The sun., 1919-07-27
MORNING BEST TIME
FOR SUMMER BASS
-Four O'Clock Is None Too
EARLY; Fishing Good for
Three Hours. ls
WHERE TO FIND FISH
Late Afternoon and Night
Angling Productive; Bats
and Plugs to Use. 4
WHERE TO FIND FISH
ny DIXIE CARROLL.

There is no end of the fishing game
that will help I'LL the stringer more than
a thorough knowledge Of the habits of
the game fish for which you angle. and
about of the same Importance as this
knowledge OF what the fish do in their
daily kick around the water promenades
Is thorough acquaintance with the
waters you fish.
The knowledge of the habits is neces-
sary In order to save you q lot of useless
casting in places where the game fish
do not happen to be- at that particular
season, time of day or condition OF the
weather. A familiarity with the waters
you fish gives you the right line ON
underwater formations. weed growths.
shadows. sand bars and shoals, as wen
as other homes of the bass, pike and
muskallonge.
After spawning the bass leave the
shadows as a permanent home and only
como back to them during the warm
weather to feed on the minnows that
school in these places. Casting for bass
along the shore shadows on a hot day.
except in the very early morning and the
late afternoon, is great exercise for the
arm muscles, but not productive Of q
well filed stringer.
Late Afternoon Fishing Preferred.
I have decided preference for the
late afternoon fishing, keeping at the
game right up until dark, and then II
1t happens that the moon Is to be with
me I stay around and get a few big
ones.
OF course IL have prepared for a
little try at the real night fishing when
It is black as the proverbial cat and
have selected a cove or bay where
have found the minnows schooling thick
during the afternoon, and have located
the weed beds. snags and logs in the
bay SO that l can cast into the waters
without snagging on every throw, I
stick around and fight 1t out with some
OF the old "lunl1ers' that have a habit
Of feeding on the real dark nights.
Once you have taken a shot at this
night work you will be- confirmed
night caster. The big ones you bring
home will cause your chest to take on
ana angle OF IS degrees and all the other
brothers of the sport will want to know
the answer.
At the morning stunt, four o'clock
for the first cast Is none too early and
then the casting is generally good right
UP until the sun begins to send down
burning rays. From four to seven
o'clock makes ideal early morning cast
ing, and in three hours you should be
able to cover quite a stretch OF water
and bring home the bacon In the shape
of some Of the fathers of the bass tribe.
study Needed for New Waters.
In the early morning most any waters
that you would cast at in quest of the
bass makes fine sport with good chances
Of results, among the rushes, the weed
beds. the lily pads and along the logs,
snags. brush heaps as we'll as of the
sand bars and the gravelly shoals.
l make It habit in fishing new
waters to put in the midday time troll
ing along around the lake. spotting the
likely looking places. making mental
note OF the weed formations and the
rocky bottoms. In a few days of pa
trolling in this way you can get a fairly
good idea Of any waters.
1t is not at all necessary TO give up
fishing during the hottest day After
gorging on the fat young minnows In
the late evening and having little
frolic on the surface during the night
with another good feed in the early
morning. the wise bass hunts up a spring
hole in the deeper pools and makes HIM
self comfortable for an all day siesta.
incidentally, while lying around he is
also digesting his food and doing it with
the least eXertion.
Oftentlmes when the water is clear
and still you can float along and see
the bass way down below. have often
fioated along on lakes that l have fished
quite frequently and know the waters.
] found plenty of bass down deep
and have watched them for hours. hardly
one of them making a movement that is
noticeable.
II you let a minnow or frog go down
slowly. aided of course by a dipsey
sinker. these same bass will generally
take notice when the bait comes within
their vision and one of them will grab IL
and make a short run before stopping
to turn the minnow or frog around in
order to swallow it head first.
Minnows and Frogs Eure Bass.
After you have safely played this
fellow up to the net you can repeat the
operation and clean up the whole school.
1t seems that the bass cannot resist the
wiggle of the minnow or kick of the
frog, even with a distended stomach. in
the hot weather II you send the bait
down to them.
Incidently the old friendly fishing
worm of our childhood angling days Is
a bait that will make any bass happy
on hot day II you pass 1t down. After
the strike the sport of landing the bass
is just as snappy as 1t would be were
he caught through the casting method.
Hook the worm lightly, passing the
hook through Just nip here and there
SO that he retains his acrobaic twists,
which IS the main thing that attracts
the bass when invited to feed by the
worm.
For the early morning and late after
noon casting most any surface or semi
surface plug is right with preference
TO the white with red head and the
green back with white belly, although
the new natural scale finish has been a
killer for the short time it has been out.
The pork rlnd strip with a small spin
ner and a touch of red flannel as q fancy
fish food takes back seat for none.
For the night and moonlight work the
luminous Pfueger-Globe plug with the
spinning head, attached 20 which Is a
propeller. This bait makes an excellent
lure, kicking up quite a surface rifle as
It Is reeled In, and at the same time you