BASS IN THE BEAVERKILL 



IT will probably be a great surprise to most 

 of the anglers who yearly wade this famous 

 trout-stream to read of bass in their favorite 

 water. Before going any further I will say 

 that what harm can be done to the Fontinalis is 

 done, because bass will not ascend the stream higher 

 than a certain point, where the temperature is lower 

 than they like, to spawn. This given point is the 

 junction of the Willowemoc and the Beaverkill. 

 A little below the town of Roscoe, a stretch of six 

 miles down stream is one of the prettiest bits of 

 bass-fishing any angler can desire. Some years 

 ago this part of the river got the name of con- 

 taining numerous big brown trout that were very 

 wary and hard to land, and these very soon played 

 havoc with the speckled trout, so that few, if any, 

 are now caught. 



In fishing in this water down to Cook's Falls, 

 where bass have been landed weighing from three 



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