Striped Bass fishing 



In the Potomac, Hudson, and Connecti- 

 cut Rivers the largest seldom exceeds 30 

 to 40 Ibs. The Fish Commission has for 

 several years had a standing offer of a re- 

 ward for a 60 lb. fish from the Potomac ; 

 but none has as yet been forthcoming. 

 The largest Striped Bass on record was one 

 weighing 1 1 2 lb., taken at Orleans, Mass. 

 They are caught in large quantities by 

 seines, wherever used, and may be cap- 

 tured by hook and line, either in the more 

 robust style of heaving and hauling in the 

 surf, or in the most dilettante style of rod 

 and reel, and even with the artificial fly. 



My purpose here is to describe more 

 particularly that mode of taking them by 

 rod and reel, adopted by the gentlemen of 

 the Clubs, and other anglers, at Point Ju- 

 dith, Narragansett, Newport, West Island, 

 Cuttyhunk, Pasque Island, Squibnocket, 

 and other places along the coast, chosen 

 for characteristics favorable as feeding- 

 grounds for the Striped Bass. These are, 

 first, an open exposure to the ocean waves 

 - at least to some degrees of the compass ; 

 and then, as complete a fringe of seaweed- 

 covered rocks as is possible. Wherever 

 groups of such rocks or extensive reefs are 

 to be found, the diminutive forests of rock- 

 weed and the various seaweeds constitute 

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