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THE SMALL-MOUTHED BASS 



Young Sucker 



at least consists in discovering, without assistance, the favour- 

 ite haunts of the fish. 



In a running stream, whether large or small, the most 

 favourable spots are likely to be those which contain quiet 



pools with eddies, in the 

 vicinity of sunken logs, or 

 in the neighbourhood of pro- 

 jecting rocks, or where the 

 stream narrows up suddenly 

 and its bottom is strewn with 

 boulders and broken stone. 

 At the foot of a chute, between the current and the re- 

 turn eddy, or in the eddy itself, one seldom fails to get a 

 strike, even in unfavour- 

 able weather, although 

 one is in danger of losing 

 his line or having his rod 

 broken by the voracious 

 pike, which are in the 

 habit of frequenting such 

 places, where food is al- 

 ways abundant. 



But the best place of 

 all is where the stream 

 makes its exit into a lake 

 or large bay, especially 

 if the current be not too 

 strong. If one anchors in 

 such a position, no long 

 time will elapse before the 

 fish are attracted by the 



^g^j^^ Marsh Marigold and Lupine 



In a small inclosed, 

 lake, there is not much difficulty in catching bass, as the 

 entire lake may be inspected in a few hours, and suitable 



