124 Fishing in North Carolina. 



comes by their eager pursuit of the small fish, 

 in -which they run themselves ashore, and the 

 tide leaving them, they cannot recover the water 

 again. They are called blue-fish, becatise they 

 are of that color, and have a forked tail, and are 

 shaped like a dolphin." 



Striped bass or rock fish weighing- 60 or 75 

 pounds are not uncommon and occasionally one 

 is taken weighing 100 potmds. The striped bass 

 is one of the best and most valuable of Ameri- 

 can fishes, the fiesh being white, flaky, well-flav- 

 ored, and remaining firm when shipped to mar- 

 ket. As a game fish it is a general favorite in 

 both salt and fresh water, and by many anglers 

 it is more highly esteemed than any other 

 species. \ popular method of fishing, practiced 

 mostly in Southern ISTew England is heaving 

 and hauling in the surf with a stout line baited 

 with menhaden or other fish. 



In iS'orth Carolina the striped bass ranks 

 next in importance to shad and alewives among 

 the anadromous fishes, and the quantity here 

 caught exceeds that in any other State except 

 California. 



