Fish and Fishing 



in tide ways, where it lies in wait for the great 

 schools of Httle fish upon which it feeds. The 

 rock-bound shores of our Northern bays furnish 

 hiding places for fish of the larger size. Some- 

 times a school of big ones will be seen in the surf 

 along sandy shores feeding upon small fish which 



may be present. Edenton and Weldon, 

 HalTnts^ North Carolina, and Norfolk, Virginia, 



are noted fishing places. The Roanoke 

 River, near Hamilton, yields many bass. The 

 Little Falls of the Potomac is a favorite ground 

 for fly fishing. The Passaic and Raritan rivers 

 have furnished good sport; also the Great South 

 Bay, Newport, Rhode Island, Block Island, West 

 Island, No Man's Land, and Martha's Vine- 

 yard. The striped bass is especially fond of rivers 

 frequented by shad, because the eggs of that fish 

 furnish one of its favorite foods, and the river 

 herring which accompanies the shad also con- 

 tributes greatly to the diet of the bass. 



The bass is carnivorous and predaceous, and 

 consumes vast numbers of little fish in streams, 

 particularly herring and shad. The shallow bays 

 along the coast furnish it with killifish, anchovies, 

 silversides, lant, and many other small fishes as 

 well as worms, shrimps, crabs, squid, clams, scal- 

 _ .. lops, mussels, and other marine inverte- 

 brates. Its movements while feeding 

 are greatly influenced by the tides. The uncer- 

 tainty of the movements of this fish is proverbial; 

 it is hard to find at certain times, and still more 

 difficult to bring to the hook. It is shy and ex- 

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