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The young fishes feed upon the minute organisms found in all suitable bass waters, chief of which are daphnia, cyclops and other Crustacea and larvae. The little fellows that survive attain the fingerling stage, three to six inches, by Autumn and are almost a pound in weight the following year. Thereafter they are said to gain a pound a year but I believe this estimate to be excessive. They continue growing until they reach the average maximum which is between five and six pounds. Under very favorable conditions they will exceed this weight but not as often as anglers suppose. In one lake in New York a number of specimens have been caught weighing up to 10 pounds. In |
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