Striped Bass Fishing 



Another day a " cloudy sou'-wester " is 

 prevailing ; and the dull roar of the surf, 

 with its heavy pounding, and the crash of 

 the cobblestones rolling downward on the 

 beach as the sea recedes, is plainly heard. 

 On looking from the club-house, over at 

 the point of Naushon, one can see the 

 successive waves rolling on shore, and the 

 " white water " is plainly seen extending 

 hundreds of feet from shore. " A superb 

 bass day ! " is the greeting from one to 

 another. And both the wagons are 

 brought into service to take out the fisher- 

 men to their respective stands. A novel 

 and exciting scene it is to see these loads 

 of eager men. Some who, in their varied 

 and important stations in life and business, 

 have been wont to look upon financial 

 panics and disturbing causes unmoved, are 

 now excited and anxious about stands and 

 bait, and rods and " chummers," as if 

 their living depended on them. Down 

 we all go ; and all the stands on the South 

 Shore are quite sure to be manned that day. 

 Altogether different is the scene and also 

 the work to-day. As the tide and sea 

 rise, the huge breakers get heavier, until 

 finally they dash over the stands ; some of 

 the more daring still stick to their chairs, 

 and with oilers and rubber-boots defy the 



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