ON THE HOME LIFE OF THE BASS 



Every one needs a little info on the habits and 

 home life of the black bass and when and where to 

 find him. The bass, both large and small-mouthed, 

 is a roamer, a lively, active hunter for the best place 

 to gorge himself on the choice minnows, crawfish 

 and helgramite with a dessert from the surface of the 

 water of moths, flies and frogs. He is a great little 

 traveler, and soon becomes big chief of the waters 

 in which he lives. With such a varied menu, you 

 will find him ever ready for a fight, equally eager 

 for fly-hook, trolling-spoon, live bait or plug and 

 right on the job to put up a struggle that will test 

 your skill. You can fish for him night or day, as 

 he is a 24-hour feeder, but early morning and late 

 afternoon is the surest time to get him right. He is 

 an active rogue and continually rising from the bot- 

 tom to the surface, at times jumping above the water 

 in pursuit of his feed. He changes his home and 

 feeding ground as the season passes. In the spring 

 he is found in the shallow water in the streams and 

 rivers, below rapids and riffles, and as the water 

 warms up he moves to the deep pools lying along- 

 side of windfalls and logs, rocky ledges and weedy 

 spots. During the hot summer he migrates to 

 greater depths where the water is cool. Likewise 



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