78 Bass, Pike, and Perch 



there known as the perch, silver perch, or speckled 

 perch. It may not be out of place to say that 

 the generic term " bass " is connected only with 

 salt-water fishes in the Southern states. Fishes 

 that are known in the Northern states as bass of 

 some kind become, generically, " perch " in the 

 South ; and the black-bass becomes a " trout " or 

 jumping-perch. If bait-fishing, one is never at 

 a loss for bait on the lakes of Florida. The black- 

 bass and calico-bass lie in open water, adjacent to 

 the patches of lily-pads or bonnets. Among the 

 latter frequent the minnows and small fry. To 

 catch your minnow the bait is also handy. In 

 the stems of the lilies and bonnets there lies 

 concealed a small worm, which is readily seen 

 by splitting the stems. With the worm first 

 catch your minnow, which is transferred to your 

 bass hook, which is next cast into clear, deeper 

 water, to be taken by a black-bass or "speckled 

 perch." What a simple and admirable arrange- 

 ment for the lazy fisherman ! 



My old friend, Dr. Theodatus Garlick, who 

 with Dr. H. A. Ackley were the fathers of fish- 

 culture in America, having succeeded in hatch- 

 ing brook-trout as early as 1853, relates the 

 following instance of the remarkable tenacity of 



