The sun., 1901-03-31
JACKFISH ARE BUSY NOW.
A SOUTHERN SWIMMER THAT NAMES
GREAT SPORT FOR THE ANGLER
lie Belongs to the Pike Family. and Author'-
tics Say Puts IN Even Better Fight Thar
the Gamy Green Bass The Proper kino
Of Rod and Tackle 10 Land Hin WIN

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MINpEN. La, March 2s In spring weather
the jacknsh comes from his winter lar
and gets busy Th, swimmer. uhkhowh
TO many N7ylhcrn streams, Is never common
.ycn in southern waters best suited TO his
life and breeding. but In beauty, s~iitneSs
and game qualities he atones for his rare
ness lie is an aristocrat In that he d'-
dalns slow or muddy, lakes and currents and
the deiicaCy of his flavor Is increased by
the clear cold rushing water which he in
! habits There is no record of any man taxi
ing more than dozen iacknSh in a day
and the angler doe, not think hi time wasted
II he lands half Of that number.
| In alass-clelr creeks which plunge down
ward though pine-clad hills the iacktish
makes hi, home and only the skilled and care
ful may hope to capture him. He 10 OF the
| widely disseminated pike family, with
long nose or bill garni-hrd with rows Ol teeth
! and Is beautifully scaled and colored IN sober
| fashion individuals of a certain nge show
ing burni she'd spots not unlike those found
| upon the muskalionge when IL is in good health
lie liz almost cylindrical of body and very
slender with n tail broad and powerful and
is one Of the swftrst Of all native fishes. In
weight he runs from three pounds 10 hail.
pound 4 few specimens Of greater weight
have been taken. but they were exceptions
proving th~rule.
There are no better Ash for the table than
jacknsh and few that, pound for pound are
better fighters. In pugnacty they discount
the green bass or white perch OF the South.
though their small sl1e prevents them prey
ing on these tribes except when they catch
them very young As the streams which
contain jacknsh are in thnly settled parts
| E bod md nMav
excellent breeding grounds, this splendid
little fighter would increase rapidly. but for
the fact that it spawns In EXPOSED places near
the hcadwatcrs and one of the most Voracops
teyourer~ Of th" spawn * the male himself
indeed. the female when guarding her nest
attacks her mate with more sayagery than
she 81 -playS toward other species and II ,h"
can drive him away permanently has n good
chance to sec her eggs come to fruitiOn
Like the female bass. she will dart at any
object which seems 10 her nlmical and n man
wading in one Of these creeks often feels her
sharp nos" driven against hi legs The fry
are adventurous and hard to hold on the shall
lows whore they come into life They get
out into the main stream much sooner than
they should and A. The tecth Of every 4 III are
against thom comparatively few Of them
reach maturity II would seem that what
with speed its ability 20 get under roots and
sumps and it, light draught the young jack
fah ought 10 be- ahl" to protect itself better
thau IN" heavier ant slower bass, but II fails
10 do - In any pinewOod creek Of fair size
B there will be ten bass Z" one Jack, and this IL
about N" proportion in which they exist
, There are few more beautiful streams than
: those which traverse the hin country of north
crn LOUISIANA They ar" pcllHcld, never
more than thirty reet IN width and they OFFER
every alteration Of hrawllnG shadows beds
with vari-colorcd pebbles deep stlll. dark
pools, Quiet >ow-moving reaches and tiny
waterfalls, below which small bass lie IN wait
for prey Ilackbcrr lean above them and
they are bordcred by dogwoods. inst now
mtIkw hl," 10 their tops Back Of them grow
, the solemn pines and amon% the green needles
th" N md murmur- with a sound -ugGc-'.y" "f
low 5"nchc, and q lazy sea Ia" SUNSHINE"
sitting through makes an intricate pattern
, upon tho brown earth and often thJ, falling
EplI /, in contrast with the refreshing green
OF damp uo~~os ANA giant ferns upon tie
crooks edge Wild vlolcts Johnny jump
ups are plentiful and above them black and
yellow bu'.rr0Ir, 0Iucr Nc-Iiug -gurrrl,
, | chatter uui,i.y al thr intruder aud from -owr
- Tn. k,r ol -.plIugs hermit thrush l.lr. pos
ulNry M last concert H'Io!" s'arilu; Tor
= iur .>ortu
! Inc .u,y bank, of thn4o streams show the foot
mt'k- Df deer. foxes, cats. t'Oi~ 'nt Io-~lIll-,
7 . aUI .u -. .eT IOf'.uu- lur g.tl' hIOtu tread
' ol the "u,k p"tI may 10" round iho ~ Nuu
eor- "lA,EnE is walled ~ hy Noou- md hil.s
/, | hII IA" uuN sounl oi rtNnlIhlou winch
: tu'np~ tu ham .- luo ere" v % % luN.u} IutO-
, mouvc on som" narrow gauge ihu1"r 'a.l-
j g"Id NN" n.ii"~ dW ~ ia" AR H. '"'l Wl'h
, me IuiIu',, of 50 lug. iu"'" ls p". N,aL".U [
! uaWv utuu' ne .ooi~ of 'br z eat trees ar
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