CHAPTER IV. 

 WHERE TO CATCH THE BLACK BASS. 



IN endeavouring to determine the most suitable] place 

 for catching bass, one naturally should consider two 



questions: Where do the fish feed? To what spots, 

 from habit, do they usually resort? 



If their haunts are once discovered, the rest of the prob- 

 lem is easy of solution. 



When an angler, therefore, finds himself on a small in- 

 closed lake or alongside the banks of a running stream, or 

 in the more difficult situation of being compelled to fish in a 

 large body of open water, his first duty is to inspect carefully 

 the surroundings in a boat, unless he is fortunate (or un- 

 fortunate) enough to secure the services of a competent 

 guide, who is perfectly familiar with the locality. 



The expert angler seldom desires such aid, because, in 

 the philosophical pursuit of the finny tribe, half the pleasure 

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