The Black Bass 



As instances of new waters in which its increase m 



., ,!->. i r New Waters 



increase was rapid, the Delaware, busque- 

 hanna and Potomac Rivers may be men- 

 tioned. In 1854 thirty small-mouth bass, 

 about six inches long, were taken from a 

 creek near Wheeling, W. Va., and placed 

 in the Potomac near Cumberland, Md. 

 From this small plant the entire river above 

 the Great Falls, and all its tributaries, be- 

 came well stocked, and has afforded fine 

 fishing for years. 



In former years the black bass was quite Commercial 

 an important commercial fish in the Middle * 

 West, but since the enactment of laws pro- 

 hibiting seining and net-fishing of streams 

 it is not often seen in the markets, and then 

 it is mostly from private ponds. In the 

 States of Washington and Utah, however, 

 where it was planted in some rather large 

 lakes years ago, the markets are pretty well 

 supplied with this delicious fish, for, bar- 

 ring the lake whitefish, it is the best food- 

 fish of fresh waters. Owing to the well 

 known improvidence of market fishermen 

 it would be well to prohibit its sale entirely 

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