52 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



more round than the black bass ; they have an olive- 

 green color with a black spot on the end of each 

 scale, giving the appearance of a broken stripe. In 

 reality, they are rather an attractive-looking fish. 

 They will be recognized at sight, and the recogni- 

 tion will be very frequent ; therefore it is not neces- 

 sary to give a more detailed description of them. 



Another member of the bass family not generally 

 distributed, but admired by anglers where found, is 

 the white bass, known also as the striped bass and 

 silver bass. This species is found only in the Great 

 Lakes and the rivers and lakes tributary to them. 

 They are identical in form with the black bass, but 

 their color is a silvery white. Their peculiarity lies 

 in their stripings, possessing, as they do, five or six 

 black stripes running lengthwise on the back and 

 sides, with usually two or three broken ones below. 

 Their average weight will range from one to three 

 pounds, and they compare favorably with the large- 

 mouth bass in fighting qualities. A species of this fish 

 called the yellow bass is found in the Mississippi River 

 and its tributaries. They seem to be similar in all 

 ways to the white bass, except in color, as indicated 

 by their name. There is no difficulty in recognizing 

 the white bass on sight, as in the limited territory 

 where it is taken there is no other fish similar to 

 it in any way. In the estimation of anglers these 



