WHERE TO CATCH THE BLACK BASS 21 



spots chosen ; the best being those in the vicinity of rocks 

 or small islets, and at the inlet or outlet of the lake. 



Occasionally 

 one may take bass 

 in hot weather in 

 the deepest holes of 

 a lake. 



In a large ex- 

 panse Of Water, Red-sided Minnow 



however, the skill 



of the angler, his patience, and powers of endurance are 



of much more moment. 



Here the circumstances are quite different, as the fish 

 travel long distances; and, although one may, by accident, 

 have good fishing at a certain place on a particular day, 

 yet one may return again and again to the same locality 

 and never get a nibble. 



It requires all the judgment the angler can summon to 



his aid to fish in a large 

 body of open water with 

 continued success. 



The a m a t e u r who 

 knows nothing about 

 such fishing might go 

 out day after day for a 

 week and be quite sure, in 

 his own estimation, that 

 the fish had disappeared; 

 and, yet, if he possess the 



Red Oak necessary knowledge, h e 



may go out at any hour of 



the day and be certain of enough bass to supply himself at 

 least with an evening meal. In Canada, on the Great 

 Lakes, this state of affairs exists to a remarkable degree ; 

 there, one must have the necessary time at his disposal, be 



