Striped Bass Fishing 



authorities hold that the Brassy Bass, the 

 " Roccus Interruptus," has probably been 

 there mistaken for the Striped Bass. The 

 bass of Europe, the " Roccus Leibrax," 

 a favorite food fish, is to be found from 

 Tromsoe, Norway, to the Mediterranean, 

 and is very closely related to our " Rock- 

 fish " or "Roccus Saxatilis" ("dwelling 

 among rocks"); in which class our own 

 beauty is included. 



The two species are very similar in 

 form, although the colors differ, the 

 American being conspicuously striped, 

 while that of Europe is silvery gray. 

 Both are strong, active, voracious fishes, 

 and both ascend rivers ; although the 

 American bass seem to be much more 

 addicted to life in fresh waters than their 

 transatlantic relatives, probably owing to 

 the fact that our rivers are more numer- 

 ous, larger, and more plentifully stocked 

 with the fish upon which the bass rely for 

 food. They ascend the Potomac to the 

 Little Falls, the Hudson to Albany, the 

 Connecticut to Hartford, and the Saint 

 Lawrence to Quebec. In the North 

 he is known as the " Striped Bass ; " in 

 the South as " Rockfish," or the " Rock." 

 Large sea-going individuals are sometimes 

 known in New England by the names 

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