STRIPED BASS 



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The full range of the Striped Bass is from the St. Lawrence 

 River to New Orleans, both along the coast and in all the 

 great rivers which flow into that region. At Cuttyhunk 

 Island, and in scores of other places also, angling for this fish 



STRIPED BASS, OR ROCK FISH. 



by heaving and hauling through the surf is pursued as one 

 of the most, fascinating kinds of sport. 



One of the greatest hits ever made by the United States 

 Bureau of Fisheries in the planting of fish in new localities 

 was the introduction of the Striped Bass into the coast 

 waters of California. In 1879, 13.5 live fish were deposited 

 in Karciuines Strait, at ]\Iartinez, and in 1882, 300 more were 

 planted in Suisun Bay, near the first locality chosen. 



Twelve years after the first planting in San Francisco 

 Bay the markets of San Francisco handled 149,997 pounds 



