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OSWEGO^BASS, WHITE PERCH, ROCK BASS. The same 

 observations apply to these varieties as to the black bass. 

 They spawn a little earlier, say in May and early June, 

 and are to be treated in the same way. The Oswego 

 bass is not so exacting, however, in the quality of water 

 that it affects as the black bass, it will live in sluggish, 

 warm, discolored streams and ponds where the muddy 

 bottom produces lilies, grasses and weeds. No matter 

 how much earthy matter may at times become suspended 

 in the water, the oswego bass will thrive and be contented. 

 It is known as the "chub" in Virginia and other of the 

 southern states, and is well adapted to most of the ponds 

 of that section of our country. Its flesh is good, although 

 coarser than that of the black bass, and it is the fish for 

 home consumption, and for introduction into by far the 

 larger part of our land where nothing more is demanded 

 than a certain amount of fish food for the table. It is 

 voracious and bites freely at bait or trolling spoon, but 

 does not give the angler much sport, as its resistance is 

 feeble and not sustained. It is mainly distinguished by 

 having a larger mouth than the true black bass, and by 

 having a dusky 'stripe along the side called the lateral 

 line, which is more visible than in the black bass. They 

 are often confused, and even the scientific names have 

 been muddled and confounded. They were known as 

 grystes nigricans for the black bass, and grystes salmoides 

 for the Oswego bass, until new appellations were lately 

 applied of micropterus salmoides for the small mouthed 

 and micropterus pallidus for the large mouthed bass. 



PIKE-PERCH. This fish which passes under many 

 aliases as the grass pike, the pike of the lakes, the wall- 

 eyed pike and pickerel of Canada, is an inhabitant of 

 many of the larger waters of our country, and was former- 

 ly abundant. It is also known in localities as the Susque- 



