The Republican journal., 1895-08-15

ne common carp were lllSl Introduced
into this country from France in 1882.
They We're placed in pond and after
wards introduced into the Hudson river.
they have since been introduced into the
South and California They are taken
with the hook, baited with bread pills.
The muskelunge is the giant Of his
tribe. and is of the finest of game fishes.
1t is found in the st. Lawrence. in the
great lakes, and in the Upper Mississippi.
The Northern pike is found in the st.
Lawrence river, and in the large lakes of
the Northern and Western States. The
method Of capture is by trolling along
the margins of lakes and rivers, and
sometimes in deep water. Skimming the
bait of minnow OF meat is also used.
Still fishing is also employed.
Pond pickerel are found in neary all
the ponds and streams OF the North
The brook trout, OF common speckled
trout, ranges from Labrador as far south
as Georgia and South Carolina. 1t is not
found west of the Mississippi river. II is
found IN the large lakes and small ponds,
il tiny brooks and largest rivers. The
bait used is natural and artificial flies,
minnows, crickets, grasshoppers and
grubs.
The blue back trout are found only in
The Ean.eley lakes Of Maine. They can
only be caught ful twenty days. after the
10th Of October The togue Or cray
trout abound in the great lakes at the
sources of THE st. CrolA and st. John
rivers. They are found in many Of the
lakes oI Maine. They attain weight of
10 pounds. They are captured by troll
ling with SPOON, ~ 4 series ii hooks
baited with minnows.
The salmon rruut have their natural
habitat ia the lakes OF New y ok state
and the neighbofing waters oi Prnnsyl-
vauia and Canada. The fish commissions
ers have now distributed, them throughout
the suitable waters Of nearly all the North
EN- states. The land locked salmon are
indentica with the sea salmon, except
that they are confined to mesh water.
The wlitehsh are taken in the st. Law
renee river and the Northern States they
are found In Lakes Ontario. Erie an 4
Champlain, in tie Adirondack lakes and
the interior lakes of New ork They are
most abundant il July and the early part
Of August, and are taken with a natural
fly.
The otsego bass, though called a pass,
is white1isll. Ii seldom takes the hook,
and is captured in seines.
The fresh water smelts found il Lake
Champaign. and in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts are Identical with the sea
smelts, having been introduced into fresh
water. They bite best in February and
March.
Tie lake herring are found in the
streams of Vermont. Another variety
Is numerous in Lake E.lie and the western
lakes. 1t resembles the saltwater herring.
They can be caught with minnows q in
seets. The lake sheepshead are found in
Lakes Erie and Ontario, in Anondaga and
other interior lakes Of New York. 1t fire.
quents also the Ohio and southwestern
waters
OF Western fishes there are q variet. Of
black bass iii the Western waters They
are caught W wading out from the shore,
fishing With tly or bait ~ By trolling
with spoon d miunow. OF by still fishing
from boat q bank.
Tie pike perch abound in all ll4y tlihu-
taries OF the Ohio river, in Lake pepin
and Lake Huron ID Kentucky and TIN
nesste. ana thoruughout the Matters ~
far west as the Mississippi. 1Aey are
sometimes taken by spoon troliiAg but
usually with ninnow by sfil,- fishing
Jack salmon, ~ sand pike. are found in
Lake Nepin. They Are taken With min
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