THE WHITE BASS 



Habits 



This bass swims in schools while feeding or mi- 

 grating, and thus contributes to the score of the 

 angler. All that is necessary is to provide suitable 

 bait or lure and tackle, and watch the direction in 

 which the schools are headed, and the fish will do 

 their part handsomely. They are often in shallow 

 water, or near the surface, so the artificial fly has 

 an opportunity to play its part. In the spring they 

 enter streams tributary to lakes, and are usually 

 most abundant off the points washed by channels 

 or where the streams are narrowest. The fish are 

 pretty generally distributed and may be taken 

 almost anywhere and at any time. In summer and 

 fall they will be most readily caught late in the 

 afternoon until sundown. 



The white bass feeds upon minnows, crayfish, 

 and other fresh-water crustaceans, small mollusks, 

 and the young of fishes. It is said to devour many 

 young whitefish on the spawning-grounds. The 

 spawning-season is in May and June, and the eggs 

 are deposited near shore or in the mouths of rivers. 



Qualities 



Voracity is one of the characteristics for which 

 it is noted, and this makes it a free biter, always 



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