. . e active and gamy, and some anglers claim that theirgame qualities are fully the equal of those of the brooktrout. The food also is like that of the trout, and consistsof insects that light or fall upon the surface of the The generic range of these fishes is quite extensive ; theyare found in Lapland and England ; throughout Europe asfar southward as Italy ; in Northern Asia, and in the riversof Alaska and British America. In the United States,however, grayhngs are found in but two localities, certainstreams of Michigan
. . e active and gamy, and some anglers claim that theirgame qualities are fully the equal of those of the brooktrout. The food also is like that of the trout, and consistsof insects that light or fall upon the surface of the The generic range of these fishes is quite extensive ; theyare found in Lapland and England ; throughout Europe asfar southward as Italy ; in Northern Asia, and in the riversof Alaska and British America. In the United States,however, grayhngs are found in but two localities, certainstreams of Michigan and the tributaries of the ISIissouriRiver. Those of the Missouri region are considered avariety of the Michigan species, and differ but little fromthat form in appearance. The grayling, as a rule, does not leap out of the waterwhen the angler is trying to land it, but rather floundersabout in positions that are even more liable to tear the hookfrom its tender mouth than would the act of leaping. Bythe active use of its beautifully tinted and large dorsal-fin,. THE FISH TRIBE 81 which is one of the most distinguishing characteristics of thegrayhng, it may escape at a point in the combat when thesuccess of the angler seems assured. The average size of the jMontana grayhng is from tento twelve inches, and the weight from one-half to onepound. Individuals have been taken, however, that wereabout twenty inches in length, and weighing about twopounds. Seth Mindwell. THE BLACK BASS To the true fisherman, the Black Bass of the north isa game fish worth his best efforts for its capture. There aretwo species, the large-mouth black bass and the small-mouthblack bass. Due to the fact that the basses have a wide geographicalrange, they have received numerous popular names. In thenorth, the large-mouth species is usually called black bass,while in Virginia and the neighboring states it is more fre-quently called the chub, and in the southern states it isknown by the name trout. The name jum
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