The Washington times., 1924-01-19

and under overhanging banks. AL
the months become warmer and
new grOwths of grass form, he
ventures our into the deeper water,
where he remains practically
throughout the summer and TALL.
The pike, with his yise-like Jaws
is a quick bitter land will nla1kAe for
most any object in motto not
with the idea of killing. traitspsd
the bass family, but to. satisfy tig]
everlasting appetite. 81
Live bait, .minnows, smelt and
frogs are used by anglers with
telling effects. Artificial lures,
spoons and plugs are also brought
into play, but the user must be
familiar with the handling Of rod
and reel to procure the best results.
Most pike anglers use the |
same tackle that they employ IN
bassing, that is to say, rod
weighing i'm the neighb0rhOOd off, !
six ounces, with an eight to
twelve pound test lin6. The stseF |
is Of a light variety to AbaIance.g
the rod. Hooks are bf Id IaSg&
sort as the pike is capable Of
YA ER
An excellent descriptlohf Of @thes
species found in local waters sis
given by o. w. Smith, in his Book
of the Pike" The Eastern pickerel
or green pike is something of q
fish, under favorable conditions
reaching length of two feet or
so and attaining a weight pfs hevs
a y rSas Z
This fish is built more on, the
lines Of a great pike, though the
coloration is markedly different.
The belly is always white, while
the sides are an olive brown or
greenish. with sort of a golden;
rod luster.' % - -
'"The sides are covered with dark
lines and streaks, DblipneI and hori-
zontal, forming a sort of rough net.
work, hence the name often be-
slowed upon 1t chain pickerel.'
There is a belief among q few
pike fishermen that the fighter
sheds his teeth during the month
of August, but tIle Bureau OF
Fisheries knows 5F0tlling Of the !
sOre-mOuth period. AZ -. =,
The late Dixie Carroll was re-
sponsible for the following: About
the middle of August the pike loses
his teeth and his mouth Is in such
shape that it takes something
mighty aggravating1 Ito arouse
enough anger to make, him forget
his sore molars and strike.
September 10 of last season I exI
aInined the pike caught on that
day, and in the mouth Of each was
a new set of sharp-edged teeth,
firmly set, while, hanging loosely in
the back. were still the remains of
old teeth. which had not entirely
parted company with. their owner"
Whether or no such a condition
exists is q question, but. all anglers
know from experience that pike
fishing during the dog.day period
is mighty poor.
"AII pixies that live long are
chargeable to their keepers" said
the famous IEaak Walton, ''be-
cause their life is maintained by
the death Of so many other fish,
even those of his own kind; which
has made him by some writers,
to be called the tyrant Of the
rivers, or the fresh water wolf,
by reason Of his bold, greedy, de-
vOuring disposition, which Is 90
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"Gesner relates, that man going
into a pond where IT seems a pike
had devOured all the fish to water
his mule, had a pike bite his mule
by the lips, to which he hung 20
fast, that the mule drew him out
of the water, and. by that accident,
the owner of the mule got the pike,
And the same Gesner observes,
that a maid in Poland. had "a pike
bite her by the foot, as she was
washing clothes in a ponds e" And /
have heard the like of al woman IN
Killingsworth pond, not tar from
Coventry. @.%''j - a5..tsi
But have been assured by nay
friend Mr.. Seagrave, who keeps
tanned offers, that ne hath known
a pike in extreme hunger, fight
with one of his offers for q carp
that his otter had caught, and was
then bringing him out Of the
water" y" = ~
4G uIg .4a s.
At the regular monthly meet
Ing Of the Potomac Anglers As.
sOciation and the Chapter Of the
Izaak Walton League Of America,
held Wednesday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to
serve for the coming year: aui
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