268 FISHING WITH THE FLY. 



the hackles (palmers), are good flies for these or any 

 fishes of this family. 



The striped-bass group, or sub-family (LabracincB), 

 is composed of some of our best game-fishes. They will 

 all rise to the fly, but more especially the fresh water 

 species. Those of the coast, the striped-bass or rock- 

 fish (Roccus lineatus), and the white perch (Roccus 

 americanus), when they enter brackish and fresh-water 

 streams, are frequently taken with a gaudy fly. 



The WHITE BASS (Roccus chrysops), also called 

 " Striped Lake Bass/' and " Fresh- water Striped Bass," 

 is a well-known game-fish of the great lakes and Upper 

 Mississippi Valley, and is rightly held in much favor 

 by western anglers. Its color is silvery, darker above, 

 with a number of dark stripes along the sides, four or 

 five being above the lateral line. The mouth is large. 

 There are two distinct dorsal fins, being entirely sepa- 

 rated. The first dorsal has nine spines ; the second 

 dorsal, one spine and fourteen soft rays ; anal fin has 

 three spines and twelve soft rays. A patch of teeth on 

 base of tongue. Its usual weight is one to three pounds, 

 though it is occasionally taken up to four or five 

 pounds. It is good game, rises well to the fly, and on 

 a six or seven-ounce rod is capable of giving fine sport. 



The YELLOW BASS (Roccus interruptus), or "Bras- 

 sy Bass," or " Short Striped Bass" takes the place of 

 the white bass in the Lower Mississippi Valley, and is 

 closely allied to it, though it usually does not grow so 

 large by a pound or two. It has a smaller mouth, and 



