The sun., 1902-10-19
REU EYES BITING WELL.
Black Bass Taken In the IisInbcau WIN
an Unusual Combination.

Or both the north ard south forks Of the
Flaml eau River in central Wisconsin just
now the rcd-eyed ba,s fishing j., like those
l'"s-iuc- whic. brighten rs thcy take their
Nigh' only few weeks remain in which
tho IN he taken, and they are row bi,i z
a ''...y as al any time during the past
4. l-o'.
l'i- -trcam l. remarkable among those
Of 'h" N-.t IN that the rcd-eycd Cr
;.Iiu. black bass j. the only bass IN, II.
M.n uo" and then have asserted tina, they
have taken The Oswago or large-mouth
t.pu 'h' FdMhrau. but there has always
b.. n a iouht as to the species of the 0-E.
Ih" black bass of the south fork run 10 a
high average size. It is not often that a
fv.-rouuder i, taken. bur there are many
of more than fo,Ir pounds. ard those be-
tween three aud four ar. in Thousands.
A. they live in exceedingly rapid and cool
water. with plenty Of small rapids and
plenty Of pools, they are unusually gamv.
even for their nird. II i, believed by those
of experience hat ,hrce-pound Flambeau
bass will put M az hard fght H. any ore
of a pounds taken from other waters Of
the State.
They differ. too from he rcd-eyes of
III" lakes northeast Of their home in that
they strike freely al the spoon or at cast
bait In the lakes tributary TO the Nis-
Cousiu River many rrd-ev"s of great Siz.'
are taken. but they ar" captured most often
10y still ii-hiug with a loug cane pole aud n
| hoh on tn" line, and they refuse almost
utterly 10 AXE the frog.
NuInows seem 10 h' their steady uH-
, changing diet from years end 10 year :
end, and whil" here ar" cortaiu at rae ior. =,
/ about s,ill f-hrg with live minrow l.
/ laCks the so"utifir attributes Of casting,
| l. less tNvrCi-" alld on" man Car follow II
/ about ~ wei. - anothor
ou ~" F.amh"au rccrntlv soi0c sport
/ he's hr"n had with tho plain -'upI, better
/ sport with 'hc spoon carving slice ot
( salt pork aud N" ho.t of all sport wlfh a
! " > spoon, below 'ha' 4 Ha. 'inr- ~nodl,--s
! hook GnG UI tn" houh n Gr"r frog not
/ mlru large than man. tIuutudN. tn"
-ruI 'r'~- # ~" -.,'-.."'- mouth p-..,.. -
! II h"irg fo~l cf the orduarv '',- and
/ - viii p,f attempt 40 'olch f',g ls iargn
! H. ~" palm of a." hand. . frog thai tn"
3 O-w"ln would make orc 2lip of and r"v"I
: wink Is "y". With the small green frog
! ~ = well acquainted and nothing ~..mr
! g." '"mpt it, appetite NOR. strongly or tu
! -'ut it, stomach more "Aaoi'y.
Al q frog of this kind preceded lv the
small spoon II will strike from tvcu'r-fiN"
I foot ,"av. corning WIlh a -a'ag" rush
/ that means hIsig..+ from tho star. ,''ol
! B"raJs" II ;h" rarility ot the current
F, ia" rumb'r pN rocks and the many Int L.
! r'o's IN" advantage IL a battle # this hind
l. always with 'he t,h and nearly ~ many
, Of 'i"W arr lost q, taken. Tho t,6mhca''
! ~mal'-uONJh ~ thrc" pounds will get out
, IF t'" water a haif-'lo5"u 'i'ps- II the cuur-'
! % h'te"n-mnuto strIgcl" and j. mover
! landed Ur'j' l. j. IN he hpat
\ man may Lsn a dlp'i't or no. n nr
chooses. nut the fish L. not hi until it ld-
| b"on unlocked ~ hand ard either strung
or pat into a sack. With rod of not more
than ~" oGnN".. a ~ : line and a quad-
rllpIr r""l an angler vii. have h'- hand
iul when crisis of this kind looms uPor
! IN" horizon
No angler can Civ" positively the r"a~pl
for the uso Of a smal! spnuU IN front Of
-. '"og l. NAV bc 'ht, ne bass - i,i',
i't soon for fish trike, Al ~ aud hue
| III" frog, though this l. not probable, -i'c'
! II = trudeT of the frogs than of Huy'hius
! else; or II may h" thar " thinks 'hn eros
j. chasing the FISH and 'al,rs a seat Al TIA,
| gam"
The most reasouall" explanation vo,l,
| -""p TO be- thai us a. auttuu j. artraC' oC
| hv IN" yl"am Of III" spoon and when If
! g"'s within seeing distance j. hits AZ 'u'
! frog for Ip"r'S sake