96 FISHERMAN'S LURES 



shore, numerous minnows congregate near the 

 shore. It will thus be apparent that the wise and 

 observing angler will do well to think awhile be- 

 fore beginning to fish in unfamiliar water, and he 

 will soon become aware that lake conditions 

 that is, deep or shallow, weedy or bare of aquatic 

 growth have much to do with the intelligent 

 pursuit of his favorite sport; that in some lakes 

 frogs are plentiful in others not at all. He can, 

 however, be well assured that minnows and other 

 fish food of various sizes are the chief diet in al- 

 most any lake or pond for all species of game- 

 fish. 



We shall now proceed to do a little surface fish- 

 ing by casting artificial baits from the shore as 

 we walk round the lake, beginning at the inlet, A. 

 Attaching a three-inch bass-terror minnow, we 

 cast from A all round the inlet, as far out as it 

 is possible, reeling in the lure almost to our feet 

 every time. Moving our position, we then cast 

 the minnow round about the tree trunks, at B. 

 If we don't succeed with minnows, we change our 

 lure and put on the frog, a brown color, because 

 that color is most likely to imitate frogs which 

 abide in such a situation. Whether we succeed 

 or not, we continue to cast the frog among the 



