152 OTSEGO BASS. 



again seek the shores to spawn. They never exceed 

 four pounds, and rarely two, and though undesirable 

 on table, are not a sportsman's fish, and have been 

 described only that they may be distinguished from 

 other species. 



The general opinion now is that the Otsego bass is the 

 white fish, improved by purity of water. To test this, 

 large numbers of the latter have been deposited in Otsego 

 Lake under the direction of certain public spirited 

 citizens. 



