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\\ 1 1 II tlu- sole exception of Salinun tishiii«;^, this is the finest 

 of the scabourd varieties of piscatorial sport. The Striped Bass 

 is the boldest, bravest, strongest, and most active lish th;it visits 

 the waters of the .Miillaiid States, iuul is, as I have before ob- 

 sencd, to be snrpassed only by the Salmon. 



Everywhere, from the capes of the Chesapeake to the St. Law- 

 rence, they rnn np the rivers to spawn in the early spring, and 

 shelter themselves in the shallow lagoons within the outer bars 

 during the winter. 



Everj'where they arc fished for eagerly, and esteemed alike a 

 prize by the angler and the epicure. 



In every nianiicr they are fished for with success, iiiul with 

 almost ever}- bait. 



The fly will take them brilliantly, and at the en<l of three 

 hundred yards of Salmon-line a twelve pound Bass will be found 

 quite sullicient to keep even the most skilful angler's hands as 

 full as he can possibly desire. 



The fly to be used is any of the large Salmon flies, the larger 

 and gaudier the better. None is niore taking than an omnge 

 body with peacock and blue jay wings aiul black hackle legs; 

 but an\ of the well-kaowu Salmon flics will secure him, as will 



