The Channel-bass 197 
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, 
