THE SMALL-MOUTH BLACK-BASS. THE LARGE-MOUTH BLACK-BASS. THE ROCK-BASS 62 SURF-FISHING FOR BASS 96 CATCHING SEA-BASS OFF NEWPORT 100 THE SEA-BASS. THE MASCALONGE. THE PIKE 114 THE MASCALONGE OF THE WEEDS. TROLLING WITH HANDLINE 120 THE EASTERN PICKEREL. THE WESTERN PICKEREL. THE PIKE-PERCH. THE YELLOW-PERCH 140 THE ARCTIC GRAYLING. THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING. THE MONTANA GRAYLING 174 THE MORE SPORTSMANLY WAY OF CATCHING MASCALONGE 200 THE WEAKFISH. THE KINGFISH. THE GERMAN CARP 226 THE CHANNEL-CATFISH. THE SHEEPSHEAD. THE CUNNER 244 FISHING FOR CUNNERS 250 THE FLOUNDER. THE SMELT. THE SPANISH MACKEREL 264 THE BONITO. THE NIGGER-FISH. THE POMPANO 280 CATCHING SPANISH MACKEREL ON THE EDGE OF THE GULF STREAM 300 THE BLACK GRUNT. THE RED SNAPPER 322 THE JOLT-HEAD PORGY. THE LADY-FISH. THE COBIA 348 TAKING BONITO BY TROLLING OFF BLOCK ISLAND 350 THE ANGEL-FISH. THE TURBOT 384 BASS, PIKE, AND PERCH CHAPTER I THE SUNFISH FAMILY (_Centrarchidæ_) The sunfish family is composed entirely of fresh-water fishes. They are characterized by a symmetrically-shaped body, rather short and compressed; mouth terminal; teeth small, without canines; scales rather large; cheeks and gill-covers scaly; scales mostly smooth; border of preopercle smooth, or but slightly serrated; opercle ending in two flat points, or in a black flap; a single dorsal fin, composed of both spiny and soft rays; anal fin also having both spines and soft rays; the dorsal spines varying from 6 to 13 in the different species, with from 3 to 9 in the anal fin; sexes similar; coloration mostly greenish. GENUS MICROPTERUS _Micropterus dolomieu._ Small-mouth Black-bass. Body ovate-oblong; head 3; depth 3; eye 6; D. X, 13; A. III, 10; scales 11-73-17; mouth large, the maxillary reaching front of eye; scales on cheek minute, in 17 rows; teeth villiform. _Micropterus salmoides._ Large-mouth Black-bass. Body ovate-oblong; head 3; depth 3; eye 5; D. X, 13; A. III, 11; scales 8-68-16; scales on cheek large, in 10 rows; mouth very large, maxillary extending beyond the eye; teeth villiform. GENUS AMBLOPLITES