FRESH-WATER ANGLING GROUNDS FOR 

 THE STRIPED BASS 



By S. G. Worth 



In the lines following I set forth certain known fresti 

 water localities where striped bass take the hook and suffi- 

 ciently describe the character of such river areas as to point 

 to similar grounds in intermediate streams where sport of 

 the kind may have not yet become known. In order to give 

 a practical value to the data I present the names of indi- 

 viduals as well as those of towns, and also the railroad cross- 

 ings and routes, but without purposing in anywise the adver- 

 tising of such individuals as guides or any of their wares. 

 If my contribution is to serve a really useful purpose it must 

 contain enough of such detail as to permit the seeker to cor- 

 respond with or otherwise get in contact with parties on the 

 scene, as those mentioned, the postmasters or railroad agents 

 of the locality in view. As a matter of fact I do not know 

 that even one of the persons named can be reached by letter 

 or continues to reside in the same place. It is hoped that 

 by pursuing this course a means will be afforded to others 

 interested in gaining access to grounds through their own 

 efforts, and at the right time of year and when water con- 

 ditions are favorable. 



The striped bass follows the run of herrings up the fresh 

 water rivers, and spawns in water temperature 60° to 76° F., 

 but mostly between 65° and 73°, and apparently the taking 

 of the hook is to be expected only after their eggs have been 

 deposited. 



The numbers of striped bass vary greatly in different 

 streams and their abundance or comparative scarcity is a 

 factor, of course, in net or other kind of fishing. In the 

 last 15 years the statistical tables of the Bureau of Fisheries 

 and the Census Bureau throw much valuable light on the dis- 

 tribution of the commercial catch. 



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