POPULAR FRESH-WATER PISHES 5 



dantly in the Great Lakes region, and in fair 

 numbers in the Ohio, the upper tributaries of 

 the Mississippi, and many of the streams 

 farther south. Inhabits lakes and ponds and 

 deep parts of rivers. Averages in weight 

 from one to three pounds. Is often con- 

 founded with and closely resembles the 

 Striped Bass of salt water. 



Bass, Yellow (Bar Fish, etc.) : Caught on a 

 light Brook Trout rod or a small Black Bass 

 bait rod, and a light reel, line, and leader, with 

 minnow bait, in the lower Mississippi and its 

 deep and sluggish tributaries. This species 

 also resembles the Striped Bass (salt water), 

 and is graded with the White Bass. Aver- 

 ages in weight from one to three pounds. 



Bream (Golden Shiner, Roach, etc.) : Caught 

 on the artificial fly, the same as used for Brook 

 Trout, and with small bits of worm, in 

 streams, rivers, ponds, canals, and bayous 

 where the bottoms are carpeted with aquatic 

 plants. Common in the Middle States and 

 the South. Weighs up to one pound and a 

 half. 



Carp, Gold (Gold Fish, Red Fish, Silver Fish, 

 Scarlet Fish, etc.) : Caught with light Brook 

 Trout tackle and worm, fish-roe, or dough- 

 paste bait, in ponds, where it has been intro- 

 duced from Japan by the Fish Commission. 



Carp, King (Mirror Carp, Saddle Carp, etc.) : 

 Caught in the summer at the pond bottom on 

 any light fresh- water rod with worm, fish-roe 

 or dough-paste bait. The line should be en- 

 tirely of gut fine, round, and clouded. ,To 

 this attach a No. 4 quill float and a single split 

 shot six inches from the hook. This species 

 has large scales that run along the sides of the 

 body in rows, the rest of the body being bare. 



Carp, Leather: Caught with the same bait 

 and tackle as used for the King Carp. This 

 species has only a few scales, some specimens 

 none at all, and its skin is thick and soft. 



Carp, Scale: Caught with King Carp bait 

 and tackle. This species has regular, concen- 

 trically arranged scales. 



