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grounds for the striped bass during the spawning season. Many fish 
are taken from this section, but few, if any, are found further up the 
San Joaquin Miver. 
The striped bass seems to make its home between the entrance to the 
‘Golden Gate and the short distance mentioned up the San Joaquin, a 
distance of some 100 to 125 miles. It does not go up the Sacramento 
River much, if any, above its mouth, none being caught by Sacramento 
fishermen near that city. 
The striped bass vary in weight from 3 to 25 pounds, in some cases 
reaching 35 to 40 pounds; the average is 8 to 12 pounds. With the 
increase of the abundance of the fish and the augmented catch, both 
the consumer and the fisherman have reaped benefits; the marked 
decrease in price that favored the one was more than made up to the 
fisherman in his larger sales. The average price received by the fisher- 
men was 40 cents a pound in 1889, 25 cents in 1890, 20 cents in 1891, 
/ and 124 cents in 1892. 
- During the season of 1892, when fish were most abundant, the fisher- 
_men received only 8 cents a pound, and again, in times of scarcity, as 
high as 20 cents a pound. During 1888 the few bass caught brought 
a dollar a pound in city markets; in 1892 the retail price was 20 to 30 
cents a pound. The yearly catch has been as follows: 
Years. Pounds. Value. 
ORD od oe canes RE REO A ees EUS Bar ARR Reads eae 2, 440 $976 
“LED oo ne he SEE ie SUR LER SEER ED ice ORRIN ERE ER MD Tk MOE 9, 760 2, 440 
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