Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-09
Wednesday. April ., ls9o.
STORY OF A BLACK BASS.
An Interstate Fishing Experience That Z
New York Artist Once Had.

New York Artist Once Had.
\ few wears ago | was spending the
summer in Delaware valley. | went
out bass fishing one day, accompanied
by a local fisherman ms guide. Oar
boat WAS floating slowly down the
stream. when. as we neared a rock in
the middle of the river. | had "a strike
on one Of my hooks. and the next sec
ond a big bass sprang out of the water
at the end Of my line. He was well
hooked. and began "A desperate fight.
We tioatcd on past the rpcE. the bass
fighting - that it was necessary 10
keep the boat going down stream,
when suddenly the guide seized the
oars and began pulling up stream
with all his might.
Hold on | shouted. ''Let her
float
But we've got into Jersey" he re.
piled. We're III JERSEY, and it's
against the law 10 fish there for two
weeks yet"
thought the man was going crazy,
but | ordered Inn 10 quit rowing, for
] wanted to Kill the big bass. He
obeyed with 8 growl. and said that if
Constable Van Ray saw Us it would be
adear bass to me as well as 10 himself.
In the mean .me the bass was making
q noble iig {. and the first thing |
knew a~noth"'bass seized hook on the
leader, and 1 had two 10 look out for.
The secOnu was "a small one. but he
was fighter, aud had all | could do
TO handle IrIu. the guide was SO stub
born. W" had caught a turn in the
current ilty leet ar 81 below the rock,
and the boat iluat~l off toward the
west shorc OF the river. That was Just
the direction that | wanted at that
time, but we hadn't gone ten feet be.
fore the guide grabbed the oars again
aud went tn pulling up stream with
ali his might.
Drop the oars | yelled. madder
than a bull. DO you want me to lose
these tisht
but we'rein Pennsylyany"' whiued
the native. There hain't no place
where it'll go SO hard with us for
breakin the game laws as it will in
PennsylvAny, and it'll he three weeks
yit before you can fish for bass in
Peunsvlvany!'
/ then made up my mind that the
guide was surely a little off, but just
then both bass shot up stream. aud |
shouted 10 him to pull up streom as
fast as he could. He did it with "A will,
and as he pulled the boat up past the
rock a look of relief came over his
face.
Now, we're all right he said.
"We're b,ck in New York ag'in.
where it hain't against the law 10 catch
bass"
The fish were now pretty well played
out. | reeled them IN, but just AS they
came within reach of the landing net
the big n turned and gave a desper-
ate lunge. The leader snapped IN two
and away went the large fish. The
small one was above the break and |
got him in, but | would have thrown
him back again if my guide hadn't
just then exclaimed:
well. there. That's the first time
i ever knew a fish to be hooked in New
York state, and fit all the way across
New Jersey and Pennsylvany back
into New York ag'in. That won't be
done ag'in in one WHILE
Then ! learned for the first time that
where ! started in fishing was where
the three states come together at a
point in the river, aud | had fought
the bass over all three of them. IN
stead of throwing the little bass away
/ thought the novelty of his capture
warranted me in keeping him, and
had him mounted as menento OF my
interstate plscatorial experience. New
York Sun.