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Food One look at the mouth of the black bass tells its own story. His small brush-like teeth proclaim to all observers that his favorite foods are craw-fish, insects, helgramites and other larvae. He will also feed on minnows but is not as piscivorous as is generally believed although he can, and in some waters must, live almost entirely on small fishes. He is an enterprising feeder, not always content to wait for something to " turn up." Breeding and Growth The black basses belong to the Centrachidae or fresh water sunfish family and breed in the Spring. The small mouthed commences as early as April in some waters and as late as July in the far North. The spawning time depends mainly on the condition of the water, the fish showing little interest in raising a family until the temperature of the water reaches 50 degrees F. They spawn earliest in shallow waters. |
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