Edward Knobel

“ Lower fins red, with first ray white. The color of the brook trout varies considerably according to locality.
The Brook Trout is found in almost all cool and rapid-flowing spring brooks, from the highest mountain to the low shore, where it enters the sea. The sea-going trout is silvery gray in color.
The Trout is the choicest of foodfishes, and trout fishing is considered the finest sport.
The Trout is caught with worms, grasshoppers, live bait, and artificial flies. ”

“ Color, back, black or green; sides, rich gold or silvery with net or chain-like marks; belly, white.
The Pickerel lives in all waters. An excellent foodfish, and is caught with frogs' legs, live and dead bait, and the spoonhook. Pickerel fishing is the favorite sport of many fishermen. ”

“ The Common Sucker has a toothless, sucking mouth, its food being chiefly vegetable.
In springtime the Sucker ascends the brooks to spawn, but lives generally in schools at the bottom of rivers and ponds. It rarely takes the hook. ”