THE BASSES: FRES H-W ATER AND MARINE 



Common Names 



Yellow bass is the name usually applied to the 

 fish; but it is known also as brassy bass, and in 

 Louisiana it is called the bar-fish, on account either 

 of its stripes or of its habit of congregating in 

 great numbers upon the shoals of clear-water 

 branches and bayous which empty into the Missis- 

 sippi, to feed upon minnows and shiners as sug- 

 gested by Hallock. 



Distribution 



The yellow bass is found chiefly in the lower 

 Mississippi River and tributaries, reaching Cincin- 

 nati and, appearing sometimes in northern Indiana. 

 About 1872 it was very common in the small lakes 

 of Kosciusko County, and at the present time a 

 few are taken every year, especially after a June 

 freshet, according to Jordan & Evermann. 



Favorite Haunts 



The fish prefers the deep pools in rivers and 

 clear-water bayous and is to be looked for at the 

 foot of rapids and riffles. The St. Francis River, 

 in Arkansas, and the head of the Yazoo Pass, in 

 Mississippi, are famous fishing-grounds. In the 

 early morning it resorts to the bars on which min- 



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