Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-15

young bass are almost perfectly form
ed, from one-fourth to One-haif OF all
inch in length, and cover the entlre
bed, where they car be easily detect
cd by their constant motion. After
Matching, the young fry remain over
the beu from two to seven days, Wheh
they retire into deep water, or take
refuge III the weeds or under stones,
logs and other hiding places. After
the young bass ..-.-.-
LEAVE THE SPAWNING BEDs,
their food at frs: consists of animal-
cul:e, Larvae, insects, and the Ova OF
other fish. AS they grow older and
larger they. devour worms, taupoles
small fish, etc, aud i'll later lite tney
vary their diet with crawlish, frogs, |
,nusseis ant, water-snakes. until at
tanning weight OF two pounds, they
will bolt. anything from al angle
worm to young mackerei.. Where
rood is plentiful lney g:ow rapidly,
reaching length OF two, inches III
few months after hatching, and at a
wear old will measure at least four
inches. At two years of age they
Will be found from eight to twelve
inches i'll length, weighing about
pound, and will grow nearly or
quite a pound year thereafter until
tney attain their weight. They ar
rived at maturity iu from two
to three years. according as the
conditions tor their growth are
favorable or otherwise. The maxi
mum weight OF the smalf-mouthed
form of the north and west may .ne
said to be four or five pounds, ana oI
the large mouLhed from SIX 10
eight pounds, though there are rare
exceptions to this rule. The largest
bass are found i'll the largest bodies
of water.
Black bass hibernate in the winter.
except in the extreme southern ana
soutnw estern states. In the colder
climate of the north and west ~ has
been proven, i'll numerous instances.
that they bury themselves. III the
mud, in the creviCes OF rocks, under
masses of weeds or sunken logs III the
deepest water aud remain .dorman'
until spring. That black bass do no'
/ hi ornate III the extreme south is
we'll known, and 10 this circumstance
perhaps. may be attributed, i'll
measure, their large growth Still 4
lis not unreasonable 10 suppose, say
the author, that the black bass ol
that section have ''.
A PERIOD OF REPoSE AND sECLUSION
analogous to Information at SOM
other season Of the year, possibly
during the ferviG heat of the summe
solsticc; for it is usual for the -bas
of the northwest to cease blting ant
retire to the deepest water during al
unusually heated term in summer
The fact that the best season TO
black-hass fishing varies in differen
localities-in the north being iron
July till October; in the west ant
,, most northeriy of Lhe southern state
in the spring anu fall, and in the eS
: treme south in the winter seasons
would naturally lead one to suppOs
. that the period of dormancy lii tn
!, black bass occurs at different season
q in different localities, and is infiuent
ed by climatic conditions or the SUP
ply offood.
! In the ninth chapter the enthusia!
4 tic author proceeds to discourse o
fishing rods. He ana.hematises a
: lugly and ungaInly rods, aud finall
3 says; -. .,,,..: s.-.. !,
= by theoretical anglers that he mu
lprocure a rod which, &ccords wit
!: his size, strength. aud general bull'
that rod which suits Que angler wi
be too long. too short, Too heavy,
too light for another. Now, this .
ali CANNON rod musi be made
= suit the kind of fish and the mode
ever TO tnt 6fs ,''bpg. lsscsGsrauce- -wha
on pages 22l-A, he gives clear and e.
~ plicit directions for the manufactu
70 Of what ne calls 'shome-lnade blat
10 bass rod.'
E. Farther on, DIR. Heishall treats
10 lines and hooks. He copies from {
- New York Times of June 6, 1880,
,e ,e pleasantly written article OH &
.e .e manufacture of lines at the factory
~ ~ Heury Hail s. Sons, at Highlaa
81 Mills, Orange county. N. Y, 9
10 opening sentence containing &
~ cneerful stateiaeuS that -Americ'
~ fish-liues are the best in the worl
~ because we use the most perfect m
III chinery and mat eriais for their ma
70 ufaciure." There is a careful discr
a. sion of the relative merits of twist
VI and braided lines, the latter bell
~ pronounced the most perfect. of all.
~ THE CHAPTER ON srLK-woRM G1
a will be iuteres ,ing to those who ha
ry never known of what material leade
EN- aud smells are composed. 1t is real
ID. the s.fluid-silk" of the silk-wor
in drawn out iuto continuous leug
m This fluid silk, which, i'll its natul
il state, resembles, ,colerlcss varnish,
M contained in long cylindrical sarl
many times the length of The wor
and which are capable Of being U
folded by immersion in water,and
fluid silk can be drawn out il
"a threads, longer or shorter, coarse
Tvs fine, as may be desired.
er, When he comes to the subject
IRE hooks, the all -hor frankly acKno'
Sc edges that "the best fish hooks
ed made in Engiani, that country 81
IS, plviug the world with hooks OF
nd sizes and styles for all kiuCs of fl
nee ing. The Town Of Redditch has bt
ery famous for its fish hooks for at lie
in two centuries" Here follows
1t chain-lightniug description of v
/ | TO Alcock's hook factory at Reddit
the written by Miss Sara j. Mcbride
iay Oswego, N. Y, the we'll known sb
ion full lycr of artificial flies, ina let el
ner Forest aud Stream. AT the clos,
ass, this letter the suggestion is M
of that the most approved hooks
t l black bass are the Sproat, O'Shau
ro- messy, Dublin, Limerick, corksh
rn- Limerick, round beud Carlisle
nv Aberdeen aud hoilow-puint Liner
ain- They are best i'll the order nan
the After hooks come chapter or
j" OIL artificial flies and natural ba
,,c and one OH the philosophy of angl
and curiously fascinating article
liIu ! "conditions whici. govern the bi
iou ,a.' of fish," the general drift of wi
.f.y may be we'll inferred from DR..
W shall's remark that Solomon NJ
em vent fishing or he would have ad
lou. another item to tho four things
'erh wonderful for his ken, or at ]
rch c have substituted "the way of
Jan, with habit" for ,hc less puZz
n:ii proposition of ''the way OF l.
Il i, III with maid" Tue authors conc
irSs' m, ing advice is:
luz Always Kill your fish as 500
~ taken from the water, and eve
eiA satisfied with Il moderate creel.
iihg so doing your angling days will
anu happy aud your sleep undistur
lor and you aud snd the fish we
pots catch can say with the sweet sing
as Israel:
49, The lines are fallen to me i'll pleasant pl;i
rom
and The Kansas City Journal is just
to hardly finding its lines cast in p!c
,ot;c places, The Globe Democrat