FISH : THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 1/ 



The black bass was brought to Massachu- 

 setts by Mr. Tisdale, of Wareham, about 

 thirty years ago, from New York, and has 

 been placed in many ponda; until now it is 

 so plenty as to take the most prominent place 

 among our fresh-water fish. Larger than the 

 perch, and full of pluck, it affords much 

 pleasure in the capture. The ponds in Ply- 

 mouth are well stocked with bass, and many 

 Boston people go there to fish. 



I think few are aware what a pleasant 

 town Plymouth is, and what opportunities it , 

 offers for fishing anH other sports. Although 

 so near to Boston, its woods and lakes are as 

 wild as when the Pilgrims landed. 



The trout is the most beautiful of all 

 fish, and has afforded recreation for thou- 

 sands of years to lovers of nature through- 

 out the Temperate Zone. The most plenty 

 of all the game fish, it may be angled 

 for with the commonest tackle, as a willow 

 stick cut by the side of the stream, or with 



