CONTENTS 



Peeface 



PAGE 

 V 



List of Illustrations xi 



Introduction. By Tarleton H. Bean xiii 



The Song of the Bass. By AUce Calhoun Haines . . xxiii 



The Fresh-water Basses. By William C. Harris . . 1 



The Habits of the Black Bass 11 



Qualities of the Black Bass 18 



Feeding-habits of the Black Bass 26 



Bait-fishing for Black Bass 31 



Baits for Black Bass 40 



In the Matter of Flies 48 



The Black Bass and the Trout compared . . 53 



The Minor Basses (Black Bass Family) ... 67 



Fly-fishing for Black Bass in the Schuylkill 



River. By William C. Harris 75 



Bass in the Beaverkill. By Louis Rhead . . . . 117 



The Choice of Flies By Louis Rhead 129 



Notes on the Cooking of Bass. By Louis Rhead . . 143 



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