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lunge will be hunting about on the outer edge of weed 

 beds in water from ten to fifteen feet deep or in water 

 farther out but of about the same depth with rocky 

 or grassy bottom. 



During midsummer, if the season has been warm 

 the fish retire to the deep holes where the water is 

 cool and at this time they are not in a "biting" mood 

 as a rule. They come into the shallows late in the 

 afternoon and are likely to remain there until sun-up 

 the next morning, although the general belief is that 

 they do little feeding from midnight until daylight. 



Night fishing is often successful in midsummer. 

 On shallow lakes where there are no deep cool pools 

 or spring holes the fish seek the shade of over-hang- 

 ing banks and thick weed growths. Casting up to the 

 edge of the weeds with wobbler or pork strip, or going 

 right into the weeds and pockets with pork chunk or 

 frog is the most productive of results. 



When there are deep pools, however, about the 

 only way to get any fish to speak of is to get your bait 

 down to them. This can be either a frog, a large 

 minnow, or a small-bodied underwater plug with a 

 swivel snap sinker ahead of it. Make long casts, allow 

 the bait to sink, reel slowly, and strike hard is the 

 system under these conditions. Large bass and pike- 

 perch and very large members of the pike family are 

 often taken from these deep holes. Smaller specimens 

 are usually found in the submerged weed beds in fairly 

 deep water the big fellows drive them out of the 

 choice spots. Pike-perch are sometimes taken in mid- 



