THE STRIPED BASS 



angler can lay claim to continual success in that 

 branch of fishing. When the bass does strike the 

 hook, however, there is no possibility of mistake 

 about its intention, and, it almost invariably hooks 

 itself without assistance. 



The bass spawns either in the rivers or iia the 

 brackish waters of bays and sounds, but little has. 

 been discovered about its breeding-places except in 

 North Carolina. At Havre de Grace it was almost 

 invariably difficult to get ripe eggs and milt at the 

 same time, and still farther north the practical diffi- 

 culties increased; in fact, almost nothing has been 

 accompHshed in the Northern States because of the 

 slight knowledge heretofore possessed concerning- 

 the breeding-places and breeding-habits. 



Qualities 



'As a Food-Fish. — As a food-fish this bass has. 

 been noted since the very early history of our 

 country, and the Indians were acquainted with its. 

 excellence before white men came to these shores. 

 The flesh is most palatable and nutritious, so that 

 the bass ranks in the markets among the choicest 

 of the fishes. In California it is considered as sec- 

 ond in value and importance to the salmon only. 

 In the Eastern cities it commands a higher price 

 than almost any other of the species. 



Many persons, unfortunately for the perma- 



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