. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. 166 THE STRIPED BASSE. "You are to fish as near bottom as possible, either with float or without; if the tide be too strong, the float should be dispensed with; but a little experience will give proper judgment as to the time of using either, or ; The following, from an old and experienced amateur, who has angled for many years in the vicinity of New-York, will be found ex
. American angler's guide : or, complete fisher's manual, for the United States: containing the opinions and practices of experienced anglers of both hemispheres ; with the addition of a second Fishing. 166 THE STRIPED BASSE. "You are to fish as near bottom as possible, either with float or without; if the tide be too strong, the float should be dispensed with; but a little experience will give proper judgment as to the time of using either, or ; The following, from an old and experienced amateur, who has angled for many years in the vicinity of New-York, will be found excellent information for those who tliink that ®KS» " No angling can surpass The taking of the ; " The Striped Basse is one of the finest fish of our waters. By sportsmen it is considered a game fish of the salt water tribe, affording capital amusement to the angler, by his great strength and activity. There are many places in the vicinity of New-York city, where these fish are frequently found in great plenty. They commence taking the hook generally in April. The first fishing ground in the neighborhood, hi the spring, is in the creeks at Kingsbridge—next at Macomb's Dam, Newtown creek, and Jersey flats. At this early sea- son, shrimp is far the best bait, especially where the water is salt, though in the Passaic, at Belleville, anglers are very successful in the use of shad-roe as a bait. This bait is rather difficult to manage by a novice. The experienced angler makes use of tow, or wool, cutting his bait with as much of the skin as possible, and winding a few strands of the tow or wool around it on the hook, which prevents the current from washing it off, which it would soon do withou ? this pre caution On the reefs of the Passaic and Hackensack rivers, many of these noble fish are taken early in April. The shad- roe has been tried repeatedly at Macomb's Dam and in New- town creek, without success; the reason is obvious to the writer. The shad run up
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