. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes. \^ THE WHITE BASS. ROCCUS CHRTSOPS. THE WHITE BASS AND THE YELLOW BASS. Subtle. Has he bit ? Has he bit ? Face. And swallowed too, my Subtle. I have given him line, and now he plays i' faith. Stihtle. And shall we twitch him ? Face. Through both the gills. Ben. Jonson, The Alchei7iist, 1611, Act. ii. So. i. ^TpHE White Bass, or Striped Lake Bass, Roccus chrysops, is often con- founded with the Striped Bass, which it closely resembles. It may ea
. American fishes; a popular treatise upon the game and food fishes of North America, with especial reference to habits and methods of capture. Fishes. \^ THE WHITE BASS. ROCCUS CHRTSOPS. THE WHITE BASS AND THE YELLOW BASS. Subtle. Has he bit ? Has he bit ? Face. And swallowed too, my Subtle. I have given him line, and now he plays i' faith. Stihtle. And shall we twitch him ? Face. Through both the gills. Ben. Jonson, The Alchei7iist, 1611, Act. ii. So. i. ^TpHE White Bass, or Striped Lake Bass, Roccus chrysops, is often con- founded with the Striped Bass, which it closely resembles. It may easily be distinguished by the presence of thirteen, instead of eleven, soft rays in the anal fin, as well as by the greater size of its scales, of which there are about fifty-five rows, instead of sixty or more. It is most abundant in the Great Lake region, although it has a wide distribution in the Ohio and upper tributaries of the Mississippi, and is found in many streams farther south. It frequents chiefly the lakes and ponds and the deeper parts of the rivers. It feeds upon minnows and the like, usually taking the hook readily, and is considered gamy by the angler. As a food-fish it ranks high, being little inferior to the black- bass. Its usual weight is from one to three pounds. The White Bass is said to be an excellent fish for cultivation in artificial ponds. Like most of its relatives, this species spawn in late spring. '^It is often taken in the Ohio River," writes Jordan, '^ and frequents chiefly deep or still waters, seldom ascending small Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896. New York, Standard book co.
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