The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
to Look 70,
Gamy Bass in
Neighboring States

oft
and July In Connecticut. Eh,l. t.,,r,
and New Hampshire.
New York. New Jersey am p.,,s,.
yania have hundreds Of stream. vhi..
are stocked regularly from Sem. ID, ,o.
with this fish which Or. H,u.,,u s,i.
many years ago was Inch for inch m
pound for pound the game. fish m.
swlms." Some record catcN, # L,.
OF both the small and the lai., n.,,,r
varieties are: Boonton RESERVOIR Va,
Jersey. 6 pounds Q ounces. small m,,,r
black bass, taken by Ely Nlnlcrhor
Lake George, y. Y, four pound s,r,..
mouth black bass, taken by Mrs G. II
Vail: Dickson's pond, Boontuu 81. larc
mouth black bass. 5 pounds Q ounce,
landed by George W. Cook Lake Uo.
patcong. y. J., large mouth black has.
) pounds s ounces taken hy John "
Jess small mouth black bass. Sc
pounds, hooked by Charles Martin chi
was the prize fish of the 1913 .casnn II
an angling contesD Q pound. ounce.
largest fish Of its species caught las.
year In the East.
The bats for the black bass are many
One effective above all others is III,
live frog. Another good bait Is the live
minnow. In hooking the frog ana the
minnow you insert the hook ihrouei
the lips but not the head I}y thl
method you keep the bait alive an.
fresh. which is an importan, feature T.
trolling for the black bass.
In trolling for the black bass usln
either the frog or the mnnow YOU keen
very close to the shore and ffteea
yards of lines played out is about IN
required length usually. The boat |
rowed, according to those who hay
met with best results in this way o.
fishing, at a pace as fast as the fro
swims. The moment the bass strike
you head out for deep water because on
Of the most successful tricks Of tn
black bass is to carry the line into III
lily pads or around some sunken log.
In pure spring water lakes 'ho he.
bait for the bass Is the frog. and an
other method of taking thu fish will
this bait is by casting from mnyln
boat, just as you would cast with 9
fly. In casting for bass in this way
you should not be at any tim" IA nor
than ten feet of water, and Of cours
YOU always cast inshore except wher
there are small spots or ridges far Oh.
in the lake.
One thing the rising generation seek.
ing for bass should recollect is tina.
these fish congregate near reeds, lily
pads or fiat stones. In lakes in whicl
the water is not clear the troll will !.
taken by bass, but many prefer still
fishing with grasshoppers, cricketS OF
live small bait.
The June bait for black bass is tn
helgramite. In this month the redeye
black bass will rise to any fly which
Stimulates the flies then common above
the water. AS general rule files
should be small rather than large, and
the best time for fly fishing is toward
early morning or toward dusk.
At that time the black bass are feed.
ing near the shore or shadows on tn
June bugs or May flies which are slug
gishly trying to make their way in the
world. On bright days, with clear or
low water, flies should be small and Of
subdued dark or neutral tints Fo'
cloudy days and high. turbid or rough
waters large and brighter flies should
be used. When the day is dark or he
tween the hours of sunset and darn
or II one angles on a moonlight night
gray or whitish flies are preferable.
Some killing flies in June include The
Bucktail. Ferguson, Red Ibis, llenshaIl
Seth Green, Oriole, Lord Baltimore
Professor, Grizzly King, Montreal
Coachman, Parmacheenes Belle Della
| ware Belle. Brown Hackle an Cheney
Flies should be skipped along the
surface in slightly curving lines or by
zigZag movements, occasionally allow
ing them to be submerged for Seyeri.
inches near likely looking spots. Some
fishermen believe that two or threr
times are enough to cast over any one
| spot when a rise is not Undue, u.
II the current Is swift allow the flies
to float naturally with it. It is has.
to fish down stream. and it should Is
recollected that in casting and man
ipulatlng the flies the line must he ever
taut, for often the bass will thus hook
Itself. which 1t never does with a SLACK
line.
| In certain Eastern waters skitterinl
with pork rind bait is practiscd am
| in the Gulf States anglers vii. IRE
quently use portion Of a dc"r's tai
and strip OF red flannel, forming
kind OF tassel and known as bob
Some men insist that the humb'
worm with which Adam began H.' an
Cling career is still the best aronil
bait in the world. and one adhrrrnt o.
the garden hackle" says that ry hsA
in the water likes 1t except the VIM,
and 1t has not been tried on IN" whaF
yet.
Other bats include crawhSh grass,
hoppers, the young OF carp s,Tps u
salt pork, the black and stonr 'a'hs"'
lamprey cells, crickets and crayh.N'
An angler who Is believer 10 oacon
says that salt pork Is not successful
bait for black bass. but bacon wh'" us'u
correctly is just the thing. rom s 'o'
stiff. this angler points out mere y