THE STRIPED B4SS 



THE striped bass, apart from the fact 

 that it is one of our most prolific food- 

 fishes, is one of the most gamy fish that 

 swims in the sea. Indeed, as good an 

 authority as Mr. Scott considers casting for striped 

 bass as " outranking any angling in the world " 

 and superior to fly fishing for salmon. As a food- 

 fish it has always been highly esteemed. As far 

 back as the days of the ancient Greeks, Arche- 

 tratus speaks of this fish as an " Offspring of 

 the Gods." 



It belongs to the same family as the white perch, 

 and in the north is called the striped bass, while 

 in the south it is commonly known as the rock or 

 rockfish. It is found almost universally in the 

 Atlantic, from New Brunswick to eastern Florida, 

 and in nearly all the large rivers which empty into 

 this latitude. It is also found on the Pacific coast 

 opposite the State of California, but more partic- 

 ularly in San Francisco Bay and its tributaries, the 

 fish having been introduced into the Pacific through 

 the efforts of the United States Fish Commission. 

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