124 SUMMER ANGLING 



the outer orbit or rim enclosing the eye, whilst in 

 the small-mouth, the mouth only extends to a line 

 drawn perpendicularly through the centre of the 

 pupil of the eye, and in addition there is a spot of 

 red in the eye of the latter. 



All the various black basses of fresh water in 

 this country have been decided by authoritative 

 naturalists to belong to one of these species : 

 either Micropterus salmoides (the large-mouth), or 

 M. dolimeu (the small-mouth black bass). 



I have at times dressed the flies I used with 

 a slip of lead on the hook shank under the body ; 

 but it has the disadvantage of interfering with the 

 casting. The fly does not alight so softly, and 

 cannot be propelled through the air so readily. 

 The movement in bass-fly casting should be almost 

 exactly like that in throwing a ball ; and I suppose 

 my boy readers know how this is done overhand. 



Perch will take the fly in summer in any waters 

 where they are numerous. Near where I write is 

 a beautiful little mountain lake on the summit of 

 a hill (whence it is termed Summit Lake), supplied 

 by springs, and deep and clear and cool. Bass 

 and perch inhabit it ; and the perch vie with the 

 bass in taking the fly. Whilst camping on its 



