Fish and Fishing 



ries, running down through the mountains to 

 Harrisburg and below, furnish the bass fisher- 

 man with thousands of places to fill his creel. 



The State of Pennsylvania is one of the most 

 fortunate States in the Union, having a large num- 

 ber of bass and trout waters tributary to its two 

 great rivers, which furnish ample sport to its 

 hosts of fishermen. 



Within a distance of fifty miles roundabout 



New York City there are many bass waters; in 



New Jersey are Greenwood Lake, 



New York Budd s Lake> Hopatcong, Pompton, 



Ramapo and the Raritan River. 

 In New York are Rockland Lake, Cromwell 

 Lake, and Croton Dam; on Long Island are 

 Lake Ronkonkoma and Peconic River; all these 

 furnish rare good sport both on the fly and 

 bait. Bass are plentiful in nearly all the Southern 

 States. Florida stands first, both in quan- 

 tity and size of fish. From Jacksonville 

 down to Miami there is a long chain 

 of lakes, mostly connected by rivers, literally 

 swarming with big fish, mostly of the large-mouth 

 species, running up to fourteen pounds weight. 



But, as previously stated, the natural home of 

 the bass is the Middle West, with Chicago as its 

 centre. 



TROUT AND CHARRS 



Of all the fresh- water game fish, the trout have 

 the largest number of admirers, and along with 

 the black bass are the most abundant and widely 

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