THE HABITS OF THE BLACK BASS 



catfish or bowfin, has this quahty of a high grade 

 far beyond that of any of the cyprinoid or carp- 

 like minnows that may be said to pre-empt most of 

 the lowland streams and many of the lower reaches 

 of those of the niountains. 



As the young bass passes through the period of 

 adolescence, there are no repellent organic meta- 

 morphoses in its life or body. It simply grows in 

 strength, vigor, and audacity, and when mature 

 these inherited quaUties, developing normally as 

 they grow, give us a game-fish unequalled, for its 

 size, by any other that lives in the fresh waters of 

 the earth. 



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