FISHING FOR THE SUN-FISH 75 



pectedly at some odd time when a larger and 

 stronger fish is visiting you. 



The sun-fish has a bad habit of stripping the 

 worm from the hook. I know of no cure for this ; 

 but if you watch carefully, and learn their methods 

 of biting, you will soon be able to time your strike 

 so that this does not happen once in ten bites. 



These little fish are very good pan fish in early 

 summer, but become " wormy " as the water gets 

 warmer. The black spots with which they are 

 then sometimes covered is caused by the cyst or 

 cell of a minute "worm" or larvae parasite. Do 

 you not remember that : — 



" Big fleas have little fleas 



Upon their backs to bite 'em, 

 And little fleas have lesser fleas. 

 And so on ad infinitum / " 



Under the heading of sun-fish there are many 

 members of the family, all to be taken as I have 

 described, or to be gotten with the artificial fly. 

 I do not go into detail anent the fly at this time, 

 as that branch of fishing will be dealt with ex- 

 haustively when I come to hold forth on trout fly- 

 fishing ; and any one who can catch trout with 



