THE BASSES: FRES H-W ATER AND MARINE 



The Southside Sportsmen's Club, Oakdale, Long 

 Island, although not a striped-bass club, takes a 

 great many bass in Great River, but in 1904, for 

 some unknown reason, the catch was very poor. 

 The fishing is done with fly-spoons, bloodworms 

 and sandworms. Light tackle is used, as the fish 

 seld,om reach ten pounds in weight. A few have 

 been taken with artificial flies. 



No recent information is at hand concerning the 

 Newport Fishing Club, Southwest Point, New- 

 port, R. I., and the Squibnocket Club, Martha's 

 Vineyard, Mass. An old friend writes that he is 

 told that the fishing at Cuttyhunk and Seaconnet 

 Point clubs has been very poor for a number of 

 years, and the visits of members are few and far 

 between. Truly the time is ripe here for intelligent 

 fish-cultural enterprise. 



Fishing Outfit 



Clothing. As the season for striped-bass fish- 

 ing is a long one and continues far into the cold and 

 inclement weather, the angler must be supplied 

 with plenty of warm clothing, including water- 

 proof jacket, mitts, and boots. A soft hat or cap, 

 overalls, and thumb-stalls for protection against 

 the friction of the line, are necessary parts of the 

 equipment. 



Bods. As the fish vary greatly in size, and the 



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