THE BASSES: FRES H-W ATER AND MARINE 



the project is entirely feasible and the object to be 

 accomplished is in every way desirable. 



Favorite Haunts 



The striped bass prefers cold waters. It is fre- 

 quently found at the mouths of small creeks and in 

 tid,e-ways, where it lies in wait for the great schools 

 of little fishes upon which it feeds. The rock-bound 

 shores of our Northern bays furnish hiding-places 

 for fish of the largest size. Sometimes a school of 

 big ones will be seen in the surf along sandy shores, 

 feeding upon such small fish as may be present. 



The great bays and sounds of the coasts of 

 North Carolina and Virginia are centres of abun- 

 dance, and provide suitable spawning-grounds for 

 enormous numbers of the fish. Edenton and Wei- 

 don, N. C., and Norfolk, Va., are noted fishing- 

 places. The Roanoke River, in the vicinity of 

 Hamilton, yields a great many bass. 



The Little Falls of the Potomac is a favorite 

 ground for fly-fishing in good seasons. The Pas- 

 saic and the Raritan have also furnished good sport 

 for this style of capture. The Susquehanna River, 

 near Havre de Grace and in the vicinity of Port 

 Deposit, is noted for its bass. Pushing farther 

 north we find favorite grounds near New York 

 and in Great South Bay, also near Newport, R. I., 

 Block Island, West Island, No Man's Land, and 



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