The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20
DELAWARE MACK BtSS.
Tn. season Late mis- Year stretches OF
the River To Try.

black bass fishing NAV 10 said 20 b"
fairly under wav IN me upp"r waters 20
lie Eastern rivers M which hat gam" h~r
". found H~rrofors he vA'.r has t~e'
~ high. the --a-'n - cold and 'he food
- abundant. thai few good takes Z ta--
nave n..r r-fr-'si
III r.y.rs are now returning 20 thor
norma. state and already several sng."r~
nave noon rui~s'lv successful A. MI
ford IA lass 81 from two 20 four pounds
nave uo"n brought in. and a few good
-iycF nirsere' Ths he-' -ppr' will COM"
whom the riffs ara again vl-ih'" above M"
rapi current. when the waters ar" clear
ana ~. G-u confined 90 'ue iraTar parts
ami Whom there i no' such AZ a~huntauoe
4 food h-ongh, down by he foods
On The Delaware River the be~' has
fishing T. found along nat wild stretch ~
i0. stream he'wean Por' Jrryi~ and 'h"
Water Cap. where D. flows with warv a turn
and twist through a mountain horiered
valley. whore there are no RAILWAYS, no
factories. and No. large towns 20 pollu'"
he water The river IL shallow aud 'h"
current wifi ard turbulent
There are many stony riffs over which
be stream roars and foams in rapids, al
n the foot ~ which are s~wtr.ing eddie
Bc'wesn tho rapids are long stretches 81
sfiII da-p- In these odd - and In the
-'il ia.p- when tho river j. low the has,
NAV b. taken
some anglers fsh from 'he shore. or
wadr along tho shallow riNirs. but ~"
usual thing l. 20 fsisfrom n boat anClorrd
In some likely place, ~ drift slowly down
stream.
Tie Western me'hol - halt casting
flr bass With a short. sttN rod. "a free run
ming reel. and a frog for bait II not prac-
tied On the Delaware Ia the West the
bass are taken mostly In Needy lakes.
where fhit casting with a wc-dleSs hook
has been developed TO an angling art la
itself.
ON N. Delaware and similar Eastern
streams the beet bait for bass In the little
black catfish. an inch or two long Wit n
slNery white hslly. that i found under
Tho -tunc- IA the -lalloW water on the r.its
or along -hor. ~H"lgranI'"-, or clippers.
a. they ar" locally caued, are very effective
aI-p.
Sometimes the bass will take readily the
li'I. SAND frog, found iu N" UN'T grass
OF tie sandy. stony hank. the" ere ~">,"vi-
hIIy god On ? ~ uaN~ H. the high
water some augk have u"n N"rN ~tcu.4-~-
ful With Oh" -pouI VA 20" back water II the
tAlNl ~ltAkN-
Tly nsD.ng has been sometimes found
prutflhl" IA the upper reaches On the
whole tho small black cati-h ard the clip
prr- ARE ia" mott trustworthy bats for III.
Delaware ta~-.
The back has- IN the caine.t fish ~ his
siSr 'htt win, H. game qualities, how.
ever. are lit-u overlooked, ~ uiauy angler,
uS. tup heavy n line. often a han line,
and the t~h has no chance.
II the angler will g-' ordinary tTou,
tackle. amt match his skin against that
~ the savage nass, lac Will find hts sport
greatly INCREASED IN" bd-- PUSHES at-nut.
SPRING. into tho air To- shake ~ the hook
aud all the clcyerne-- Il the angler j. called
into play 10 bring him safely ,u the landing
net
The hr-, tim" of the dsv for ha-- IL, of
cnur-s, early a. the morning vine, IA" mist
il : IA on IN" river, aud M. suu has not y,i
ri-"n above tho high wooded ridge, -
the east RAINY, cloudy DAYS are to he
preferred
In IA. tumult of rushing waters a. the
foot Of a rNi.. with the rain beating down.
and tn" wipd stirring zap ufil" white caps,
a.. has Viii often strike clos" ~ the b'at.
and every rod viii u" kept busy when
the sun comes out the fsh retire a. the
de-p"-, parts of the quiet water. aud SCI
dom Can he induced a. strike at the most
temps iHg lures
ordinarily the line j. rin out from t~-ntv