanna salmon. aud stand in high
.pute for their edible qualities Ba-s
iackle can be used In d-hing for this t-h
L. prefers live bait, but can be temptrd
With n spoon or with a bit Of fish Gu
from the belly, with the white skin al
tuchtd The wall eye is q good fighter,
out. being nomadic Ia its habits, canno'
be relied upon for being found
la any particular locality great many
NJ them have been placed In the Dri~
ware every season for four or five years
by the Sate Fishery Comn Is ion. and,
bs fore long. they will IA all probability
o- more plentiful In that stream tnan iu
the Susquehanna, where heretofore, they
have abound,d In considerable numbers,
y
the Illegal fishermen OF thai strta
The Delight of Biu,flshiug.
With most of those who delight ip
blu, fshiug IN the Delaware bay at the
| dshiug banks there Is no other idea than
q hat the handline should b. used, which
is a mistake and very big one at that.
Trolling for blue dsh is pleasant sport,
but the Quintescence OF enjoyment TO the
true angler Is found in the use Of tie rcd
aud reel The rod for such purpose
sh ould be stiff aud not more than eighi
feet In length, the reel large, strong and
multiply ing, the line not less than
hundr, yards IN length and from Is a.
20 strand Guilty hunk The hook must be
large, strong and OF the best quality,
attached to the line by linked vile
snood
Thus equipped with a piece Of men
ha1en securely tied on. a quantity Of TIT
same kind OF bait cub up into small
pieces aud tossed into the water around
the boat II there are any blueli-b
around they will be attracted by the
oily substance, and the chances are
largely In favor OF your getting which,
shou'd such a thing occur, will be
source Of establishment, for there will
be a terrific rush, the hooked fish will
leap from the water. then dash franti
cally toward the bottom, reappear dis.
appear, tug, pull, turn somersaults. aud
90 many other violent and riotous things
until finally you bring him 10 net, auo
viewing your prize, be willing TO vow
that gamer than the bluehsh does not
live In the sea- The tarpon, the salmon
the Wininish. and all the other noted
pullers Of equal size are to him as bali
grown boys 10 stalwert men That kind
Of fishing Is called "chumming
The sun Fish season.
At this season Of the year the small
boys Of Delaware IN general and vii.
mingtou In particular are catching ,
grest many sun fish and enjoying q
dainty fry
Sun fish are buslly spawning and
watching over their young until thes
are old enough TO shift for themselves
When about to raise a family pair Of
sun-fish seek a suitable place wherein to
make nest. This they usually find in
shallow spot where the bottom Is
sandy. Then they begiu gouging out q
hole sometimes as much as two feet in
diameter doing the work by first loosen
ing the sand and then flaming il from
its place with their fms; small pebbles
their noses When completed The
, bottom nest is like that Of a bowl snd
/ about four inches deep ia the centre.
and about its edge Is generally a circular
ridge Of the sand which has been taken
from IL Several thousand yellowish
colored eggs are then deposited in the
centre Of the nest and the two parent
fish begin their vigils, taking turn and
turn about
The laying Of the eggs is sn event that
, other fish eagerly watch Tor, aud the
parent FISH are kept very bnsy driving
away these would.be despoilers The
I amount of ferocity displayed by the sun
fish on the watch. when an intruder
shows itself, Is wonderful. and il IL
usually sufficient to cause fish three OF
four times its size TO take ignomir ousl,
Z 10 flight During the watching period
I also the nest is kept clear Of all inn
} purties, bits Of water-logged sticks
dirt and such are carefully picked up IN
the mouth OF the old FISH aud carried
away After the little FISH are hatcheo
they are closely guarded for a week oi
3 more until they are big enough to loob
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