14* PRACTICAL BAIT CASTING 



Islands and points are usually the outcroppings of 

 reefs and ledges, and the latter are almost always 

 found near by. Shallow spots like these usually are 

 small mouth bass water, and the absence of heavy weed 

 growth gives you an opportunity to use light tackle> 

 Minnows, spinners, and small wobblers are the baits 

 most likely to get results under these conditions. 



In the fore part of the season, warm, bright sunny 

 days with just enough wind to make the sunbeams 

 dance on the surface are best to bring out the fish 

 to feed and play, and the best part of the day is when 

 the sun is out. 



As the weather and water gradually warm the fish 

 move toward deeper water, and from late spring un-. 

 til midsummer they move about quite a bit. At 

 this season they do most of their feeding early in the 

 evening and early in the morning. Then they are 

 in the shallow water usually near the outer or deep 

 water edge of the weed beds and bars. Wobblers, 

 spinner, and pork rind, frogs or minnows are the 

 logical baits. Don't overlook the "pockets." If one 

 wishes to fish all day during this season of the year 

 the hours during which the sun is high, say from ten 

 in the morning to four in the afternoon, fishing the 

 deeper places, such as the shelf where the bottom 

 drops off into deeper water, with minnows, frogs, and 

 underwater baits will probably get the best results. 

 At this time of the year the pike-perch will be found 

 in fairly deep water with gravelly bottom or at the 

 foot of dams if they are present, while the muskel- 



