Striped Bass Fishing 



If we visit one of these resorts, we shall 

 see for ourselves in what consists the fas- 

 cination which draws young and old men, 

 yachtsmen, merchants, and bankers, idlers 

 and busy men, wives and maidens, season 

 after season, from gayer and more fash- 

 ionable places, to these sober, quiet, and 

 seemingly unattractive spots. 



The home of one such fishing-club 

 is reached after a run of an hour and a 

 half from New Bedford ; and its situation 

 and the routine of its day are perhaps suf- 

 ficiently typical of all. The Club-house 

 and outhouses stand prominently on a knoll 

 sentinelled by a lofty flagstaff, from which 

 flies gayly the Stars and Stripes. The whis- 

 tle of the little steamer that brings visitors 

 advises by a series of " toots" the number 

 of arriving passengers, who hurry ashore, 

 to be welcomed most heartily by members 

 of the Club, ladies and children, to all of 

 whom the arrival of the boat is an " oc- 

 casion," bringing twice a week letters, pa- 

 pers, and tidings of the busy cities. It is, 

 nevertheless, with a feeling of relief and 

 gracious rest that one waves adieu to the 

 little tug, as after an hour she speeds her 

 way back, knowing that for a period noth- 

 ing is likely to disturb or annoy him from 

 the outer world. The house soon settles 



