16 FOURTH OR MILTIMORE LAKE. 



marked A and B on the chart. In the former the 

 fishing is at its best late in the season, about October 

 and November, at which time a perch tail, used*near 

 the surface, is the most killing bait. The appearance 

 of this piece of water is indicative of its excellence. 

 Prom four to ten feet in depth; skirted on its north 

 side by an extensive rush bed, thence gradually deep- 

 ening as it opens out into the lake; the bottom studded 

 with a rich growth of pickerel and bass weeds, suffi- 

 ciently thick to afford concealment to the fishes with- 

 out seriously impeding the angler in casting his bait 

 and landing the fish when hooked. 



The bay marked Bon the chart is an excellent pickerel 

 ground at all times and I believe, from my own ex- 

 perience, contains more and larger pickerel than any 

 other spot in the lakes. There are several pickerel 

 frequenting this bay whose weight would be a surprise 

 to the angler who might be so fortunate as to catch 

 one of them. 



The bass ground marked C, just west of the boat 

 house, is very fine; the best bass fishing is just within 

 the outer edge of the rushes. There are several pock- 

 ets, well inside the rushes along the whole of this por- 

 tion of the north shore, which are worth particular at- 

 tention on the part of the angler. 



Recollect, in boat fishing, to use the sculls as little 

 as possible; drift all you can. The proper and most 

 successful way to fish a piece of water is to row to the 

 windward, keeping well out and away from the water 

 you intend to fish, and then drift over it, taking care to 

 sit still and avoid rocking the boat, for you cannot be 

 too cautious and careful when fishing for large bass. 



The best spots at which to fly-fish for bass are those 

 marked D, just outside the rushes. Lake fly-fishing for 

 bass is not a pronounced success. The best fly-fishing 

 for bass is to be had on the rifiies of streams with rapid 

 currents; but there are times when even lake fishing for 

 bass with the artificial fly will insure a big catch. 

 Seven years ago I had such a catch in Sand Lake, on 



