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inlets at this time, sometimes going in at once, 

 again hovering around outside. They come in 

 large schools which soon break up. In October 

 and November they leave. Following around the 

 Gulf, we come to what is probably the greatest 

 fishing-ground for channel-bass in this country 

 the region around Galveston and Aransas Pass. 

 Here the fish is omnipresent, the best fishing 

 being from May to November. This section of 

 the country is comparatively little known to the 

 angling fraternity, but abounds in large numbers 

 of game fish of many kinds, channel-bass being 

 large and gamy and the common fish of the 

 country. 



I fished for them here in the inner bay of 

 Aransas in shallow water, the bass congregating 

 in the shallow holes, taking shrimp bait with 

 avidity. Another excellent location was on the 

 Gulf side of the island, where one could wade 

 out and cast for bass in the surf with a light 

 black-bass rod. I had good sport with small ones 

 up to ten pounds. It is not necessary to go to 

 Florida or Texas for fine channel-bass fishing. 

 In South Barnegat Bay, at Harvey Cedars, some 

 of the finest fishing can be had at times, espe- 

 cially in September, the fish running large, 



