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the big bullfrog. Along the riverside an observing 

 angler will find many more frogs than he would 

 imagine, particularly about grassy slopes and 

 shallow backwaters. I have noticed that their 

 color is similar to their environment. You observe 

 most often the brown frog near rocky, stony 

 shores, and the green frog mostly abide among 

 the green weeds and grasses of both lakes and 

 streams. This fact is well to remember in the 

 choice of color to use for bait, for the reason that 

 fish naturally are more apt to prefer a bait similar 

 to their daily diet. Between the two species, brown 

 or green, there seems to be no preference; one is 

 just as effective as the other, but I do think if 

 brown is common in a certain locality, it is wis- 

 dom to use that color, natural or artificial. The 

 habits of the frog are so well known it is not neces- 

 sary to give details. My artificial is unsuitable for 

 trolling. Like the natural frog it should be cast 

 lightly in open spaces between weeds and lily- 

 pads, or just made to skip along the surface of 

 open water. In a running stream frogs do not 

 often swim across, but when they do, they strike 

 rapidly along with the water flow. They are most 

 effective when cast at the sides where the water 

 is fairly deep and are visible to the fish lying be- 

 low in the middle of the stream. 



