THE STRIPED BASS 



in Gravesend Bay, and along the Diker. A few 

 small fish are occasionally caught at the piers on the 

 Brooklyn side of the Bridge. 



In addition to the city fishing-localities named 

 above, the Hudson River furnishes bass-fishing at 

 Fort Washington, Yonkers, Tarrytown, and Os- 

 sining. On Long Island Sound the fishing is some- 

 times good at New Rochelle, N. Y., and Stamf oj-d, 

 Conn. , 



Famous fishing-grounds exist off the coast of 

 Rhode Island, especially in the vicinity of Newport, 

 around Cuttyhunk and other islands between the 

 Vineyard and Buzzards Bay, as well as in the 

 channel between Naushon and Cape Cod. 



In addition to the California fishing-places men- 

 tioned under the heading " Distribution," the latest 

 report of the Commissioners states that striped bass 

 weighing twelve pounds have been taken in the 

 clear waters of Feather River above Oroville. 

 They are found in large numbers in the Tuolimine 

 River above Modesto and in the Merced River, and 

 in the San Joaquin River they have been found as 

 far up stream as PoUasky. 



Striped-Bass Clubs 



The anglers of the California coast, rejoicing in 

 the abundance of bass, have formed niunerous 

 striped-bass clubs since 1900. Thousands of people 



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