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A DESCRIPTIVE CHART-PLAN OF LAKE WHERE 

 FISH ABIDE WHEN FEEDING 



shall now specifically describe where bass 

 and pike are generally wont to abide, the kind 

 of food they take, the proper baits to use, and 

 the whereabouts we may try for them in lakes 

 and ponds. 



In shallow waters with muddy bottoms, induc- 

 ing the growth of weeds, grass, and lilies, in from 

 four to fifteen feet of water, we find that the fish 

 food is mostly frogs, numerous aquatic insects, 

 and their larvae, which include dragon-flies, darn- 

 ing-needles, flying-grasshoppers, and the jumpers, 

 shrimps, shell-fish, beetles, and various bottom 

 creepers. In deep waters, having no aquatic sur- 



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