132 LAKE AND STREAM GAME FISHING 

 THE BAITS TO USE 



For an artificial for fall bass fishing let it be a 

 white body with a dash of red, and of the wobbler 

 type. At the same time a green backed white bel- 

 lied underwater minnow also makes an attractive 

 lure and is particularly good for wall-eyed pike. 

 The wall-eye is mighty hungry in the fall, and right 

 up into November, and he makes a conscientious 

 biter as the cooler weather sets in. He is still a bot- 

 tom feeder and you must send the bait down to him. 

 Don't be afraid to shoot your cast in among the 

 weeds and lily pads for the bass. That's where you 

 will find them in the fall, way in close to shore, feed- 

 ing, especially in the evening, and flirting with the 

 edges of the weed patches will not bring half as 

 good results as casting right into the weeds. 



The live frogs and minnow are fine fall baits and 

 if you hook your frog on 'a weedless hook, toss it 

 as lightly as possible into the weeds and let it settle 

 a bit, then reel in slowly, stopping for a second now 

 and then, you are offering a mighty inviting lunch 

 to a hungry bass. 



For the musky, pike and pickerel the old reliable 

 spoonhook, about a No. 4 to 6, is an ideal trolling 

 bait and the way they hit the spoon with a savage 

 lunge is enough to shatter the nerves of a fair- 

 weather fisherman. And pickerel well, the fall 

 caught " pick " will be a surprise to the fellow who 

 hates 'em in the summer. 



